SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17119 individuals are on the boards of 2771 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17119 individuals occupy a total of 21549 directorship positions in 2771 companies listed at NSE and 476 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17119 individuals:
- 14368 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7764 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3544 are women (20.70%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4703 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2721 NSE-listed companies.
- 283 individuals holding 345 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 173 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 542 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 812 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2771 companies, 1035 (37.35%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 387 (37.39%) 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 1417 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 14 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1417 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1915 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 | 70 | 0.41% | 14 | 14 |
| 26 – 35 | 1072 | 6.26% | 495 | 576 |
| 36 – 45 | 2278 | 13.31% | 925 | 1063 |
| 46 – 60 | 6023 | 35.18% | 2227 | 2769 |
| 61 – 69 | 4032 | 23.55% | 2468 | 3494 |
| 70 – 80 | 2197 | 12.83% | 1307 | 1787 |
| 81 – 90 | 278 | 1.62% | 104 | 122 |
| > 90 | 26 | 0.15% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1143 | 6.68% | 553 | 555 |
| TOTAL | 17119 | 100.00% | 8099 | 10386 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12481 (60.27%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8158 (39.39%) more than 6 years; 5447 (26.30%) more than 9 years and 4173 (20.15%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2454 | 11.85 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5775 | 27.89 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4323 | 20.87 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2711 | 13.09 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1274 | 6.15 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4173 | 20.15 |
| TOTAL | 20710 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.55% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.43% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.02% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5099 (29.79%) are Management Graduates (of which 780 are IIM graduates).
- 1962 (11.46%) are Chartered Accountants, 697 (4.07%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.28%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1522 (8.89%) are Lawyers.
- 248 (1.45%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3637 (21.25%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 946 | 5.53% | 1255 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9309 | 54.38% | 11906 | 57.49% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1724 | 10.07% | 2016 | 9.73% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 3881 | 22.67% | 4253 | 20.54% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 101 | 0.59% | 109 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 332 | 1.94% | 339 | 1.64% |
| NOT KNOWN | 826 | 4.83% | 832 | 4.02% |
| TOTAL | 17119 | 100.00% | 20710 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21549 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 | 2457 | 75.67 |
| 11 – 15 | 246 | 7.58 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3247 | 100.00 |