SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17595 individuals are on the boards of 2871 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17595 individuals occupy a total of 22660 directorship positions in 2871 companies listed at NSE and 765 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17595 individuals:
- 14457 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7907 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3682 are women (20.93%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5047 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2803 NSE-listed companies.
- 293 individuals holding 353 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 213 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 540 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 816 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2871 companies, 1077 (37.51%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 403 (37.42%) 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 21 years (MR.ABHAV K.KUMAR) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 14 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1511 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1511 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2037 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 | 79 | 0.45% | 14 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1056 | 6.00% | 479 | 565 |
| 36 – 45 | 2377 | 13.51% | 970 | 1108 |
| 46 – 60 | 5951 | 33.82% | 2135 | 2679 |
| 61 – 69 | 4052 | 23.03% | 2455 | 3507 |
| 70 – 80 | 2347 | 13.34% | 1400 | 1908 |
| 81 – 90 | 292 | 1.66% | 105 | 123 |
| > 90 | 19 | 0.11% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1422 | 8.08% | 669 | 677 |
| TOTAL | 17595 | 100.00% | 8233 | 10588 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12986 (61.08%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8412 (39.57%) more than 6 years; 5686 (26.75%) more than 9 years and 4321 (20.33%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2413 | 11.35 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5860 | 27.56 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4574 | 21.52 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2726 | 12.82 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1365 | 6.42 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4321 | 20.33 |
| TOTAL | 21259 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.44% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.91% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.65% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5295 (30.09%) are Management Graduates (of which 809 are IIM graduates).
- 2015 (11.45%) are Chartered Accountants, 744 (4.23%) are Company Secretaries and 224 (1.27%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1558 (8.85%) are Lawyers.
- 267 (1.52%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3786 (21.52%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 967 | 5.50% | 1284 | 6.04% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9384 | 53.33% | 11990 | 56.40% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1845 | 10.49% | 2141 | 10.07% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4164 | 23.67% | 4584 | 21.56% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 104 | 0.59% | 112 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 365 | 2.07% | 372 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 766 | 4.35% | 776 | 3.65% |
| TOTAL | 17595 | 100.00% | 21259 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22660 directorship positions on these 3636 companies, giving an average of 6.23 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 816 | 22.44 |
| 5 – 10 | 2588 | 71.18 |
| 11 – 15 | 220 | 6.05 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.33 |
| TOTAL | 3636 | 100.00 |