The major objective of the present investigation was to compare the emotional competence among students studying in K.V and Non K.V schools. It was hypothesized that no significant difference of emotional competence among students studying in K.V and non K.V schools. For verification of the hypothesis, the data was collected by administering ‘Emotional competence scale’ on 200 students of Ludhiana district of Punjab by adopting convenient sampling technique. Mean, SD and t-ratio was used for analyzing data. The finding of the present study revealed that emotional competence of K.V students significantly differ from non K.V students. Another finding of present indicates that gender does not affect emotional competence.