SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18486 individuals are on the boards of 3009 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18486 individuals occupy a total of 23810 directorship positions in 3009 companies listed at NSE and 827 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18486 individuals:
- 15208 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8342 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3889 are women (21.04%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5334 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2949 NSE-listed companies.
- 312 individuals holding 375 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 225 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 540 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 831 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 3009 companies, 1113 (36.99%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 416 (37.38%) 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 20 years (MR.VIDIT SANDEEP BAJORIA) and the oldest is 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 18 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1564 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1564 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2113 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 | 91 | 0.49% | 18 | 19 |
| 26 – 35 | 1086 | 5.87% | 487 | 577 |
| 36 – 45 | 2543 | 13.76% | 1041 | 1191 |
| 46 – 60 | 6262 | 33.87% | 2243 | 2797 |
| 61 – 69 | 4193 | 22.68% | 2549 | 3652 |
| 70 – 80 | 2433 | 13.16% | 1449 | 1979 |
| 81 – 90 | 308 | 1.67% | 110 | 129 |
| > 90 | 19 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1551 | 8.39% | 781 | 793 |
| TOTAL | 18486 | 100.00% | 8683 | 11142 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13801 (61.92%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8858 (39.74%) more than 6 years; 5987 (26.86%) more than 9 years and 4552 (20.42%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2473 | 11.10 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 6015 | 26.99 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4943 | 22.18 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2871 | 12.88 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1435 | 6.44 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4552 | 20.42 |
| TOTAL | 22289 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.00% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.35% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.65% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5500 (29.75%) are Management Graduates (of which 815 are IIM graduates).
- 2094 (11.33%) are Chartered Accountants, 788 (4.26%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.17%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1630 (8.82%) are Lawyers.
- 272 (1.47%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3975 (21.50%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 1009 | 5.46% | 1351 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9978 | 53.98% | 12698 | 56.94% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1847 | 9.99% | 2157 | 9.67% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4131 | 22.35% | 4550 | 20.40% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.57% | 114 | 0.51% |
| SCHOOLING | 384 | 2.08% | 392 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 1032 | 5.58% | 1038 | 4.65% |
| TOTAL | 18486 | 100.00% | 22300 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23810 directorship positions on these 3836 companies, giving an average of 6.21 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 870 | 22.68 |
| 5 – 10 | 2724 | 71.01 |
| 11 – 15 | 231 | 6.02 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3836 | 100.00 |