SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18245 individuals are on the boards of 2980 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18245 individuals occupy a total of 23574 directorship positions in 2980 companies listed at NSE and 821 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18245 individuals:
- 14954 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8230 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3832 are women (21.00%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5279 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2918 NSE-listed companies.
- 315 individuals holding 379 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 223 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 542 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 833 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2980 companies, 1105 (37.08%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 411 (37.19%) 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 19 years (MR.VIDHAN DHARIWAL) and the oldest is 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 18 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1558 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1558 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2102 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 | 93 | 0.51% | 18 | 19 |
| 26 – 35 | 1087 | 5.96% | 488 | 578 |
| 36 – 45 | 2517 | 13.80% | 1028 | 1179 |
| 46 – 60 | 6250 | 34.26% | 2253 | 2817 |
| 61 – 69 | 4169 | 22.85% | 2528 | 3634 |
| 70 – 80 | 2412 | 13.22% | 1439 | 1965 |
| 81 – 90 | 311 | 1.70% | 114 | 132 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1388 | 7.61% | 695 | 708 |
| TOTAL | 18245 | 100.00% | 8568 | 11037 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13627 (61.78%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8778 (39.79%) more than 6 years; 5948 (26.96%) more than 9 years and 4509 (20.44%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2365 | 10.72 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 6067 | 27.50 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4849 | 21.98 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2830 | 12.83 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1439 | 6.52 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4509 | 20.44 |
| TOTAL | 22059 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.68% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.61% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.71% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5505 (30.17%) are Management Graduates (of which 822 are IIM graduates).
- 2091 (11.46%) are Chartered Accountants, 786 (4.31%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.19%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1631 (8.94%) are Lawyers.
- 273 (1.50%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3974 (21.78%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 1007 | 5.52% | 1347 | 6.10% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9977 | 54.68% | 12707 | 57.58% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1851 | 10.15% | 2160 | 9.79% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4115 | 22.55% | 4536 | 20.55% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.58% | 114 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 379 | 2.08% | 387 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 811 | 4.45% | 818 | 3.71% |
| TOTAL | 18245 | 100.00% | 22069 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23574 directorship positions on these 3801 companies, giving an average of 6.20 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 861 | 22.65 |
| 5 – 10 | 2708 | 71.24 |
| 11 – 15 | 221 | 5.81 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3801 | 100.00 |