SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18177 individuals are on the boards of 2959 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18177 individuals occupy a total of 23424 directorship positions in 2959 companies listed at NSE and 791 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18177 individuals:
- 14923 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8210 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3820 are women (21.02%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5246 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2898 NSE-listed companies.
- 313 individuals holding 376 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 218 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 542 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 826 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2959 companies, 1100 (37.17%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 410 (37.27%) 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 19 years (MR.VIDHAN DHARIWAL) and the oldest is 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 18 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1554 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1554 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2091 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 | 91 | 0.50% | 18 | 19 |
| 26 – 35 | 1094 | 6.02% | 490 | 580 |
| 36 – 45 | 2506 | 13.79% | 1027 | 1179 |
| 46 – 60 | 6223 | 34.24% | 2241 | 2797 |
| 61 – 69 | 4152 | 22.84% | 2514 | 3609 |
| 70 – 80 | 2404 | 13.23% | 1433 | 1952 |
| 81 – 90 | 311 | 1.71% | 116 | 134 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1378 | 7.58% | 697 | 710 |
| TOTAL | 18177 | 100.00% | 8541 | 10985 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13566 (61.81%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8721 (39.74%) more than 6 years; 5908 (26.92%) more than 9 years and 4476 (20.39%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2392 | 10.90 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5989 | 27.29 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4845 | 22.08 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2813 | 12.82 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1432 | 6.52 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4476 | 20.39 |
| TOTAL | 21947 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.72% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.57% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.71% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5470 (30.09%) are Management Graduates (of which 817 are IIM graduates).
- 2087 (11.48%) are Chartered Accountants, 785 (4.32%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.19%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1626 (8.95%) are Lawyers.
- 270 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3930 (21.62%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 997 | 5.48% | 1334 | 6.08% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9954 | 54.76% | 12655 | 57.64% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1844 | 10.14% | 2148 | 9.78% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4094 | 22.52% | 4508 | 20.53% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.58% | 114 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 376 | 2.07% | 384 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 807 | 4.44% | 814 | 3.71% |
| TOTAL | 18177 | 100.00% | 21957 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23424 directorship positions on these 3750 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 | 828 | 22.08 |
| 5 – 10 | 2692 | 71.79 |
| 11 – 15 | 219 | 5.84 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3750 | 100.00 |