SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17322 individuals are on the boards of 2806 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17322 individuals occupy a total of 21761 directorship positions in 2806 companies listed at NSE and 474 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17322 individuals:
- 14545 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7868 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3601 are women (20.79%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4765 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2755 NSE-listed companies.
- 282 individuals holding 345 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 175 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 539 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 807 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2806 companies, 1051 (37.46%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 391 (37.20%) 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 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 12 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1455 individuals are above 70 years.
- 12 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 12 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1455 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1964 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 | 66 | 0.38% | 12 | 12 |
| 26 – 35 | 1048 | 6.05% | 480 | 568 |
| 36 – 45 | 2306 | 13.31% | 937 | 1071 |
| 46 – 60 | 6020 | 34.75% | 2236 | 2778 |
| 61 – 69 | 4020 | 23.21% | 2452 | 3479 |
| 70 – 80 | 2236 | 12.91% | 1340 | 1832 |
| 81 – 90 | 290 | 1.67% | 109 | 126 |
| > 90 | 24 | 0.14% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1312 | 7.57% | 630 | 635 |
| TOTAL | 17322 | 100.00% | 8202 | 10507 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12623 (60.33%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8261 (39.48%) more than 6 years; 5523 (26.40%) more than 9 years and 4231 (20.22%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2452 | 11.72 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5847 | 27.95 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4362 | 20.85 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2738 | 13.09 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1292 | 6.18 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4231 | 20.22 |
| TOTAL | 20922 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 61.97% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.60% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.43% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5138 (29.66%) are Management Graduates (of which 791 are IIM graduates).
- 1980 (11.43%) are Chartered Accountants, 712 (4.11%) are Company Secretaries and 216 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1531 (8.84%) are Lawyers.
- 263 (1.52%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3675 (21.22%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 959 | 5.54% | 1270 | 6.07% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9132 | 52.72% | 11695 | 55.90% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1800 | 10.39% | 2096 | 10.02% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4076 | 23.53% | 4484 | 21.43% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 100 | 0.58% | 108 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 336 | 1.94% | 343 | 1.64% |
| NOT KNOWN | 919 | 5.31% | 926 | 4.43% |
| TOTAL | 17322 | 100.00% | 20922 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21761 directorship positions on these 3280 companies, giving an average of 6.63 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 534 | 16.28 |
| 5 – 10 | 2496 | 76.10 |
| 11 – 15 | 237 | 7.23 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.40 |
| TOTAL | 3280 | 100.00 |