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Yoga constitutes a collective of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that originated in ancient India, with the objective of regulating body and mind to achieve various salvation goals, as observed in the Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions. One of the foremost advantages of yoga is its capacity to augment mental resilience. Specially-abled students frequently encounter elevated levels of stress and anxiety due to difficulties associated with their conditions. The study examined the effect of yogic practice on selected psychological variables among specially-abled students of West Bengal. For the purpose of the study 50 Deaf and Dumb school students selected from various district of West Bengal equally divided two group (25 in each group), i.e. Group I from Experimental group got 8 weeks Yogic training and Group II for Control group didn't get any experimental training. Pre and post test scores were collected for both groups. After analysis of data (SPSS 27.0- Descriptive statistics, Independent 't' test) it was found that the findings collectively reinforce the notion that structured interventions can serve as effective mechanisms in promoting positive transformations in self-concept, particularly when they are tailored to address specific components of individual self-awareness and self-esteem and emotional intelligence scores between pre-test and post-test evaluations in both the experimental and control groups indicates the substantial impact of the intervention on the advancement of emotional intelligence.