SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17409 individuals are on the boards of 2850 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17409 individuals occupy a total of 22432 directorship positions in 2850 companies listed at NSE and 747 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17409 individuals:
- 14304 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7841 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3643 are women (20.93%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4987 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2778 NSE-listed companies.
- 292 individuals holding 356 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 213 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 538 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 820 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2850 companies, 1067 (37.44%) 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 1503 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1503 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2020 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 | 6.20% | 492 | 578 |
| 36 – 45 | 2379 | 13.67% | 970 | 1106 |
| 46 – 60 | 6024 | 34.60% | 2180 | 2720 |
| 61 – 69 | 4025 | 23.12% | 2440 | 3479 |
| 70 – 80 | 2321 | 13.33% | 1390 | 1889 |
| 81 – 90 | 291 | 1.67% | 107 | 125 |
| > 90 | 21 | 0.12% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1189 | 6.83% | 571 | 578 |
| TOTAL | 17409 | 100.00% | 8171 | 10496 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12824 (60.91%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8387 (39.84%) more than 6 years; 5616 (26.68%) more than 9 years and 4286 (20.36%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2376 | 11.29 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5853 | 27.80 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4437 | 21.08 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2771 | 13.16 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1330 | 6.32 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4286 | 20.36 |
| TOTAL | 21053 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.55% 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 3.44% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5234 (30.06%) are Management Graduates (of which 806 are IIM graduates).
- 1997 (11.47%) are Chartered Accountants, 733 (4.21%) are Company Secretaries and 216 (1.24%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1546 (8.88%) are Lawyers.
- 268 (1.54%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3747 (21.52%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 958 | 5.50% | 1275 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9299 | 53.41% | 11893 | 56.49% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1829 | 10.51% | 2123 | 10.08% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4137 | 23.76% | 4553 | 21.63% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.61% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 364 | 2.09% | 370 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 716 | 4.11% | 725 | 3.44% |
| TOTAL | 17409 | 100.00% | 21053 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22432 directorship positions on these 3597 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 | 800 | 22.24 |
| 5 – 10 | 2566 | 71.34 |
| 11 – 15 | 218 | 6.06 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3597 | 100.00 |