SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18275 individuals are on the boards of 2987 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18275 individuals occupy a total of 23600 directorship positions in 2988 companies listed at NSE and 818 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18275 individuals:
- 14987 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8247 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3836 are women (20.99%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5284 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2923 NSE-listed companies.
- 314 individuals holding 378 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.
- 541 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 832 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2987 companies, 1106 (37.03%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 412 (37.25%) 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 1561 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1561 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2103 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 | 92 | 0.50% | 18 | 19 |
| 26 – 35 | 1084 | 5.93% | 486 | 577 |
| 36 – 45 | 2512 | 13.75% | 1025 | 1176 |
| 46 – 60 | 6228 | 34.08% | 2243 | 2804 |
| 61 – 69 | 4174 | 22.84% | 2533 | 3643 |
| 70 – 80 | 2417 | 13.23% | 1442 | 1966 |
| 81 – 90 | 312 | 1.71% | 114 | 132 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1438 | 7.87% | 720 | 733 |
| TOTAL | 18275 | 100.00% | 8586 | 11055 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13669 (61.88%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8787 (39.78%) more than 6 years; 5959 (26.98%) more than 9 years and 4519 (20.46%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2375 | 10.75 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 6046 | 27.37 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4882 | 22.10 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2828 | 12.80 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1440 | 6.52 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4519 | 20.46 |
| TOTAL | 22090 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.52% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.53% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.95% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5495 (30.07%) are Management Graduates (of which 820 are IIM graduates).
- 2087 (11.42%) are Chartered Accountants, 786 (4.30%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.19%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1628 (8.91%) are Lawyers.
- 272 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3965 (21.70%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 1005 | 5.50% | 1345 | 6.09% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9962 | 54.51% | 12693 | 57.43% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1844 | 10.09% | 2154 | 9.75% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4113 | 22.51% | 4534 | 20.51% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.57% | 114 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 379 | 2.07% | 387 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 867 | 4.74% | 874 | 3.95% |
| TOTAL | 18275 | 100.00% | 22101 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23600 directorship positions on these 3806 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 | 862 | 22.65 |
| 5 – 10 | 2711 | 71.23 |
| 11 – 15 | 222 | 5.83 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3806 | 100.00 |