SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18265 individuals are on the boards of 2983 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18265 individuals occupy a total of 23593 directorship positions in 2983 companies listed at NSE and 821 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18265 individuals:
- 14975 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8242 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3835 are women (21.00%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5282 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2920 NSE-listed companies.
- 315 individuals holding 379 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 223 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 542 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 833 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2983 companies, 1105 (37.04%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 411 (37.19%) 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 19 years (MR.VIDHAN DHARIWAL) and the oldest is 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 18 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1558 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1558 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2100 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 | 93 | 0.51% | 18 | 19 |
| 26 – 35 | 1086 | 5.95% | 487 | 577 |
| 36 – 45 | 2513 | 13.76% | 1028 | 1179 |
| 46 – 60 | 6236 | 34.14% | 2244 | 2804 |
| 61 – 69 | 4178 | 22.87% | 2535 | 3644 |
| 70 – 80 | 2412 | 13.21% | 1439 | 1963 |
| 81 – 90 | 311 | 1.70% | 114 | 132 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1418 | 7.76% | 711 | 724 |
| TOTAL | 18265 | 100.00% | 8581 | 11047 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13646 (61.81%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8785 (39.79%) more than 6 years; 5952 (26.96%) more than 9 years and 4514 (20.45%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2371 | 10.74 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 6060 | 27.45 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4861 | 22.02 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2833 | 12.83 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1438 | 6.51 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4514 | 20.45 |
| TOTAL | 22077 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.59% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.57% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.84% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5502 (30.12%) are Management Graduates (of which 820 are IIM graduates).
- 2089 (11.44%) are Chartered Accountants, 786 (4.30%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.19%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1630 (8.92%) are Lawyers.
- 273 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3969 (21.73%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 1005 | 5.50% | 1345 | 6.09% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9973 | 54.60% | 12701 | 57.50% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1848 | 10.12% | 2158 | 9.77% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4114 | 22.52% | 4535 | 20.53% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.57% | 114 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 379 | 2.08% | 387 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 841 | 4.60% | 848 | 3.84% |
| TOTAL | 18265 | 100.00% | 22088 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23593 directorship positions on these 3804 companies, giving an average of 6.20 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 861 | 22.63 |
| 5 – 10 | 2711 | 71.27 |
| 11 – 15 | 221 | 5.81 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3804 | 100.00 |