SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17336 individuals are on the boards of 2807 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17336 individuals occupy a total of 21777 directorship positions in 2807 companies listed at NSE and 473 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17336 individuals:
- 14560 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7874 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3604 are women (20.79%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4765 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2754 NSE-listed companies.
- 282 individuals holding 345 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.
- 539 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 812 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2807 companies, 1048 (37.34%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 391 (37.31%) 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 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 12 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1456 individuals are above 70 years.
- 12 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 12 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1456 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1966 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 | 66 | 0.38% | 12 | 12 |
| 26 – 35 | 1056 | 6.09% | 483 | 570 |
| 36 – 45 | 2306 | 13.30% | 938 | 1073 |
| 46 – 60 | 6003 | 34.63% | 2235 | 2777 |
| 61 – 69 | 4015 | 23.16% | 2449 | 3477 |
| 70 – 80 | 2243 | 12.94% | 1342 | 1835 |
| 81 – 90 | 289 | 1.67% | 108 | 125 |
| > 90 | 23 | 0.13% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1335 | 7.70% | 633 | 638 |
| TOTAL | 17336 | 100.00% | 8206 | 10513 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12627 (60.30%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8269 (39.49%) more than 6 years; 5523 (26.38%) more than 9 years and 4232 (20.21%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2457 | 11.73 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5855 | 27.96 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4358 | 20.81 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2746 | 13.11 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1291 | 6.17 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4232 | 20.21 |
| TOTAL | 20939 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 61.97% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.61% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.42% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5145 (29.68%) are Management Graduates (of which 791 are IIM graduates).
- 1981 (11.43%) are Chartered Accountants, 716 (4.13%) are Company Secretaries and 215 (1.24%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1535 (8.85%) are Lawyers.
- 265 (1.53%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3689 (21.28%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 956 | 5.51% | 1266 | 6.05% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9144 | 52.75% | 11709 | 55.92% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1808 | 10.43% | 2106 | 10.06% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4075 | 23.51% | 4482 | 21.41% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 100 | 0.58% | 108 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 336 | 1.94% | 343 | 1.64% |
| NOT KNOWN | 917 | 5.29% | 925 | 4.42% |
| TOTAL | 17336 | 100.00% | 20939 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21777 directorship positions on these 3280 companies, giving an average of 6.64 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 533 | 16.25 |
| 5 – 10 | 2494 | 76.04 |
| 11 – 15 | 241 | 7.35 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3280 | 100.00 |