SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17599 individuals are on the boards of 2876 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17599 individuals occupy a total of 22669 directorship positions in 2876 companies listed at NSE and 766 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17599 individuals:
- 14458 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7908 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3683 are women (20.93%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5052 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2807 NSE-listed companies.
- 292 individuals holding 352 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 214 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 813 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2876 companies, 1080 (37.55%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 404 (37.41%) 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 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 15 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1515 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 16 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1515 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2046 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% | 15 | 16 |
| 26 – 35 | 1052 | 5.98% | 477 | 564 |
| 36 – 45 | 2374 | 13.49% | 969 | 1107 |
| 46 – 60 | 5951 | 33.81% | 2138 | 2682 |
| 61 – 69 | 4046 | 22.99% | 2453 | 3504 |
| 70 – 80 | 2359 | 13.40% | 1401 | 1914 |
| 81 – 90 | 296 | 1.68% | 108 | 126 |
| > 90 | 19 | 0.11% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1422 | 8.08% | 667 | 676 |
| TOTAL | 17599 | 100.00% | 8234 | 10595 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13011 (61.18%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8447 (39.72%) more than 6 years; 5697 (26.79%) more than 9 years and 4324 (20.33%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2402 | 11.29 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5855 | 27.53 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4564 | 21.46 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2750 | 12.93 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1373 | 6.46 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4324 | 20.33 |
| TOTAL | 21268 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.77% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.63% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.60% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5300 (30.12%) are Management Graduates (of which 811 are IIM graduates).
- 2021 (11.48%) are Chartered Accountants, 746 (4.24%) are Company Secretaries and 222 (1.26%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1558 (8.85%) are Lawyers.
- 266 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3789 (21.53%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 970 | 5.51% | 1289 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9622 | 54.67% | 12274 | 57.71% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1788 | 10.16% | 2076 | 9.76% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 3994 | 22.69% | 4380 | 20.59% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 104 | 0.59% | 112 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 364 | 2.07% | 371 | 1.74% |
| NOT KNOWN | 757 | 4.30% | 766 | 3.60% |
| TOTAL | 17599 | 100.00% | 21268 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22669 directorship positions on these 3642 companies, giving an average of 6.22 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 814 | 22.35 |
| 5 – 10 | 2599 | 71.36 |
| 11 – 15 | 218 | 5.99 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.30 |
| TOTAL | 3642 | 100.00 |