SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17016 individuals are on the boards of 2752 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17016 individuals occupy a total of 21374 directorship positions in 2752 companies listed at NSE and 472 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17016 individuals:
- 14299 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7735 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3519 are women (20.68%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4658 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2700 NSE-listed companies.
- 281 individuals holding 341 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 162 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 538 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 796 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2752 companies, 1032 (37.5%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 385 (37.31%) 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). 15 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1411 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1411 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1908 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 | 77 | 0.45% | 15 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1074 | 6.31% | 501 | 579 |
| 36 – 45 | 2251 | 13.23% | 907 | 1045 |
| 46 – 60 | 6001 | 35.27% | 2222 | 2758 |
| 61 – 69 | 4023 | 23.64% | 2468 | 3466 |
| 70 – 80 | 2185 | 12.84% | 1302 | 1783 |
| 81 – 90 | 276 | 1.62% | 103 | 119 |
| > 90 | 24 | 0.14% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1105 | 6.49% | 540 | 543 |
| TOTAL | 17016 | 100.00% | 8064 | 10314 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12386 (60.26%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8094 (39.38%) more than 6 years; 5414 (26.34%) more than 9 years and 4153 (20.20%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2447 | 11.90 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5722 | 27.84 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4292 | 20.88 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2680 | 13.04 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1261 | 6.13 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4153 | 20.20 |
| TOTAL | 20555 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 61.99% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.89% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.12% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5054 (29.70%) are Management Graduates (of which 772 are IIM graduates).
- 1935 (11.37%) are Chartered Accountants, 690 (4.06%) are Company Secretaries and 216 (1.27%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1519 (8.93%) are Lawyers.
- 246 (1.45%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3607 (21.20%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 940 | 5.52% | 1253 | 6.10% |
| POST GRADUATES | 8988 | 52.82% | 11489 | 55.89% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1770 | 10.40% | 2067 | 10.06% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4048 | 23.79% | 4455 | 21.67% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 102 | 0.60% | 110 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 326 | 1.92% | 334 | 1.62% |
| NOT KNOWN | 842 | 4.95% | 847 | 4.12% |
| TOTAL | 17016 | 100.00% | 20555 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21374 directorship positions on these 3224 companies, giving an average of 6.63 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 21 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 526 | 16.32 |
| 5 – 10 | 2439 | 75.65 |
| 11 – 15 | 247 | 7.66 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3224 | 100.00 |