SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17442 individuals are on the boards of 2846 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17442 individuals occupy a total of 22481 directorship positions in 2846 companies listed at NSE and 751 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17442 individuals:
- 14331 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7887 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3644 are women (20.89%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4996 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2781 NSE-listed companies.
- 291 individuals holding 356 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.
- 544 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 830 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2846 companies, 1069 (37.56%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 400 (37.42%) 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). 14 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1495 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 14 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1495 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 | 78 | 0.45% | 14 | 14 |
| 26 – 35 | 1090 | 6.25% | 496 | 585 |
| 36 – 45 | 2379 | 13.64% | 971 | 1111 |
| 46 – 60 | 6069 | 34.80% | 2229 | 2771 |
| 61 – 69 | 4046 | 23.20% | 2453 | 3493 |
| 70 – 80 | 2305 | 13.22% | 1383 | 1891 |
| 81 – 90 | 289 | 1.66% | 106 | 123 |
| > 90 | 22 | 0.13% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1164 | 6.67% | 560 | 566 |
| TOTAL | 17442 | 100.00% | 8218 | 10560 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12834 (60.82%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8396 (39.79%) more than 6 years; 5616 (26.61%) more than 9 years and 4281 (20.29%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2401 | 11.38 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5867 | 27.80 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4438 | 21.03 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2780 | 13.17 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1335 | 6.33 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4281 | 20.29 |
| TOTAL | 21102 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.63% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 34.05% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.32% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5235 (30.01%) are Management Graduates (of which 802 are IIM graduates).
- 2012 (11.54%) are Chartered Accountants, 731 (4.19%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1561 (8.95%) are Lawyers.
- 273 (1.57%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3748 (21.49%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 967 | 5.54% | 1285 | 6.09% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9328 | 53.48% | 11931 | 56.54% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1840 | 10.55% | 2138 | 10.13% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4145 | 23.76% | 4563 | 21.62% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.61% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 365 | 2.09% | 371 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 691 | 3.96% | 700 | 3.32% |
| TOTAL | 17442 | 100.00% | 21102 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22481 directorship positions on these 3597 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 | 800 | 22.24 |
| 5 – 10 | 2563 | 71.25 |
| 11 – 15 | 221 | 6.14 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3597 | 100.00 |