SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17452 individuals are on the boards of 2842 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17452 individuals occupy a total of 22508 directorship positions in 2842 companies listed at NSE and 756 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17452 individuals:
- 14328 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7895 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3635 are women (20.83%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4990 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2780 NSE-listed companies.
- 291 individuals holding 356 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 216 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 541 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 824 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2842 companies, 1070 (37.65%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 400 (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.ADITYA SAURABH GADGIL) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 14 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1482 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 14 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1482 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2003 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 | 76 | 0.44% | 14 | 14 |
| 26 – 35 | 1089 | 6.24% | 497 | 587 |
| 36 – 45 | 2376 | 13.61% | 967 | 1108 |
| 46 – 60 | 6079 | 34.83% | 2235 | 2777 |
| 61 – 69 | 4044 | 23.17% | 2453 | 3497 |
| 70 – 80 | 2289 | 13.12% | 1370 | 1874 |
| 81 – 90 | 287 | 1.64% | 106 | 123 |
| > 90 | 22 | 0.13% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1190 | 6.82% | 578 | 582 |
| TOTAL | 17452 | 100.00% | 8226 | 10568 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12797 (60.62%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8356 (39.58%) more than 6 years; 5593 (26.49%) more than 9 years and 4268 (20.22%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2436 | 11.54 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5878 | 27.84 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4441 | 21.04 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2763 | 13.09 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1325 | 6.28 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4268 | 20.22 |
| TOTAL | 21111 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.48% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.97% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.55% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5227 (29.95%) are Management Graduates (of which 801 are IIM graduates).
- 2003 (11.48%) are Chartered Accountants, 729 (4.18%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.24%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1560 (8.94%) are Lawyers.
- 276 (1.58%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3742 (21.44%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 971 | 5.56% | 1290 | 6.11% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9299 | 53.28% | 11900 | 56.37% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1836 | 10.52% | 2136 | 10.12% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4138 | 23.71% | 4554 | 21.57% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.60% | 113 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 362 | 2.07% | 368 | 1.74% |
| NOT KNOWN | 741 | 4.25% | 750 | 3.55% |
| TOTAL | 17452 | 100.00% | 21111 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22508 directorship positions on these 3598 companies, giving an average of 6.26 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 802 | 22.29 |
| 5 – 10 | 2558 | 71.10 |
| 11 – 15 | 225 | 6.25 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3598 | 100.00 |