SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18213 individuals are on the boards of 2968 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18213 individuals occupy a total of 23498 directorship positions in 2968 companies listed at NSE and 816 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18213 individuals:
- 14943 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8223 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3827 are women (21.01%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5261 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2904 NSE-listed companies.
- 315 individuals holding 378 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 222 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 539 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 820 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2968 companies, 1101 (37.10%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 410 (37.24%) 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 19 years (MR.VIDHAN DHARIWAL) and the oldest is 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 18 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1558 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1558 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2098 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 | 91 | 0.50% | 18 | 19 |
| 26 – 35 | 1088 | 5.97% | 489 | 578 |
| 36 – 45 | 2513 | 13.80% | 1028 | 1181 |
| 46 – 60 | 6220 | 34.15% | 2240 | 2797 |
| 61 – 69 | 4160 | 22.84% | 2517 | 3610 |
| 70 – 80 | 2406 | 13.21% | 1437 | 1959 |
| 81 – 90 | 312 | 1.71% | 116 | 134 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1405 | 7.71% | 707 | 720 |
| TOTAL | 18213 | 100.00% | 8557 | 11003 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13599 (61.85%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8757 (39.83%) more than 6 years; 5931 (26.98%) more than 9 years and 4494 (20.44%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2346 | 10.67 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 6042 | 27.48 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4842 | 22.02 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2826 | 12.85 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1437 | 6.54 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4494 | 20.44 |
| TOTAL | 21987 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.59% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.58% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.83% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5479 (30.08%) are Management Graduates (of which 820 are IIM graduates).
- 2089 (11.47%) are Chartered Accountants, 784 (4.30%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.19%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1625 (8.92%) are Lawyers.
- 270 (1.48%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3961 (21.75%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 1000 | 5.49% | 1336 | 6.07% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9950 | 54.63% | 12653 | 57.52% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1846 | 10.14% | 2152 | 9.78% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4101 | 22.52% | 4517 | 20.53% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.58% | 114 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 374 | 2.05% | 382 | 1.74% |
| NOT KNOWN | 837 | 4.60% | 843 | 3.83% |
| TOTAL | 18213 | 100.00% | 21997 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23498 directorship positions on these 3784 companies, giving an average of 6.21 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 853 | 22.54 |
| 5 – 10 | 2699 | 71.33 |
| 11 – 15 | 221 | 5.84 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3784 | 100.00 |