SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18533 individuals are on the boards of 3013 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18533 individuals occupy a total of 23852 directorship positions in 3013 companies listed at NSE and 826 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18533 individuals:
- 15256 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8372 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3904 are women (21.07%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5349 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2953 NSE-listed companies.
- 311 individuals holding 373 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.
- 539 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 830 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 3013 companies, 1112 (36.91%) 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 96 years (MR.GULABCHAND MANGILAL SURANA). 18 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1572 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1572 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2120 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 | 1082 | 5.84% | 486 | 576 |
| 36 – 45 | 2539 | 13.70% | 1041 | 1190 |
| 46 – 60 | 6253 | 33.74% | 2238 | 2792 |
| 61 – 69 | 4187 | 22.59% | 2544 | 3646 |
| 70 – 80 | 2440 | 13.17% | 1456 | 1985 |
| 81 – 90 | 309 | 1.67% | 111 | 130 |
| > 90 | 19 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1613 | 8.70% | 815 | 827 |
| TOTAL | 18533 | 100.00% | 8714 | 11170 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13890 (62.19%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8894 (39.82%) more than 6 years; 6003 (26.88%) more than 9 years and 4563 (20.43%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2475 | 11.08 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5968 | 26.72 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4996 | 22.37 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2891 | 12.94 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1440 | 6.45 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4563 | 20.43 |
| TOTAL | 22333 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.81% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.26% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.93% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5495 (29.65%) are Management Graduates (of which 814 are IIM graduates).
- 2093 (11.29%) are Chartered Accountants, 788 (4.25%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.17%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1631 (8.80%) are Lawyers.
- 272 (1.47%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3968 (21.41%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 1010 | 5.45% | 1352 | 6.05% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9965 | 53.77% | 12683 | 56.76% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1846 | 9.96% | 2157 | 9.65% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4128 | 22.27% | 4545 | 20.34% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.57% | 114 | 0.51% |
| SCHOOLING | 384 | 2.07% | 392 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 1095 | 5.91% | 1101 | 4.93% |
| TOTAL | 18533 | 100.00% | 22344 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23852 directorship positions on these 3839 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 | 869 | 22.64 |
| 5 – 10 | 2727 | 71.03 |
| 11 – 15 | 232 | 6.04 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3839 | 100.00 |