SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17229 individuals are on the boards of 2793 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17229 individuals occupy a total of 21693 directorship positions in 2793 companies listed at NSE and 483 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17229 individuals:
- 14452 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7816 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3573 are women (20.74%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4742 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2743 NSE-listed companies.
- 284 individuals holding 347 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 817 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2793 companies, 1056 (37.81%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 392 (37.12%) 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). 12 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1432 individuals are above 70 years.
- 12 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 12 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1432 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1938 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 | 67 | 0.39% | 12 | 12 |
| 26 – 35 | 1057 | 6.14% | 487 | 571 |
| 36 – 45 | 2306 | 13.38% | 935 | 1071 |
| 46 – 60 | 6038 | 35.05% | 2240 | 2782 |
| 61 – 69 | 4042 | 23.46% | 2469 | 3501 |
| 70 – 80 | 2212 | 12.84% | 1320 | 1808 |
| 81 – 90 | 281 | 1.63% | 106 | 124 |
| > 90 | 26 | 0.15% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1200 | 6.97% | 580 | 585 |
| TOTAL | 17229 | 100.00% | 8155 | 10460 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12571 (60.30%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8212 (39.39%) more than 6 years; 5480 (26.29%) more than 9 years and 4200 (20.15%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2447 | 11.74 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5828 | 27.96 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4359 | 20.91 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2732 | 13.11 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1280 | 6.14 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4200 | 20.15 |
| TOTAL | 20846 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.08% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.78% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.14% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5128 (29.76%) are Management Graduates (of which 788 are IIM graduates).
- 1970 (11.43%) are Chartered Accountants, 700 (4.06%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.27%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1527 (8.86%) are Lawyers.
- 254 (1.47%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3658 (21.23%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 953 | 5.53% | 1264 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9109 | 52.87% | 11678 | 56.02% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1789 | 10.38% | 2092 | 10.04% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4086 | 23.72% | 4499 | 21.58% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 99 | 0.57% | 107 | 0.51% |
| SCHOOLING | 335 | 1.94% | 342 | 1.64% |
| NOT KNOWN | 858 | 4.98% | 864 | 4.14% |
| TOTAL | 17229 | 100.00% | 20846 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21693 directorship positions on these 3276 companies, giving an average of 6.62 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 541 | 16.51 |
| 5 – 10 | 2484 | 75.82 |
| 11 – 15 | 239 | 7.30 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3276 | 100.00 |