SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18065 individuals are on the boards of 2937 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18065 individuals occupy a total of 23307 directorship positions in 2937 companies listed at NSE and 812 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18065 individuals:
- 14819 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8158 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3801 are women (21.04%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5227 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2875 NSE-listed companies.
- 310 individuals holding 373 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 222 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 539 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 821 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2937 companies, 1089 (37.08%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 408 (37.47%) 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 19 years (MR.VIDHAN DHARIWAL) and the oldest is 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 17 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1539 individuals are above 70 years.
- 17 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 18 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1539 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2069 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 | 83 | 0.46% | 17 | 18 |
| 26 – 35 | 1075 | 5.95% | 476 | 562 |
| 36 – 45 | 2462 | 13.63% | 1007 | 1156 |
| 46 – 60 | 6144 | 34.01% | 2200 | 2751 |
| 61 – 69 | 4116 | 22.78% | 2492 | 3580 |
| 70 – 80 | 2389 | 13.22% | 1420 | 1932 |
| 81 – 90 | 307 | 1.70% | 114 | 132 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1471 | 8.14% | 751 | 767 |
| TOTAL | 18065 | 100.00% | 8482 | 10903 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13454 (61.73%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8638 (39.63%) more than 6 years; 5847 (26.83%) more than 9 years and 4439 (20.37%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2430 | 11.15 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5912 | 27.12 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4816 | 22.10 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2791 | 12.81 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1408 | 6.46 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4439 | 20.37 |
| TOTAL | 21796 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.79% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.62% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.59% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5450 (30.17%) are Management Graduates (of which 818 are IIM graduates).
- 2074 (11.48%) are Chartered Accountants, 782 (4.33%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.21%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1620 (8.97%) are Lawyers.
- 270 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3904 (21.61%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 995 | 5.51% | 1325 | 6.07% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9907 | 54.84% | 12590 | 57.72% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1832 | 10.14% | 2131 | 9.77% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4074 | 22.55% | 4484 | 20.56% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.58% | 113 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 376 | 2.08% | 384 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 776 | 4.30% | 784 | 3.59% |
| TOTAL | 18065 | 100.00% | 21811 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23307 directorship positions on these 3749 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 | 844 | 22.51 |
| 5 – 10 | 2672 | 71.27 |
| 11 – 15 | 222 | 5.92 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3749 | 100.00 |