SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17580 individuals are on the boards of 2867 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17580 individuals occupy a total of 22635 directorship positions in 2868 companies listed at NSE and 764 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17580 individuals:
- 14443 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7910 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3675 are women (20.90%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5037 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2798 NSE-listed companies.
- 288 individuals holding 348 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 213 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 537 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 817 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2867 companies, 1077 (37.57%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 404 (37.51%) 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.ABHAV K.KUMAR) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 14 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1515 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1515 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2040 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 | 79 | 0.45% | 14 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1057 | 6.01% | 477 | 562 |
| 36 – 45 | 2376 | 13.52% | 971 | 1109 |
| 46 – 60 | 5942 | 33.80% | 2131 | 2672 |
| 61 – 69 | 4039 | 22.97% | 2442 | 3489 |
| 70 – 80 | 2343 | 13.33% | 1402 | 1909 |
| 81 – 90 | 292 | 1.66% | 107 | 125 |
| > 90 | 19 | 0.11% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1433 | 8.15% | 688 | 694 |
| TOTAL | 17580 | 100.00% | 8238 | 10581 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12980 (61.13%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8396 (39.54%) more than 6 years; 5687 (26.79%) more than 9 years and 4315 (20.32%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2391 | 11.26 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5861 | 27.60 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4584 | 21.59 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2709 | 12.76 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1372 | 6.46 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4315 | 20.32 |
| TOTAL | 21232 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.36% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.81% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.83% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5283 (30.05%) are Management Graduates (of which 810 are IIM graduates).
- 2004 (11.40%) are Chartered Accountants, 741 (4.22%) are Company Secretaries and 221 (1.26%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1555 (8.85%) are Lawyers.
- 265 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3766 (21.42%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 965 | 5.49% | 1283 | 6.04% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9358 | 53.23% | 11957 | 56.32% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1832 | 10.42% | 2127 | 10.02% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4150 | 23.61% | 4566 | 21.51% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 104 | 0.59% | 112 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 366 | 2.08% | 373 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 805 | 4.58% | 814 | 3.83% |
| TOTAL | 17580 | 100.00% | 21232 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22635 directorship positions on these 3632 companies, giving an average of 6.23 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 816 | 22.47 |
| 5 – 10 | 2584 | 71.15 |
| 11 – 15 | 219 | 6.03 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3632 | 100.00 |