SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17457 individuals are on the boards of 2837 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17457 individuals occupy a total of 22518 directorship positions in 2837 companies listed at NSE and 760 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17457 individuals:
- 14328 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7922 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3636 are women (20.83%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4989 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2784 NSE-listed companies.
- 292 individuals holding 357 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 217 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 543 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 825 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2837 companies, 1068 (37.65%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 398 (37.27%) companies have Promoter-Directors as Non-Executive Chairman.
Distribution Summary by Age of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- The average age of Directors is 56 years.
- The youngest director is aged 21 years (MR.ADITYA SAURABH GADGIL) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 13 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1477 individuals are above 70 years.
- 13 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 13 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1477 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1995 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
| Age |
No. of Individuals |
% |
No. of Individuals who are Independent
Directors |
No. of ID Positions Held |
| 25 & BELOW | 75 | 0.43% | 13 | 13 |
| 26 – 35 | 1091 | 6.25% | 499 | 590 |
| 36 – 45 | 2381 | 13.64% | 970 | 1113 |
| 46 – 60 | 6111 | 35.01% | 2267 | 2813 |
| 61 – 69 | 4062 | 23.27% | 2466 | 3507 |
| 70 – 80 | 2280 | 13.06% | 1367 | 1868 |
| 81 – 90 | 285 | 1.63% | 104 | 121 |
| > 90 | 22 | 0.13% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1150 | 6.59% | 561 | 564 |
| TOTAL | 17457 | 100.00% | 8253 | 10595 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12760 (60.45%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8335 (39.48%) more than 6 years; 5576 (26.41%) more than 9 years and 4251 (20.14%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2476 | 11.73 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5874 | 27.83 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4425 | 20.96 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2759 | 13.07 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1325 | 6.28 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4251 | 20.14 |
| TOTAL | 21110 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.60% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 34.02% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.38% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5225 (29.93%) are Management Graduates (of which 798 are IIM graduates).
- 2008 (11.50%) are Chartered Accountants, 732 (4.19%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.24%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1571 (9.00%) are Lawyers.
- 280 (1.60%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3750 (21.48%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 971 | 5.56% | 1289 | 6.11% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9327 | 53.43% | 11924 | 56.49% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1845 | 10.57% | 2145 | 10.16% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4142 | 23.73% | 4558 | 21.59% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.60% | 113 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 362 | 2.07% | 368 | 1.74% |
| NOT KNOWN | 705 | 4.04% | 713 | 3.38% |
| TOTAL | 17457 | 100.00% | 21110 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22518 directorship positions on these 3597 companies, giving an average of 6.26 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 804 | 22.35 |
| 5 – 10 | 2540 | 70.61 |
| 11 – 15 | 240 | 6.67 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3597 | 100.00 |