SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18398 individuals are on the boards of 3000 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18398 individuals occupy a total of 23734 directorship positions in 3000 companies listed at NSE and 826 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18398 individuals:
- 15112 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8297 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3867 are women (21.02%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5312 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2941 NSE-listed companies.
- 312 individuals holding 374 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 224 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 542 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 833 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 3000 companies, 1115 (37.17%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 419 (37.58%) 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 20 years (MR.VIDIT SANDEEP BAJORIA) and the oldest is 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 18 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1561 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1561 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2110 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 | 92 | 0.50% | 18 | 19 |
| 26 – 35 | 1088 | 5.91% | 488 | 580 |
| 36 – 45 | 2545 | 13.83% | 1043 | 1194 |
| 46 – 60 | 6271 | 34.09% | 2247 | 2804 |
| 61 – 69 | 4207 | 22.87% | 2561 | 3666 |
| 70 – 80 | 2431 | 13.21% | 1446 | 1977 |
| 81 – 90 | 308 | 1.67% | 110 | 128 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1438 | 7.82% | 717 | 729 |
| TOTAL | 18398 | 100.00% | 8635 | 11102 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13766 (61.98%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8845 (39.82%) more than 6 years; 5983 (26.94%) more than 9 years and 4542 (20.45%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2423 | 10.91 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 6021 | 27.11 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4921 | 22.16 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2862 | 12.89 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1441 | 6.49 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4542 | 20.45 |
| TOTAL | 22210 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.35% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.47% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.18% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5503 (29.91%) are Management Graduates (of which 817 are IIM graduates).
- 2100 (11.41%) are Chartered Accountants, 791 (4.30%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.18%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1628 (8.85%) are Lawyers.
- 272 (1.48%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3980 (21.63%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 1012 | 5.50% | 1354 | 6.09% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9994 | 54.32% | 12724 | 57.26% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1848 | 10.04% | 2158 | 9.71% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4132 | 22.46% | 4550 | 20.48% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.57% | 114 | 0.51% |
| SCHOOLING | 384 | 2.09% | 392 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 923 | 5.02% | 929 | 4.18% |
| TOTAL | 18398 | 100.00% | 22221 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23734 directorship positions on these 3826 companies, giving an average of 6.20 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 867 | 22.66 |
| 5 – 10 | 2721 | 71.12 |
| 11 – 15 | 227 | 5.93 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3826 | 100.00 |