SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18340 individuals are on the boards of 2995 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18340 individuals occupy a total of 23676 directorship positions in 2995 companies listed at NSE and 825 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18340 individuals:
- 15052 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8271 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3859 are women (21.04%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5306 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2936 NSE-listed companies.
- 313 individuals holding 376 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 225 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 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 2995 companies, 1112 (37.13%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 418 (37.59%) 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 2106 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 | 1090 | 5.94% | 488 | 579 |
| 36 – 45 | 2546 | 13.88% | 1042 | 1192 |
| 46 – 60 | 6265 | 34.16% | 2246 | 2805 |
| 61 – 69 | 4210 | 22.96% | 2563 | 3675 |
| 70 – 80 | 2430 | 13.25% | 1446 | 1973 |
| 81 – 90 | 308 | 1.68% | 110 | 128 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1381 | 7.53% | 691 | 703 |
| TOTAL | 18340 | 100.00% | 8609 | 11079 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13735 (61.99%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8823 (39.82%) more than 6 years; 5974 (26.96%) more than 9 years and 4537 (20.48%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2406 | 10.86 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 6016 | 27.15 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4912 | 22.17 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2849 | 12.86 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1437 | 6.49 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4537 | 20.48 |
| TOTAL | 22157 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.53% 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 3.94% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5504 (30.01%) are Management Graduates (of which 818 are IIM graduates).
- 2099 (11.44%) are Chartered Accountants, 789 (4.30%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.19%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1629 (8.88%) are Lawyers.
- 273 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3980 (21.70%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 1011 | 5.51% | 1353 | 6.10% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9995 | 54.50% | 12730 | 57.43% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1848 | 10.08% | 2157 | 9.73% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4130 | 22.52% | 4549 | 20.52% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.57% | 114 | 0.51% |
| SCHOOLING | 384 | 2.09% | 392 | 1.77% |
| NOT KNOWN | 867 | 4.73% | 873 | 3.94% |
| TOTAL | 18340 | 100.00% | 22168 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23676 directorship positions on these 3820 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 | 866 | 22.67 |
| 5 – 10 | 2718 | 71.15 |
| 11 – 15 | 225 | 5.89 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3820 | 100.00 |