SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17138 individuals are on the boards of 2776 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17138 individuals occupy a total of 21569 directorship positions in 2776 companies listed at NSE and 475 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17138 individuals:
- 14384 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7777 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3552 are women (20.73%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4709 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2727 NSE-listed companies.
- 283 individuals holding 345 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 173 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 540 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 812 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2776 companies, 1038 (37.39%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 389 (37.48%) 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). 14 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1425 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 14 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1425 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1924 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 | 70 | 0.41% | 14 | 14 |
| 26 – 35 | 1073 | 6.26% | 493 | 574 |
| 36 – 45 | 2278 | 13.29% | 925 | 1062 |
| 46 – 60 | 6038 | 35.23% | 2236 | 2778 |
| 61 – 69 | 4032 | 23.53% | 2465 | 3490 |
| 70 – 80 | 2206 | 12.87% | 1315 | 1796 |
| 81 – 90 | 278 | 1.62% | 104 | 122 |
| > 90 | 26 | 0.15% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1137 | 6.63% | 553 | 556 |
| TOTAL | 17138 | 100.00% | 8111 | 10398 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12504 (60.31%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8171 (39.41%) more than 6 years; 5452 (26.30%) more than 9 years and 4178 (20.15%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2433 | 11.73 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5796 | 27.96 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4333 | 20.90 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2719 | 13.11 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1274 | 6.14 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4178 | 20.15 |
| TOTAL | 20733 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.56% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.46% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.98% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5113 (29.83%) are Management Graduates (of which 785 are IIM graduates).
- 1965 (11.47%) are Chartered Accountants, 696 (4.06%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.28%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1522 (8.88%) are Lawyers.
- 250 (1.46%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3644 (21.26%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 948 | 5.53% | 1256 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9323 | 54.40% | 11922 | 57.50% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1727 | 10.08% | 2018 | 9.73% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 3888 | 22.69% | 4264 | 20.57% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 101 | 0.59% | 109 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 332 | 1.94% | 339 | 1.64% |
| NOT KNOWN | 819 | 4.78% | 825 | 3.98% |
| TOTAL | 17138 | 100.00% | 20733 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21569 directorship positions on these 3251 companies, giving an average of 6.63 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 26 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 533 | 16.39 |
| 5 – 10 | 2464 | 75.79 |
| 11 – 15 | 242 | 7.44 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3251 | 100.00 |