SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17509 individuals are on the boards of 2860 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17509 individuals occupy a total of 22553 directorship positions in 2860 companies listed at NSE and 744 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17509 individuals:
- 14386 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7876 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3666 are women (20.94%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5018 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2788 NSE-listed companies.
- 290 individuals holding 352 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 213 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 541 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 828 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2860 companies, 1070 (37.41%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 405 (37.85%) 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 1511 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 16 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1511 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2037 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 | 1067 | 6.09% | 484 | 570 |
| 36 – 45 | 2383 | 13.61% | 976 | 1120 |
| 46 – 60 | 5977 | 34.14% | 2153 | 2692 |
| 61 – 69 | 4022 | 22.97% | 2435 | 3478 |
| 70 – 80 | 2338 | 13.35% | 1399 | 1907 |
| 81 – 90 | 291 | 1.66% | 106 | 124 |
| > 90 | 20 | 0.11% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1331 | 7.60% | 632 | 642 |
| TOTAL | 17509 | 100.00% | 8206 | 10555 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12926 (61.04%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8367 (39.51%) more than 6 years; 5664 (26.75%) more than 9 years and 4298 (20.30%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2409 | 11.38 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5842 | 27.59 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4559 | 21.53 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2703 | 12.76 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1366 | 6.45 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4298 | 20.30 |
| TOTAL | 21177 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.52% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.94% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.54% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5268 (30.09%) are Management Graduates (of which 811 are IIM graduates).
- 2008 (11.47%) are Chartered Accountants, 736 (4.20%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1552 (8.86%) are Lawyers.
- 264 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3753 (21.43%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 962 | 5.49% | 1282 | 6.05% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9347 | 53.38% | 11958 | 56.47% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1830 | 10.45% | 2128 | 10.05% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4157 | 23.74% | 4573 | 21.59% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.61% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 367 | 2.10% | 373 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 740 | 4.23% | 749 | 3.54% |
| TOTAL | 17509 | 100.00% | 21177 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22553 directorship positions on these 3604 companies, giving an average of 6.26 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 798 | 22.14 |
| 5 – 10 | 2573 | 71.39 |
| 11 – 15 | 220 | 6.10 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3604 | 100.00 |