SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18022 individuals are on the boards of 2927 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18022 individuals occupy a total of 23185 directorship positions in 2927 companies listed at NSE and 784 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18022 individuals:
- 14828 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8134 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3784 are women (21.00%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5181 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2866 NSE-listed companies.
- 309 individuals holding 370 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 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 539 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 821 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2927 companies, 1088 (37.17%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 409 (37.59%) 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 19 years (MR.VIDHAN DHARIWAL) and the oldest is 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 17 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1528 individuals are above 70 years.
- 17 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 18 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1528 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2057 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 | 82 | 0.45% | 17 | 18 |
| 26 – 35 | 1061 | 5.89% | 471 | 559 |
| 36 – 45 | 2421 | 13.43% | 988 | 1135 |
| 46 – 60 | 6094 | 33.81% | 2179 | 2726 |
| 61 – 69 | 4098 | 22.74% | 2477 | 3557 |
| 70 – 80 | 2375 | 13.18% | 1411 | 1921 |
| 81 – 90 | 305 | 1.69% | 112 | 131 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1568 | 8.70% | 794 | 807 |
| TOTAL | 18022 | 100.00% | 8454 | 10859 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13402 (61.69%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8607 (39.62%) more than 6 years; 5805 (26.72%) more than 9 years and 4426 (20.37%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2433 | 11.20 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5890 | 27.11 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4795 | 22.07 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2802 | 12.90 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1379 | 6.35 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4426 | 20.37 |
| TOTAL | 21725 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.72% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.54% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.74% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5416 (30.05%) are Management Graduates (of which 814 are IIM graduates).
- 2070 (11.49%) are Chartered Accountants, 780 (4.33%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.21%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1607 (8.92%) are Lawyers.
- 269 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3880 (21.53%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 991 | 5.50% | 1317 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9871 | 54.77% | 12536 | 57.66% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1821 | 10.10% | 2116 | 9.73% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4055 | 22.50% | 4464 | 20.53% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.59% | 114 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 373 | 2.07% | 381 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 805 | 4.47% | 813 | 3.74% |
| TOTAL | 18022 | 100.00% | 21741 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23185 directorship positions on these 3711 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 | 819 | 22.07 |
| 5 – 10 | 2661 | 71.71 |
| 11 – 15 | 220 | 5.93 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.30 |
| TOTAL | 3711 | 100.00 |