SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17106 individuals are on the boards of 2764 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17106 individuals occupy a total of 21501 directorship positions in 2764 companies listed at NSE and 475 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17106 individuals:
- 14371 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7766 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3545 are women (20.72%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4689 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2713 NSE-listed companies.
- 282 individuals holding 344 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 169 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 546 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 811 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2764 companies, 1030 (37.26%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 386 (37.48%) 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.MOHD.ASJAD) and the oldest is 96 years (MR.DEVENDRA KUMAR JAIN). 14 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1416 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 14 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1416 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1910 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 | 73 | 0.43% | 14 | 14 |
| 26 – 35 | 1073 | 6.27% | 499 | 578 |
| 36 – 45 | 2265 | 13.24% | 915 | 1054 |
| 46 – 60 | 6007 | 35.12% | 2222 | 2759 |
| 61 – 69 | 4027 | 23.54% | 2463 | 3480 |
| 70 – 80 | 2193 | 12.82% | 1306 | 1784 |
| 81 – 90 | 278 | 1.63% | 104 | 120 |
| > 90 | 25 | 0.15% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1165 | 6.81% | 568 | 570 |
| TOTAL | 17106 | 100.00% | 8097 | 10365 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12460 (60.28%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8151 (39.44%) more than 6 years; 5442 (26.33%) more than 9 years and 4169 (20.17%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2456 | 11.88 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5753 | 27.83 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4309 | 20.85 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2709 | 13.11 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1273 | 6.16 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4169 | 20.17 |
| TOTAL | 20669 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.41% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.45% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.14% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5088 (29.74%) are Management Graduates (of which 779 are IIM graduates).
- 1952 (11.41%) are Chartered Accountants, 695 (4.06%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.28%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1520 (8.89%) are Lawyers.
- 247 (1.44%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3628 (21.21%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 945 | 5.52% | 1254 | 6.07% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9283 | 54.27% | 11852 | 57.34% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1725 | 10.08% | 2017 | 9.76% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 3869 | 22.62% | 4241 | 20.52% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 103 | 0.60% | 111 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 331 | 1.93% | 339 | 1.64% |
| NOT KNOWN | 850 | 4.97% | 855 | 4.14% |
| TOTAL | 17106 | 100.00% | 20669 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21501 directorship positions on these 3239 companies, giving an average of 6.64 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 26 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 530 | 16.36 |
| 5 – 10 | 2449 | 75.61 |
| 11 – 15 | 248 | 7.66 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3239 | 100.00 |