SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17387 individuals are on the boards of 2817 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17387 individuals occupy a total of 21897 directorship positions in 2818 companies listed at NSE and 494 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17387 individuals:
- 14565 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7893 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3613 are women (20.78%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4791 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2766 NSE-listed companies.
- 288 individuals holding 352 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 184 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 538 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 819 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2817 companies, 1052 (37.34%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 391 (37.17%) 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.ABHAV K.KUMAR) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 13 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1457 individuals are above 70 years.
- 13 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 13 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1457 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1968 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 | 68 | 0.39% | 13 | 13 |
| 26 – 35 | 1061 | 6.10% | 483 | 570 |
| 36 – 45 | 2324 | 13.37% | 949 | 1089 |
| 46 – 60 | 6020 | 34.62% | 2237 | 2781 |
| 61 – 69 | 4032 | 23.19% | 2459 | 3505 |
| 70 – 80 | 2243 | 12.90% | 1345 | 1839 |
| 81 – 90 | 289 | 1.66% | 106 | 123 |
| > 90 | 23 | 0.13% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1327 | 7.63% | 626 | 631 |
| TOTAL | 17387 | 100.00% | 8224 | 10557 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12665 (60.23%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8297 (39.46%) more than 6 years; 5535 (26.32%) more than 9 years and 4241 (20.17%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2471 | 11.75 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5890 | 28.01 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4368 | 20.77 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2762 | 13.14 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1294 | 6.15 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4241 | 20.17 |
| TOTAL | 21026 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.19% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.66% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.15% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5181 (29.80%) are Management Graduates (of which 797 are IIM graduates).
- 1995 (11.47%) are Chartered Accountants, 724 (4.16%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1539 (8.85%) are Lawyers.
- 269 (1.55%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3711 (21.34%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 962 | 5.53% | 1279 | 6.08% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9212 | 52.98% | 11798 | 56.11% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1815 | 10.44% | 2115 | 10.06% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4091 | 23.53% | 4504 | 21.42% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 103 | 0.59% | 111 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 339 | 1.95% | 346 | 1.65% |
| NOT KNOWN | 865 | 4.97% | 873 | 4.15% |
| TOTAL | 17387 | 100.00% | 21026 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21897 directorship positions on these 3312 companies, giving an average of 6.61 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 553 | 16.70 |
| 5 – 10 | 2502 | 75.54 |
| 11 – 15 | 244 | 7.37 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.39 |
| TOTAL | 3312 | 100.00 |