SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17563 individuals are on the boards of 2860 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17563 individuals occupy a total of 22555 directorship positions in 2860 companies listed at NSE and 719 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17563 individuals:
- 14475 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7902 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3674 are women (20.92%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5012 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2791 NSE-listed companies.
- 288 individuals holding 349 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 209 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 539 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 819 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2860 companies, 1068 (37.34%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 405 (37.92%) 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). 15 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1508 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 16 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1508 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2032 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 | 80 | 0.46% | 15 | 16 |
| 26 – 35 | 1063 | 6.05% | 483 | 569 |
| 36 – 45 | 2384 | 13.57% | 976 | 1119 |
| 46 – 60 | 5965 | 33.96% | 2148 | 2687 |
| 61 – 69 | 4020 | 22.89% | 2432 | 3468 |
| 70 – 80 | 2332 | 13.28% | 1395 | 1901 |
| 81 – 90 | 292 | 1.66% | 107 | 125 |
| > 90 | 20 | 0.11% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1407 | 8.01% | 670 | 679 |
| TOTAL | 17563 | 100.00% | 8232 | 10570 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12943 (61.01%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8369 (39.45%) more than 6 years; 5675 (26.75%) more than 9 years and 4304 (20.29%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2412 | 11.37 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5859 | 27.62 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4574 | 21.56 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2694 | 12.70 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1371 | 6.46 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4304 | 20.29 |
| TOTAL | 21214 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.28% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.83% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.89% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5263 (29.97%) are Management Graduates (of which 811 are IIM graduates).
- 2005 (11.42%) are Chartered Accountants, 738 (4.20%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1550 (8.83%) are Lawyers.
- 264 (1.50%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3747 (21.33%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 962 | 5.48% | 1281 | 6.04% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9332 | 53.13% | 11931 | 56.24% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1829 | 10.41% | 2124 | 10.01% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4151 | 23.63% | 4566 | 21.52% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.60% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 367 | 2.09% | 373 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 816 | 4.65% | 825 | 3.89% |
| TOTAL | 17563 | 100.00% | 21214 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22555 directorship positions on these 3579 companies, giving an average of 6.30 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 771 | 21.54 |
| 5 – 10 | 2572 | 71.86 |
| 11 – 15 | 223 | 6.23 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3579 | 100.00 |