SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17710 individuals are on the boards of 2895 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17710 individuals occupy a total of 22815 directorship positions in 2895 companies listed at NSE and 776 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17710 individuals:
- 14541 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7965 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3713 are women (20.97%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5094 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2827 NSE-listed companies.
- 302 individuals holding 362 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 213 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 535 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 814 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2895 companies, 1082 (37.37%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 405 (37.43%) 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 20 years (MR.KRISHNA VARDHAN GILARA) and the oldest is 95 years (MR.GULABCHAND MANGILAL SURANA). 17 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1529 individuals are above 70 years.
- 17 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 18 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1529 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 | 83 | 0.47% | 17 | 18 |
| 26 – 35 | 1060 | 5.99% | 477 | 565 |
| 36 – 45 | 2391 | 13.50% | 969 | 1109 |
| 46 – 60 | 5988 | 33.81% | 2151 | 2690 |
| 61 – 69 | 4079 | 23.03% | 2462 | 3532 |
| 70 – 80 | 2379 | 13.43% | 1410 | 1916 |
| 81 – 90 | 305 | 1.72% | 114 | 133 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1407 | 7.94% | 676 | 687 |
| TOTAL | 17710 | 100.00% | 8281 | 10655 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13138 (61.42%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8472 (39.61%) more than 6 years; 5722 (26.75%) more than 9 years and 4360 (20.38%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2365 | 11.06 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5888 | 27.53 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4666 | 21.81 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2750 | 12.86 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1362 | 6.37 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4360 | 20.38 |
| TOTAL | 21391 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.89% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.73% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.38% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5356 (30.24%) are Management Graduates (of which 812 are IIM graduates).
- 2044 (11.54%) are Chartered Accountants, 759 (4.29%) are Company Secretaries and 226 (1.28%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1581 (8.93%) are Lawyers.
- 268 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3826 (21.60%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 978 | 5.52% | 1297 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9707 | 54.81% | 12370 | 57.83% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1806 | 10.20% | 2097 | 9.80% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4030 | 22.76% | 4415 | 20.64% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.59% | 113 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 370 | 2.09% | 377 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 714 | 4.03% | 722 | 3.38% |
| TOTAL | 17710 | 100.00% | 21391 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22815 directorship positions on these 3671 companies, giving an average of 6.21 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 825 | 22.47 |
| 5 – 10 | 2618 | 71.32 |
| 11 – 15 | 216 | 5.88 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.33 |
| TOTAL | 3671 | 100.00 |