Abstract
In this correlational research emotional resilience and higher performance of teachers in education was studied with the help of Connor Davison Resilience Scale scores and comparing these with a questionnaire developed to assess comfort as well as difficulty to perform due to the presence or less presence of resilience on a sample of 75 University teachers selected on the basis of high and low professional performance (PP) as assessed by the respective supervisors. The ranking responses of the subjects analyzed with t-test and Pearson r conformed positive relationship between emotional resilience and performance supporting higher level of emotional resilience to better performance at respective workplace as compared to lower performance in case of lower resilience. Gender in the study reflects the lower level of emotional resilience among female as compared with male in case of higher education. The study is relevant for the betterment and development of teachers.