SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17454 individuals are on the boards of 2838 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17454 individuals occupy a total of 22514 directorship positions in 2838 companies listed at NSE and 760 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17454 individuals:
- 14326 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7916 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3639 are women (20.85%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4991 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2783 NSE-listed companies.
- 292 individuals holding 357 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 217 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 822 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2838 companies, 1068 (37.63%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 398 (37.27%) 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). 13 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1476 individuals are above 70 years.
- 13 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 13 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1476 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1995 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 | 75 | 0.43% | 13 | 13 |
| 26 – 35 | 1089 | 6.24% | 497 | 588 |
| 36 – 45 | 2380 | 13.64% | 969 | 1111 |
| 46 – 60 | 6100 | 34.95% | 2262 | 2808 |
| 61 – 69 | 4061 | 23.27% | 2464 | 3505 |
| 70 – 80 | 2279 | 13.06% | 1366 | 1868 |
| 81 – 90 | 285 | 1.63% | 104 | 121 |
| > 90 | 22 | 0.13% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1163 | 6.66% | 566 | 569 |
| TOTAL | 17454 | 100.00% | 8247 | 10589 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12766 (60.48%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8345 (39.54%) more than 6 years; 5582 (26.45%) more than 9 years and 4255 (20.16%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2471 | 11.71 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5870 | 27.81 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4421 | 20.95 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2763 | 13.09 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1327 | 6.29 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4255 | 20.16 |
| TOTAL | 21107 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.54% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 34.01% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.45% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5219 (29.90%) are Management Graduates (of which 798 are IIM graduates).
- 2004 (11.48%) are Chartered Accountants, 730 (4.18%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.24%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1570 (9.00%) are Lawyers.
- 280 (1.60%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3745 (21.46%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 971 | 5.56% | 1289 | 6.11% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9314 | 53.36% | 11911 | 56.43% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1843 | 10.56% | 2144 | 10.16% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4138 | 23.71% | 4553 | 21.57% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.60% | 113 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 362 | 2.07% | 368 | 1.74% |
| NOT KNOWN | 721 | 4.13% | 729 | 3.45% |
| TOTAL | 17454 | 100.00% | 21107 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22514 directorship positions on these 3598 companies, giving an average of 6.26 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 807 | 22.43 |
| 5 – 10 | 2539 | 70.57 |
| 11 – 15 | 239 | 6.64 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3598 | 100.00 |