SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17197 individuals are on the boards of 2790 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17197 individuals occupy a total of 21656 directorship positions in 2790 companies listed at NSE and 483 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17197 individuals:
- 14424 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7794 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3568 are women (20.75%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4737 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2740 NSE-listed companies.
- 285 individuals holding 348 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 176 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 543 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 815 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2790 companies, 1052 (37.71%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 392 (37.26%) 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). 13 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1429 individuals are above 70 years.
- 13 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 13 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1429 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1934 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 | 69 | 0.40% | 13 | 13 |
| 26 – 35 | 1061 | 6.17% | 489 | 573 |
| 36 – 45 | 2306 | 13.41% | 935 | 1072 |
| 46 – 60 | 6046 | 35.16% | 2240 | 2781 |
| 61 – 69 | 4041 | 23.50% | 2471 | 3501 |
| 70 – 80 | 2211 | 12.86% | 1317 | 1804 |
| 81 – 90 | 280 | 1.63% | 106 | 124 |
| > 90 | 26 | 0.15% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1157 | 6.73% | 557 | 562 |
| TOTAL | 17197 | 100.00% | 8134 | 10436 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12548 (60.30%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8198 (39.39%) more than 6 years; 5473 (26.30%) more than 9 years and 4195 (20.16%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2453 | 11.79 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5810 | 27.92 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4350 | 20.90 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2725 | 13.09 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1278 | 6.14 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4195 | 20.16 |
| TOTAL | 20811 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.20% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.84% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.96% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5129 (29.82%) are Management Graduates (of which 787 are IIM graduates).
- 1971 (11.46%) are Chartered Accountants, 701 (4.08%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.26%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1527 (8.88%) are Lawyers.
- 254 (1.48%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3658 (21.27%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 952 | 5.54% | 1263 | 6.07% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9115 | 53.00% | 11682 | 56.13% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1788 | 10.40% | 2090 | 10.04% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4089 | 23.78% | 4502 | 21.63% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 99 | 0.58% | 107 | 0.51% |
| SCHOOLING | 336 | 1.95% | 343 | 1.65% |
| NOT KNOWN | 818 | 4.76% | 824 | 3.96% |
| TOTAL | 17197 | 100.00% | 20811 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21656 directorship positions on these 3273 companies, giving an average of 6.62 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 26 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 542 | 16.56 |
| 5 – 10 | 2481 | 75.80 |
| 11 – 15 | 238 | 7.27 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3273 | 100.00 |