SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17410 individuals are on the boards of 2850 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17410 individuals occupy a total of 22439 directorship positions in 2850 companies listed at NSE and 749 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17410 individuals:
- 14303 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7849 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3643 are women (20.92%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4990 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2781 NSE-listed companies.
- 292 individuals holding 356 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 213 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 540 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 822 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2850 companies, 1066 (37.40%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 399 (37.43%) 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.ADITYA SAURABH GADGIL) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 15 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1502 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1502 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2017 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 | 0.46% | 15 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1082 | 6.21% | 493 | 579 |
| 36 – 45 | 2380 | 13.67% | 972 | 1110 |
| 46 – 60 | 6041 | 34.70% | 2190 | 2729 |
| 61 – 69 | 4025 | 23.12% | 2442 | 3486 |
| 70 – 80 | 2319 | 13.32% | 1388 | 1885 |
| 81 – 90 | 292 | 1.68% | 108 | 126 |
| > 90 | 22 | 0.13% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1169 | 6.71% | 564 | 571 |
| TOTAL | 17410 | 100.00% | 8178 | 10507 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12816 (60.86%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8388 (39.83%) more than 6 years; 5616 (26.67%) more than 9 years and 4283 (20.34%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2377 | 11.29 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5864 | 27.85 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4428 | 21.03 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2772 | 13.16 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1333 | 6.33 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4283 | 20.34 |
| TOTAL | 21057 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.61% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 34.04% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.35% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5239 (30.09%) are Management Graduates (of which 806 are IIM graduates).
- 1998 (11.48%) are Chartered Accountants, 734 (4.22%) are Company Secretaries and 216 (1.24%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1549 (8.90%) are Lawyers.
- 270 (1.55%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3750 (21.54%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 960 | 5.51% | 1277 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9310 | 53.48% | 11907 | 56.55% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1832 | 10.52% | 2126 | 10.10% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4140 | 23.78% | 4556 | 21.64% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.61% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 366 | 2.10% | 372 | 1.77% |
| NOT KNOWN | 696 | 4.00% | 705 | 3.35% |
| TOTAL | 17410 | 100.00% | 21057 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22439 directorship positions on these 3599 companies, giving an average of 6.23 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 802 | 22.28 |
| 5 – 10 | 2566 | 71.30 |
| 11 – 15 | 218 | 6.06 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3599 | 100.00 |