SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17221 individuals are on the boards of 2790 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17221 individuals occupy a total of 21658 directorship positions in 2791 companies listed at NSE and 479 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17221 individuals:
- 14461 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7822 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3577 are women (20.77%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4737 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2740 NSE-listed companies.
- 282 individuals holding 344 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 176 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 544 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 814 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2790 companies, 1052 (37.71%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 392 (37.26%) 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.MOHD.ASJAD) and the oldest is 96 years (MR.DEVENDRA KUMAR JAIN). 13 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1427 individuals are above 70 years.
- 13 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 13 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1427 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1930 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 | 69 | 0.40% | 13 | 13 |
| 26 – 35 | 1061 | 6.16% | 489 | 571 |
| 36 – 45 | 2292 | 13.31% | 930 | 1067 |
| 46 – 60 | 6020 | 34.96% | 2234 | 2773 |
| 61 – 69 | 4032 | 23.41% | 2462 | 3486 |
| 70 – 80 | 2205 | 12.80% | 1315 | 1800 |
| 81 – 90 | 280 | 1.63% | 106 | 124 |
| > 90 | 26 | 0.15% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1236 | 7.18% | 603 | 606 |
| TOTAL | 17221 | 100.00% | 8158 | 10446 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12546 (60.27%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8197 (39.38%) more than 6 years; 5470 (26.28%) more than 9 years and 4193 (20.14%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2460 | 11.82 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5811 | 27.91 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4349 | 20.89 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2727 | 13.10 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1277 | 6.13 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4193 | 20.14 |
| TOTAL | 20817 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 61.94% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.69% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.37% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5113 (29.69%) are Management Graduates (of which 784 are IIM graduates).
- 1965 (11.41%) are Chartered Accountants, 697 (4.05%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.27%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1525 (8.86%) are Lawyers.
- 252 (1.46%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3641 (21.14%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 949 | 5.51% | 1258 | 6.04% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9080 | 52.73% | 11636 | 55.90% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1785 | 10.37% | 2083 | 10.01% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4069 | 23.63% | 4481 | 21.53% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 100 | 0.58% | 108 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 334 | 1.94% | 341 | 1.64% |
| NOT KNOWN | 904 | 5.25% | 910 | 4.37% |
| TOTAL | 17221 | 100.00% | 20817 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21658 directorship positions on these 3270 companies, giving an average of 6.62 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 26 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 539 | 16.48 |
| 5 – 10 | 2481 | 75.87 |
| 11 – 15 | 238 | 7.28 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3270 | 100.00 |