SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17396 individuals are on the boards of 2821 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17396 individuals occupy a total of 22452 directorship positions in 2821 companies listed at NSE and 760 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17396 individuals:
- 14265 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7893 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3620 are women (20.81%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4968 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2767 NSE-listed companies.
- 289 individuals holding 354 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 217 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 541 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 822 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2821 companies, 1053 (37.33%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 391 (37.13%) 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.ABHAV K.KUMAR) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 12 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1468 individuals are above 70 years.
- 12 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 12 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1468 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1978 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 | 69 | 0.40% | 12 | 12 |
| 26 – 35 | 1085 | 6.24% | 494 | 581 |
| 36 – 45 | 2365 | 13.60% | 969 | 1109 |
| 46 – 60 | 6081 | 34.96% | 2253 | 2796 |
| 61 – 69 | 4062 | 23.35% | 2474 | 3522 |
| 70 – 80 | 2263 | 13.01% | 1357 | 1850 |
| 81 – 90 | 288 | 1.66% | 105 | 122 |
| > 90 | 23 | 0.13% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1160 | 6.67% | 553 | 557 |
| TOTAL | 17396 | 100.00% | 8223 | 10555 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12693 (60.34%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8306 (39.48%) more than 6 years; 5536 (26.32%) more than 9 years and 4243 (20.17%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2459 | 11.69 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5884 | 27.97 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4387 | 20.85 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2770 | 13.17 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1293 | 6.15 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4243 | 20.17 |
| TOTAL | 21036 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.48% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.99% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.53% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5201 (29.90%) are Management Graduates (of which 798 are IIM graduates).
- 1998 (11.49%) are Chartered Accountants, 725 (4.17%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1556 (8.94%) are Lawyers.
- 276 (1.59%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3731 (21.45%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 972 | 5.59% | 1290 | 6.13% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9268 | 53.28% | 11854 | 56.35% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1831 | 10.53% | 2130 | 10.13% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4137 | 23.78% | 4550 | 21.63% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 104 | 0.60% | 112 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 351 | 2.02% | 358 | 1.70% |
| NOT KNOWN | 733 | 4.21% | 742 | 3.53% |
| TOTAL | 17396 | 100.00% | 21036 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22452 directorship positions on these 3581 companies, giving an average of 6.27 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 805 | 22.48 |
| 5 – 10 | 2522 | 70.43 |
| 11 – 15 | 241 | 6.73 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3581 | 100.00 |