SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17424 individuals are on the boards of 2851 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17424 individuals occupy a total of 22449 directorship positions in 2851 companies listed at NSE and 747 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17424 individuals:
- 14315 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7843 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3649 are women (20.94%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4998 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2780 NSE-listed companies.
- 291 individuals holding 355 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 212 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 540 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 823 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2851 companies, 1067 (37.43%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 400 (37.49%) 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.ADITYA SAURABH GADGIL) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 15 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1509 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1509 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2035 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 | 80 | 0.46% | 15 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1079 | 6.19% | 490 | 573 |
| 36 – 45 | 2376 | 13.64% | 969 | 1110 |
| 46 – 60 | 6012 | 34.50% | 2177 | 2717 |
| 61 – 69 | 4023 | 23.09% | 2434 | 3471 |
| 70 – 80 | 2331 | 13.38% | 1396 | 1904 |
| 81 – 90 | 290 | 1.66% | 107 | 125 |
| > 90 | 21 | 0.12% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1212 | 6.96% | 578 | 586 |
| TOTAL | 17424 | 100.00% | 8172 | 10507 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12856 (61.02%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8384 (39.80%) more than 6 years; 5615 (26.65%) more than 9 years and 4285 (20.34%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2385 | 11.32 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5826 | 27.65 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4472 | 21.23 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2769 | 13.14 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1330 | 6.31 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4285 | 20.34 |
| TOTAL | 21067 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.48% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.98% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.54% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5231 (30.02%) are Management Graduates (of which 805 are IIM graduates).
- 1997 (11.46%) are Chartered Accountants, 732 (4.20%) are Company Secretaries and 216 (1.24%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1550 (8.90%) are Lawyers.
- 268 (1.54%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3744 (21.49%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 954 | 5.48% | 1272 | 6.04% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9295 | 53.35% | 11890 | 56.44% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1831 | 10.51% | 2124 | 10.08% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4138 | 23.75% | 4552 | 21.61% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.61% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 364 | 2.09% | 370 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 736 | 4.22% | 745 | 3.54% |
| TOTAL | 17424 | 100.00% | 21067 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22449 directorship positions on these 3598 companies, giving an average of 6.24 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 801 | 22.26 |
| 5 – 10 | 2564 | 71.26 |
| 11 – 15 | 220 | 6.11 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3598 | 100.00 |