SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17847 individuals are on the boards of 2904 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17847 individuals occupy a total of 22935 directorship positions in 2905 companies listed at NSE and 757 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17847 individuals:
- 14691 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8037 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3737 are women (20.94%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5108 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2840 NSE-listed companies.
- 310 individuals holding 371 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 211 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 535 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 816 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2904 companies, 1086 (37.40%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 408 (37.57%) 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 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 16 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1519 individuals are above 70 years.
- 16 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 17 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1519 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2041 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 | 81 | 0.45% | 16 | 17 |
| 26 – 35 | 1054 | 5.91% | 470 | 557 |
| 36 – 45 | 2399 | 13.44% | 974 | 1118 |
| 46 – 60 | 6020 | 33.73% | 2150 | 2690 |
| 61 – 69 | 4073 | 22.82% | 2460 | 3530 |
| 70 – 80 | 2367 | 13.26% | 1401 | 1904 |
| 81 – 90 | 304 | 1.70% | 113 | 132 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1531 | 8.58% | 767 | 778 |
| TOTAL | 17847 | 100.00% | 8356 | 10731 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13253 (61.59%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8515 (39.57%) more than 6 years; 5747 (26.71%) more than 9 years and 4385 (20.38%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2370 | 11.01 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5895 | 27.40 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4738 | 22.02 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2768 | 12.86 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1362 | 6.33 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4385 | 20.38 |
| TOTAL | 21518 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.42% 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 4.01% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5360 (30.03%) are Management Graduates (of which 811 are IIM graduates).
- 2041 (11.44%) are Chartered Accountants, 759 (4.25%) are Company Secretaries and 220 (1.23%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1578 (8.84%) are Lawyers.
- 267 (1.50%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3828 (21.45%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 976 | 5.47% | 1293 | 6.00% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9701 | 54.36% | 12367 | 57.42% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1802 | 10.10% | 2095 | 9.73% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4040 | 22.64% | 4429 | 20.57% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 104 | 0.58% | 112 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 368 | 2.06% | 376 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 856 | 4.80% | 864 | 4.01% |
| TOTAL | 17847 | 100.00% | 21536 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22935 directorship positions on these 3662 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 | 803 | 21.93 |
| 5 – 10 | 2627 | 71.74 |
| 11 – 15 | 221 | 6.03 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.30 |
| TOTAL | 3662 | 100.00 |