SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17963 individuals are on the boards of 2918 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17963 individuals occupy a total of 23114 directorship positions in 2918 companies listed at NSE and 782 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17963 individuals:
- 14778 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8098 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3767 are women (20.97%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5163 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2857 NSE-listed companies.
- 309 individuals holding 370 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 216 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 537 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 819 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2918 companies, 1089 (37.32%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 408 (37.47%) 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). 17 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1525 individuals are above 70 years.
- 17 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 18 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1525 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2054 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 | 81 | 0.45% | 17 | 18 |
| 26 – 35 | 1055 | 5.87% | 468 | 555 |
| 36 – 45 | 2407 | 13.40% | 975 | 1122 |
| 46 – 60 | 6064 | 33.76% | 2160 | 2704 |
| 61 – 69 | 4098 | 22.81% | 2475 | 3551 |
| 70 – 80 | 2370 | 13.19% | 1407 | 1917 |
| 81 – 90 | 307 | 1.71% | 113 | 132 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1563 | 8.70% | 796 | 811 |
| TOTAL | 17963 | 100.00% | 8416 | 10815 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13349 (61.63%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8565 (39.54%) more than 6 years; 5784 (26.70%) more than 9 years and 4412 (20.37%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2433 | 11.23 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5878 | 27.14 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4784 | 22.09 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2781 | 12.84 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1372 | 6.33 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4412 | 20.37 |
| TOTAL | 21660 | 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, 32.53% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.76% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5400 (30.06%) are Management Graduates (of which 813 are IIM graduates).
- 2065 (11.50%) are Chartered Accountants, 769 (4.28%) are Company Secretaries and 220 (1.22%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1603 (8.92%) are Lawyers.
- 267 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3865 (21.52%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 987 | 5.49% | 1310 | 6.04% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9840 | 54.78% | 12501 | 57.67% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1816 | 10.11% | 2112 | 9.74% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4040 | 22.49% | 4448 | 20.52% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 104 | 0.58% | 112 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 370 | 2.06% | 378 | 1.74% |
| NOT KNOWN | 806 | 4.49% | 815 | 3.76% |
| TOTAL | 17963 | 100.00% | 21676 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23114 directorship positions on these 3700 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 | 818 | 22.11 |
| 5 – 10 | 2651 | 71.65 |
| 11 – 15 | 220 | 5.95 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.30 |
| TOTAL | 3700 | 100.00 |