SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18143 individuals are on the boards of 2949 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18143 individuals occupy a total of 23369 directorship positions in 2949 companies listed at NSE and 791 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18143 individuals:
- 14903 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8208 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3814 are women (21.02%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5238 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2888 NSE-listed companies.
- 310 individuals holding 372 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 219 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 538 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 818 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2949 companies, 1096 (37.17%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 407 (37.14%) 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 19 years (MR.VIDHAN DHARIWAL) and the oldest is 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 18 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1548 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1548 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2076 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 | 0.50% | 18 | 19 |
| 26 – 35 | 1097 | 6.05% | 491 | 580 |
| 36 – 45 | 2485 | 13.70% | 1018 | 1171 |
| 46 – 60 | 6197 | 34.16% | 2223 | 2779 |
| 61 – 69 | 4142 | 22.83% | 2511 | 3602 |
| 70 – 80 | 2397 | 13.21% | 1427 | 1937 |
| 81 – 90 | 310 | 1.71% | 116 | 134 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1406 | 7.75% | 723 | 733 |
| TOTAL | 18143 | 100.00% | 8532 | 10960 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13510 (61.73%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8678 (39.65%) more than 6 years; 5875 (26.84%) more than 9 years and 4456 (20.36%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2425 | 11.08 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5951 | 27.19 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4832 | 22.08 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2803 | 12.81 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1419 | 6.48 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4456 | 20.36 |
| TOTAL | 21886 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.71% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.57% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.72% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5461 (30.10%) are Management Graduates (of which 818 are IIM graduates).
- 2083 (11.48%) are Chartered Accountants, 784 (4.32%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.20%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1624 (8.95%) are Lawyers.
- 271 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3917 (21.59%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 998 | 5.50% | 1329 | 6.07% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9935 | 54.76% | 12621 | 57.64% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1837 | 10.13% | 2138 | 9.76% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4085 | 22.52% | 4496 | 20.53% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.58% | 114 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 376 | 2.07% | 384 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 807 | 4.45% | 814 | 3.72% |
| TOTAL | 18143 | 100.00% | 21896 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23369 directorship positions on these 3740 companies, giving an average of 6.25 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 825 | 22.06 |
| 5 – 10 | 2685 | 71.79 |
| 11 – 15 | 219 | 5.86 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3740 | 100.00 |