SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17223 individuals are on the boards of 2792 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17223 individuals occupy a total of 21683 directorship positions in 2792 companies listed at NSE and 483 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17223 individuals:
- 14448 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7810 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3572 are women (20.74%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4740 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2741 NSE-listed companies.
- 284 individuals holding 347 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 176 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 543 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 815 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2792 companies, 1055 (37.79%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 392 (37.16%) 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). 12 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1430 individuals are above 70 years.
- 12 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 12 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1430 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1935 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 | 67 | 0.39% | 12 | 12 |
| 26 – 35 | 1058 | 6.14% | 487 | 571 |
| 36 – 45 | 2307 | 13.39% | 936 | 1072 |
| 46 – 60 | 6041 | 35.08% | 2239 | 2780 |
| 61 – 69 | 4043 | 23.47% | 2470 | 3500 |
| 70 – 80 | 2210 | 12.83% | 1318 | 1805 |
| 81 – 90 | 281 | 1.63% | 106 | 124 |
| > 90 | 26 | 0.15% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1190 | 6.91% | 576 | 581 |
| TOTAL | 17223 | 100.00% | 8150 | 10451 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12563 (60.29%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8205 (39.38%) more than 6 years; 5475 (26.28%) more than 9 years and 4198 (20.15%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2450 | 11.76 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5823 | 27.95 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4358 | 20.92 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2730 | 13.10 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1277 | 6.13 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4198 | 20.15 |
| TOTAL | 20836 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.10% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.79% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.11% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5129 (29.78%) are Management Graduates (of which 787 are IIM graduates).
- 1970 (11.44%) are Chartered Accountants, 700 (4.06%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.26%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1526 (8.86%) are Lawyers.
- 254 (1.47%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3657 (21.23%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 952 | 5.53% | 1263 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9111 | 52.90% | 11677 | 56.04% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1788 | 10.38% | 2090 | 10.03% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4086 | 23.72% | 4499 | 21.59% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 99 | 0.57% | 107 | 0.51% |
| SCHOOLING | 336 | 1.95% | 343 | 1.65% |
| NOT KNOWN | 851 | 4.94% | 857 | 4.11% |
| TOTAL | 17223 | 100.00% | 20836 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21683 directorship positions on these 3275 companies, giving an average of 6.62 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 542 | 16.55 |
| 5 – 10 | 2482 | 75.79 |
| 11 – 15 | 239 | 7.30 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3275 | 100.00 |