SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17136 individuals are on the boards of 2771 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17136 individuals occupy a total of 21544 directorship positions in 2772 companies listed at NSE and 475 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17136 individuals:
- 14392 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7782 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3551 are women (20.72%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4704 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2721 NSE-listed companies.
- 282 individuals holding 344 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 169 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 811 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2771 companies, 1034 (37.32%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 386 (37.33%) 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 1418 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 14 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1418 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1913 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 | 71 | 0.41% | 14 | 14 |
| 26 – 35 | 1071 | 6.25% | 495 | 576 |
| 36 – 45 | 2266 | 13.22% | 919 | 1056 |
| 46 – 60 | 6001 | 35.02% | 2220 | 2758 |
| 61 – 69 | 4028 | 23.51% | 2463 | 3482 |
| 70 – 80 | 2198 | 12.83% | 1308 | 1785 |
| 81 – 90 | 279 | 1.63% | 104 | 122 |
| > 90 | 25 | 0.15% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1197 | 6.99% | 585 | 588 |
| TOTAL | 17136 | 100.00% | 8114 | 10387 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12478 (60.26%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8159 (39.40%) more than 6 years; 5447 (26.31%) more than 9 years and 4176 (20.17%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2450 | 11.83 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5779 | 27.91 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4319 | 20.86 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2712 | 13.10 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1271 | 6.14 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4176 | 20.17 |
| TOTAL | 20707 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.38% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.40% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.22% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5088 (29.69%) are Management Graduates (of which 779 are IIM graduates).
- 1958 (11.43%) are Chartered Accountants, 695 (4.06%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.28%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1520 (8.87%) are Lawyers.
- 248 (1.45%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3625 (21.15%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 945 | 5.51% | 1254 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9292 | 54.23% | 11870 | 57.32% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1721 | 10.04% | 2012 | 9.72% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 3878 | 22.63% | 4250 | 20.52% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 101 | 0.59% | 109 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 331 | 1.93% | 338 | 1.63% |
| NOT KNOWN | 868 | 5.07% | 874 | 4.22% |
| TOTAL | 17136 | 100.00% | 20707 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21544 directorship positions on these 3247 companies, giving an average of 6.64 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 26 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 532 | 16.38 |
| 5 – 10 | 2458 | 75.70 |
| 11 – 15 | 245 | 7.55 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3247 | 100.00 |