SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17702 individuals are on the boards of 2892 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17702 individuals occupy a total of 22767 directorship positions in 2892 companies listed at NSE and 750 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17702 individuals:
- 14552 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7965 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3709 are women (20.95%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5073 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2823 NSE-listed companies.
- 302 individuals holding 363 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 205 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 534 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 808 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2892 companies, 1080 (37.34%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 403 (37.31%) 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 20 years (MR.KRISHNA VARDHAN GILARA) and the oldest is 95 years (MR.GULABCHAND MANGILAL SURANA). 17 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1526 individuals are above 70 years.
- 17 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 18 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1526 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2050 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 | 85 | 0.48% | 17 | 18 |
| 26 – 35 | 1060 | 5.99% | 478 | 565 |
| 36 – 45 | 2384 | 13.47% | 968 | 1109 |
| 46 – 60 | 5983 | 33.80% | 2154 | 2698 |
| 61 – 69 | 4088 | 23.09% | 2466 | 3529 |
| 70 – 80 | 2374 | 13.41% | 1409 | 1914 |
| 81 – 90 | 303 | 1.71% | 112 | 131 |
| > 90 | 17 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1408 | 7.95% | 674 | 684 |
| TOTAL | 17702 | 100.00% | 8283 | 10653 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13100 (61.27%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8462 (39.58%) more than 6 years; 5709 (26.70%) more than 9 years and 4349 (20.34%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2393 | 11.19 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5889 | 27.54 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4638 | 21.69 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2753 | 12.88 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1360 | 6.36 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4349 | 20.34 |
| TOTAL | 21382 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.84% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.77% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.39% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5347 (30.21%) are Management Graduates (of which 813 are IIM graduates).
- 2045 (11.55%) are Chartered Accountants, 758 (4.28%) are Company Secretaries and 226 (1.28%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1576 (8.90%) are Lawyers.
- 269 (1.52%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3821 (21.59%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 978 | 5.52% | 1296 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9694 | 54.76% | 12355 | 57.78% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1804 | 10.19% | 2097 | 9.81% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4033 | 22.78% | 4418 | 20.66% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.59% | 113 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 371 | 2.10% | 378 | 1.77% |
| NOT KNOWN | 717 | 4.05% | 725 | 3.39% |
| TOTAL | 17702 | 100.00% | 21382 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22767 directorship positions on these 3642 companies, giving an average of 6.25 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 799 | 21.94 |
| 5 – 10 | 2618 | 71.88 |
| 11 – 15 | 213 | 5.85 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.33 |
| TOTAL | 3642 | 100.00 |