SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17578 individuals are on the boards of 2861 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17578 individuals occupy a total of 22568 directorship positions in 2861 companies listed at NSE and 721 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17578 individuals:
- 14490 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7908 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3677 are women (20.92%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5015 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2790 NSE-listed companies.
- 287 individuals holding 348 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.
- 538 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 818 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2861 companies, 1070 (37.40%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 406 (37.94%) 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 1510 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 16 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1510 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2035 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 | 1064 | 6.05% | 484 | 570 |
| 36 – 45 | 2379 | 13.53% | 972 | 1114 |
| 46 – 60 | 5955 | 33.88% | 2142 | 2681 |
| 61 – 69 | 4022 | 22.88% | 2432 | 3467 |
| 70 – 80 | 2338 | 13.30% | 1397 | 1904 |
| 81 – 90 | 292 | 1.66% | 107 | 125 |
| > 90 | 20 | 0.11% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1428 | 8.12% | 683 | 692 |
| TOTAL | 17578 | 100.00% | 8238 | 10575 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12966 (61.08%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8380 (39.48%) more than 6 years; 5683 (26.77%) more than 9 years and 4316 (20.33%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2390 | 11.26 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5871 | 27.66 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4586 | 21.60 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2697 | 12.71 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1367 | 6.44 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4316 | 20.33 |
| TOTAL | 21227 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.19% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.81% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.00% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5260 (29.92%) are Management Graduates (of which 810 are IIM graduates).
- 2004 (11.40%) are Chartered Accountants, 736 (4.19%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1549 (8.81%) are Lawyers.
- 264 (1.50%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3745 (21.31%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 962 | 5.47% | 1281 | 6.03% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9324 | 53.04% | 11921 | 56.16% |
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.) | 4149 | 23.60% | 4564 | 21.50% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.60% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 367 | 2.09% | 373 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 841 | 4.78% | 850 | 4.00% |
| TOTAL | 17578 | 100.00% | 21227 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22568 directorship positions on these 3582 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 | 775 | 21.64 |
| 5 – 10 | 2571 | 71.78 |
| 11 – 15 | 223 | 6.23 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3582 | 100.00 |