SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17597 individuals are on the boards of 2871 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17597 individuals occupy a total of 22654 directorship positions in 2871 companies listed at NSE and 766 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17597 individuals:
- 14463 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7905 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3681 are women (20.92%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5045 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2803 NSE-listed companies.
- 293 individuals holding 353 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 212 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 540 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 814 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2871 companies, 1078 (37.55%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 403 (37.38%) 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). 14 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1511 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1511 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2037 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 | 79 | 0.45% | 14 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1055 | 6.00% | 478 | 564 |
| 36 – 45 | 2374 | 13.49% | 969 | 1107 |
| 46 – 60 | 5949 | 33.81% | 2133 | 2675 |
| 61 – 69 | 4049 | 23.01% | 2453 | 3502 |
| 70 – 80 | 2347 | 13.34% | 1398 | 1906 |
| 81 – 90 | 294 | 1.67% | 107 | 125 |
| > 90 | 19 | 0.11% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1431 | 8.13% | 672 | 680 |
| TOTAL | 17597 | 100.00% | 8230 | 10580 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12997 (61.15%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8427 (39.65%) more than 6 years; 5694 (26.79%) more than 9 years and 4319 (20.32%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2408 | 11.33 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5848 | 27.52 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4570 | 21.50 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2733 | 12.86 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1375 | 6.47 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4319 | 20.32 |
| TOTAL | 21253 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.41% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.90% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.69% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5293 (30.08%) are Management Graduates (of which 809 are IIM graduates).
- 2013 (11.44%) are Chartered Accountants, 743 (4.22%) are Company Secretaries and 224 (1.27%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1556 (8.84%) are Lawyers.
- 267 (1.52%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3783 (21.50%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 966 | 5.49% | 1282 | 6.03% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9381 | 53.31% | 11983 | 56.38% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1843 | 10.47% | 2138 | 10.06% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4163 | 23.66% | 4582 | 21.56% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 104 | 0.59% | 112 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 365 | 2.07% | 372 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 775 | 4.40% | 784 | 3.69% |
| TOTAL | 17597 | 100.00% | 21253 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22654 directorship positions on these 3637 companies, giving an average of 6.23 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 816 | 22.44 |
| 5 – 10 | 2591 | 71.24 |
| 11 – 15 | 219 | 6.02 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.30 |
| TOTAL | 3637 | 100.00 |