SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18166 individuals are on the boards of 2959 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18166 individuals occupy a total of 23439 directorship positions in 2959 companies listed at NSE and 813 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18166 individuals:
- 14900 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8205 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3818 are women (21.02%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5251 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.
- 222 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 541 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 823 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 1555 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1555 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2093 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 | 1085 | 5.97% | 486 | 576 |
| 36 – 45 | 2505 | 13.79% | 1026 | 1177 |
| 46 – 60 | 6219 | 34.23% | 2239 | 2796 |
| 61 – 69 | 4154 | 22.87% | 2515 | 3607 |
| 70 – 80 | 2405 | 13.24% | 1434 | 1954 |
| 81 – 90 | 311 | 1.71% | 116 | 134 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1378 | 7.59% | 697 | 710 |
| TOTAL | 18166 | 100.00% | 8536 | 10978 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13581 (61.92%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8733 (39.81%) more than 6 years; 5915 (26.97%) more than 9 years and 4480 (20.42%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2376 | 10.83 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5977 | 27.25 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4848 | 22.10 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2818 | 12.85 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1435 | 6.54 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4480 | 20.42 |
| TOTAL | 21934 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.70% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.59% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.71% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5466 (30.09%) are Management Graduates (of which 817 are IIM graduates).
- 2087 (11.49%) are Chartered Accountants, 784 (4.32%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.19%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1624 (8.94%) are Lawyers.
- 270 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3928 (21.62%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 997 | 5.49% | 1334 | 6.08% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9945 | 54.75% | 12644 | 57.62% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1843 | 10.15% | 2147 | 9.78% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4093 | 22.53% | 4507 | 20.54% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.58% | 114 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 375 | 2.06% | 383 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 808 | 4.45% | 815 | 3.71% |
| TOTAL | 18166 | 100.00% | 21944 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23439 directorship positions on these 3772 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 | 851 | 22.56 |
| 5 – 10 | 2691 | 71.34 |
| 11 – 15 | 219 | 5.81 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3772 | 100.00 |