SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17141 individuals are on the boards of 2777 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17141 individuals occupy a total of 21568 directorship positions in 2777 companies listed at NSE and 474 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17141 individuals:
- 14388 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7778 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3556 are women (20.75%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4711 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2729 NSE-listed companies.
- 283 individuals holding 345 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 173 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 540 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 811 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2777 companies, 1046 (37.67%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 389 (37.19%) 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.MOHD.ASJAD) and the oldest is 96 years (MR.DEVENDRA KUMAR JAIN). 14 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1427 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 14 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1427 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1926 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 | 70 | 0.41% | 14 | 14 |
| 26 – 35 | 1069 | 6.24% | 491 | 572 |
| 36 – 45 | 2278 | 13.29% | 925 | 1061 |
| 46 – 60 | 6031 | 35.18% | 2232 | 2773 |
| 61 – 69 | 4026 | 23.49% | 2461 | 3486 |
| 70 – 80 | 2208 | 12.88% | 1317 | 1798 |
| 81 – 90 | 278 | 1.62% | 104 | 122 |
| > 90 | 26 | 0.15% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1155 | 6.74% | 562 | 565 |
| TOTAL | 17141 | 100.00% | 8112 | 10397 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12496 (60.27%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8164 (39.38%) more than 6 years; 5443 (26.25%) more than 9 years and 4175 (20.14%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2442 | 11.78 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5795 | 27.95 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4332 | 20.89 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2721 | 13.12 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1268 | 6.12 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4175 | 20.14 |
| TOTAL | 20733 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.52% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.41% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.07% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5110 (29.81%) are Management Graduates (of which 785 are IIM graduates).
- 1964 (11.46%) are Chartered Accountants, 695 (4.05%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.28%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1522 (8.88%) are Lawyers.
- 250 (1.46%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3643 (21.25%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 948 | 5.53% | 1256 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9316 | 54.35% | 11913 | 57.46% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1727 | 10.08% | 2018 | 9.73% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 3879 | 22.63% | 4254 | 20.52% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 101 | 0.59% | 109 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 332 | 1.94% | 339 | 1.64% |
| NOT KNOWN | 838 | 4.89% | 844 | 4.07% |
| TOTAL | 17141 | 100.00% | 20733 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21568 directorship positions on these 3251 companies, giving an average of 6.63 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 26 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 532 | 16.36 |
| 5 – 10 | 2468 | 75.92 |
| 11 – 15 | 239 | 7.35 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3251 | 100.00 |