SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18264 individuals are on the boards of 2987 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18264 individuals occupy a total of 23608 directorship positions in 2987 companies listed at NSE and 825 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18264 individuals:
- 14971 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8237 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3843 are women (21.04%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5292 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2929 NSE-listed companies.
- 314 individuals holding 377 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 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 544 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 835 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2987 companies, 1107 (37.06%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 412 (37.22%) 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 1565 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1565 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2109 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 | 93 | 0.51% | 18 | 19 |
| 26 – 35 | 1097 | 6.01% | 491 | 582 |
| 36 – 45 | 2545 | 13.93% | 1041 | 1193 |
| 46 – 60 | 6284 | 34.41% | 2262 | 2821 |
| 61 – 69 | 4203 | 23.01% | 2555 | 3672 |
| 70 – 80 | 2425 | 13.28% | 1446 | 1972 |
| 81 – 90 | 312 | 1.71% | 114 | 132 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1287 | 7.05% | 645 | 657 |
| TOTAL | 18264 | 100.00% | 8577 | 11053 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13672 (61.90%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8790 (39.79%) more than 6 years; 5954 (26.95%) more than 9 years and 4523 (20.48%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2386 | 10.80 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 6031 | 27.30 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4882 | 22.10 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2836 | 12.84 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1431 | 6.48 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4523 | 20.48 |
| TOTAL | 22089 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.84% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.66% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.50% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5518 (30.21%) are Management Graduates (of which 821 are IIM graduates).
- 2100 (11.50%) are Chartered Accountants, 791 (4.33%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.19%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1632 (8.94%) are Lawyers.
- 273 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3982 (21.80%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 1012 | 5.54% | 1354 | 6.13% |
| POST GRADUATES | 10011 | 54.81% | 12753 | 57.71% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1849 | 10.12% | 2158 | 9.76% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4135 | 22.64% | 4555 | 20.61% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.57% | 114 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 384 | 2.10% | 392 | 1.77% |
| NOT KNOWN | 768 | 4.20% | 774 | 3.50% |
| TOTAL | 18264 | 100.00% | 22100 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23608 directorship positions on these 3812 companies, giving an average of 6.19 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 866 | 22.72 |
| 5 – 10 | 2712 | 71.14 |
| 11 – 15 | 223 | 5.85 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3812 | 100.00 |