SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17972 individuals are on the boards of 2918 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17972 individuals occupy a total of 23118 directorship positions in 2918 companies listed at NSE and 782 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17972 individuals:
- 14789 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8104 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3770 are women (20.98%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5165 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2857 NSE-listed companies.
- 309 individuals holding 370 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 215 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 537 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 819 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2918 companies, 1089 (37.32%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 408 (37.47%) 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). 17 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1525 individuals are above 70 years.
- 17 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 18 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1525 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2054 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 | 80 | 0.45% | 17 | 18 |
| 26 – 35 | 1055 | 5.87% | 467 | 552 |
| 36 – 45 | 2405 | 13.38% | 975 | 1123 |
| 46 – 60 | 6062 | 33.73% | 2158 | 2700 |
| 61 – 69 | 4094 | 22.78% | 2472 | 3548 |
| 70 – 80 | 2371 | 13.19% | 1407 | 1917 |
| 81 – 90 | 307 | 1.71% | 113 | 132 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1580 | 8.79% | 808 | 823 |
| TOTAL | 17972 | 100.00% | 8422 | 10818 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13377 (61.75%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8577 (39.59%) more than 6 years; 5793 (26.74%) more than 9 years and 4414 (20.37%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2435 | 11.24 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5852 | 27.01 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4800 | 22.16 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2784 | 12.85 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1379 | 6.37 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4414 | 20.37 |
| TOTAL | 21664 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.66% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.49% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.85% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5396 (30.02%) are Management Graduates (of which 813 are IIM graduates).
- 2064 (11.48%) are Chartered Accountants, 769 (4.28%) are Company Secretaries and 220 (1.22%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1602 (8.91%) are Lawyers.
- 267 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3862 (21.49%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 986 | 5.49% | 1309 | 6.04% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9833 | 54.71% | 12491 | 57.62% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1815 | 10.10% | 2110 | 9.73% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4039 | 22.47% | 4446 | 20.51% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 104 | 0.58% | 112 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 370 | 2.06% | 378 | 1.74% |
| NOT KNOWN | 825 | 4.59% | 834 | 3.85% |
| TOTAL | 17972 | 100.00% | 21680 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23118 directorship positions on these 3700 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 | 818 | 22.11 |
| 5 – 10 | 2649 | 71.59 |
| 11 – 15 | 222 | 6.00 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.30 |
| TOTAL | 3700 | 100.00 |