SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17257 individuals are on the boards of 2797 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17257 individuals occupy a total of 21734 directorship positions in 2797 companies listed at NSE and 485 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17257 individuals:
- 14472 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7829 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3582 are women (20.76%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4752 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2747 NSE-listed companies.
- 284 individuals holding 348 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 177 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 545 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 819 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2797 companies, 1056 (37.75%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 392 (37.12%) 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 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 12 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1439 individuals are above 70 years.
- 12 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 12 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1439 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1947 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 | 67 | 0.39% | 12 | 12 |
| 26 – 35 | 1061 | 6.15% | 490 | 576 |
| 36 – 45 | 2318 | 13.43% | 938 | 1074 |
| 46 – 60 | 6049 | 35.05% | 2248 | 2790 |
| 61 – 69 | 4038 | 23.40% | 2466 | 3500 |
| 70 – 80 | 2218 | 12.85% | 1325 | 1816 |
| 81 – 90 | 282 | 1.63% | 107 | 124 |
| > 90 | 27 | 0.16% | 7 | 7 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1197 | 6.94% | 575 | 580 |
| TOTAL | 17257 | 100.00% | 8168 | 10479 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12583 (60.26%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8221 (39.37%) more than 6 years; 5488 (26.28%) more than 9 years and 4205 (20.14%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2456 | 11.76 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5842 | 27.98 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4362 | 20.89 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2733 | 13.09 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1283 | 6.14 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4205 | 20.14 |
| TOTAL | 20881 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.13% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.79% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.08% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5143 (29.80%) are Management Graduates (of which 788 are IIM graduates).
- 1976 (11.45%) are Chartered Accountants, 704 (4.08%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.26%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1529 (8.86%) are Lawyers.
- 260 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3667 (21.25%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 952 | 5.52% | 1263 | 6.05% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9134 | 52.93% | 11710 | 56.08% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1794 | 10.40% | 2096 | 10.04% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4094 | 23.72% | 4508 | 21.59% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 99 | 0.57% | 107 | 0.51% |
| SCHOOLING | 338 | 1.96% | 345 | 1.65% |
| NOT KNOWN | 846 | 4.90% | 852 | 4.08% |
| TOTAL | 17257 | 100.00% | 20881 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21734 directorship positions on these 3282 companies, giving an average of 6.62 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 540 | 16.45 |
| 5 – 10 | 2490 | 75.87 |
| 11 – 15 | 240 | 7.31 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3282 | 100.00 |