SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17475 individuals are on the boards of 2858 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17475 individuals occupy a total of 22522 directorship positions in 2858 companies listed at NSE and 744 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17475 individuals:
- 14351 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7869 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3661 are women (20.95%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5017 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2786 NSE-listed companies.
- 291 individuals holding 354 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 213 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 543 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 830 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2858 companies, 1072 (37.51%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 405 (37.78%) 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 1513 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1513 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2040 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 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1069 | 6.12% | 486 | 571 |
| 36 – 45 | 2383 | 13.64% | 972 | 1115 |
| 46 – 60 | 5994 | 34.30% | 2165 | 2706 |
| 61 – 69 | 4021 | 23.01% | 2430 | 3475 |
| 70 – 80 | 2339 | 13.38% | 1401 | 1910 |
| 81 – 90 | 289 | 1.65% | 106 | 124 |
| > 90 | 21 | 0.12% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1279 | 7.32% | 618 | 627 |
| TOTAL | 17475 | 100.00% | 8199 | 10549 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12907 (61.05%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8383 (39.65%) more than 6 years; 5656 (26.75%) more than 9 years and 4297 (20.32%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2399 | 11.35 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5836 | 27.60 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4524 | 21.40 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2727 | 12.90 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1359 | 6.43 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4297 | 20.32 |
| TOTAL | 21142 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.57% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.98% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.45% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5261 (30.11%) are Management Graduates (of which 813 are IIM graduates).
- 2007 (11.48%) are Chartered Accountants, 736 (4.21%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1552 (8.88%) are Lawyers.
- 265 (1.52%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3757 (21.50%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 958 | 5.48% | 1278 | 6.04% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9340 | 53.45% | 11951 | 56.53% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1830 | 10.47% | 2128 | 10.07% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4153 | 23.77% | 4568 | 21.61% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.61% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 367 | 2.10% | 373 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 721 | 4.13% | 730 | 3.45% |
| TOTAL | 17475 | 100.00% | 21142 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22522 directorship positions on these 3602 companies, giving an average of 6.25 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 797 | 22.13 |
| 5 – 10 | 2570 | 71.35 |
| 11 – 15 | 222 | 6.16 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3602 | 100.00 |