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Abstract: Cultural intelligence is the ability of a person to interact effectively in multicultural situation. The role that cultural intelligence plays as an enabling factor for better cross-cultural adjustment. A significant difference was expected in the academic performance of the students between high and low level of cultural adjustment. Conducting the present study to help reduce friction among students in the institutions. Bangalore district divided into four segments for the study. Further, two colleges from each of four segments focusing under graduation programme on random sampling basis as a representation for research study. Descriptive survey method of research used for the study. Finally, 50 each from 8 colleges accounting total sample as 400 under graduate students for the study. Data base covering of two components a) Eight characteristics on Socio-economic status of respondents. Cultural intelligence tool accountable with 20 statements on five point Likert scale, ranging from 1-5 scores from strongly disagree to strongly agree with four concepts, Meta Cognitive (4 statements), Cognitive (6 statements), Motivational (5 statements) and Behavioural (5 statements). The minimum score for the cross cultural adjustment as 20 and maximum score as 100. Statistical measures used are number, percent, mean and standard deviation. Under inferential statistical test applied are Chi-square test to measure the association between selected socio economic characteristics and Cross cultural adjustment and statistical F-test for comparing means of different aspects of cultural intelligence. Majority of the respondents (46.0 %) found as 18 years of age, boys predominant (56.0 %), belongs to 1st year PUC and language background as English (90.0%) followed by Hindi (82.0 %). Further, second ordinal position with majority (48.0 %) and number of sibling being as one (40.0 %). Academic performance found as 61-72 marks noticed with 40.0 percent and higher respondents emerging from home (56.0 %) as residence. Regarding residential background majority (82.0 %) emerged from urban family background and religion being Hindu (58.0 %) respondents. The result indicate that 40.0 percent of respondents possess with adequate cross cultural adjustment level as compared to remaining 60.0 percent respondents noticed with moderate cultural intelligence level. Regarding Mata cognitive (56.0 %), cognitive aspects (16.0 %) and Motivation aspect (48.0 %) showed adequate level as compared to Behavior aspects (38.0%). There exists significant difference between mean response on different aspects of cultural intelligence scores among respondents (F=5.47*, p<0.05). The Association between age group (?2 = 9.28*), gender (?2 = 4.57*) and class studying (?2 = 86.17*) on cross cultural adjustment level among under graduate students found to statistically significant (p<0.05).