SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18522 individuals are on the boards of 3012 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18522 individuals occupy a total of 23844 directorship positions in 3012 companies listed at NSE and 828 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18522 individuals:
- 15243 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8362 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3901 are women (21.06%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5346 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2952 NSE-listed companies.
- 312 individuals holding 374 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 224 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 3012 companies, 1112 (36.92%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 415 (37.32%) 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 1568 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1568 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2117 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 | 1084 | 5.85% | 486 | 576 |
| 36 – 45 | 2541 | 13.72% | 1042 | 1191 |
| 46 – 60 | 6256 | 33.78% | 2240 | 2794 |
| 61 – 69 | 4187 | 22.61% | 2545 | 3647 |
| 70 – 80 | 2436 | 13.15% | 1453 | 1983 |
| 81 – 90 | 308 | 1.66% | 110 | 129 |
| > 90 | 19 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1600 | 8.64% | 805 | 817 |
| TOTAL | 18522 | 100.00% | 8704 | 11161 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13825 (61.93%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8873 (39.75%) more than 6 years; 5993 (26.85%) more than 9 years and 4557 (20.41%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2481 | 11.11 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 6017 | 26.95 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4952 | 22.18 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2880 | 12.90 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1436 | 6.43 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4557 | 20.41 |
| TOTAL | 22323 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.86% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.27% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.87% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5496 (29.67%) are Management Graduates (of which 815 are IIM graduates).
- 2093 (11.30%) are Chartered Accountants, 788 (4.25%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.17%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1631 (8.81%) are Lawyers.
- 272 (1.47%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3970 (21.43%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 1009 | 5.45% | 1351 | 6.05% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9969 | 53.82% | 12687 | 56.81% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1846 | 9.97% | 2157 | 9.66% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4127 | 22.28% | 4545 | 20.35% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.57% | 114 | 0.51% |
| SCHOOLING | 384 | 2.07% | 392 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 1082 | 5.84% | 1088 | 4.87% |
| TOTAL | 18522 | 100.00% | 22334 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23844 directorship positions on these 3840 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 | 871 | 22.68 |
| 5 – 10 | 2727 | 71.02 |
| 11 – 15 | 231 | 6.02 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3840 | 100.00 |