SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18093 individuals are on the boards of 2941 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18093 individuals occupy a total of 23344 directorship positions in 2941 companies listed at NSE and 811 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18093 individuals:
- 14842 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8179 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3803 are women (21.02%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5234 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2880 NSE-listed companies.
- 310 individuals holding 372 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 222 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 539 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 822 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2941 companies, 1087 (36.96%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 407 (37.44%) 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 1545 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1545 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2074 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 | 0.50% | 18 | 19 |
| 26 – 35 | 1099 | 6.07% | 491 | 580 |
| 36 – 45 | 2485 | 13.73% | 1018 | 1171 |
| 46 – 60 | 6208 | 34.31% | 2228 | 2785 |
| 61 – 69 | 4141 | 22.89% | 2511 | 3602 |
| 70 – 80 | 2395 | 13.24% | 1425 | 1936 |
| 81 – 90 | 310 | 1.71% | 115 | 133 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1346 | 7.44% | 692 | 702 |
| TOTAL | 18093 | 100.00% | 8503 | 10933 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13489 (61.77%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8668 (39.69%) more than 6 years; 5871 (26.88%) more than 9 years and 4452 (20.39%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2425 | 11.10 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5925 | 27.13 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4821 | 22.08 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2797 | 12.81 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1419 | 6.50 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4452 | 20.39 |
| TOTAL | 21839 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.88% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.67% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.45% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5463 (30.19%) are Management Graduates (of which 818 are IIM graduates).
- 2084 (11.52%) are Chartered Accountants, 784 (4.33%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.20%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1624 (8.98%) are Lawyers.
- 271 (1.50%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3919 (21.66%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 998 | 5.52% | 1329 | 6.08% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9940 | 54.94% | 12630 | 57.80% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1839 | 10.16% | 2140 | 9.79% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4087 | 22.59% | 4498 | 20.59% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.58% | 114 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 377 | 2.08% | 385 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 747 | 4.13% | 754 | 3.45% |
| TOTAL | 18093 | 100.00% | 21850 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23344 directorship positions on these 3752 companies, giving an average of 6.22 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 845 | 22.52 |
| 5 – 10 | 2675 | 71.30 |
| 11 – 15 | 221 | 5.89 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3752 | 100.00 |