SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17470 individuals are on the boards of 2858 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17470 individuals occupy a total of 22519 directorship positions in 2858 companies listed at NSE and 744 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17470 individuals:
- 14347 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7869 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3656 are women (20.93%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5012 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2786 NSE-listed companies.
- 290 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 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 541 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 827 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2858 companies, 1072 (37.51%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 405 (37.78%) 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). 15 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1513 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1513 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2041 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 | 80 | 0.46% | 15 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1069 | 6.12% | 484 | 569 |
| 36 – 45 | 2380 | 13.62% | 972 | 1117 |
| 46 – 60 | 5995 | 34.32% | 2168 | 2711 |
| 61 – 69 | 4022 | 23.02% | 2429 | 3473 |
| 70 – 80 | 2338 | 13.38% | 1401 | 1911 |
| 81 – 90 | 289 | 1.65% | 106 | 124 |
| > 90 | 21 | 0.12% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1276 | 7.30% | 619 | 628 |
| TOTAL | 17470 | 100.00% | 8200 | 10554 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12896 (61.00%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8387 (39.67%) more than 6 years; 5654 (26.75%) more than 9 years and 4296 (20.32%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2418 | 11.44 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5826 | 27.56 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4509 | 21.33 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2733 | 12.93 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1358 | 6.42 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4296 | 20.32 |
| TOTAL | 21140 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.54% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.95% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.51% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5248 (30.04%) are Management Graduates (of which 810 are IIM graduates).
- 2007 (11.49%) are Chartered Accountants, 736 (4.21%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1551 (8.88%) are Lawyers.
- 267 (1.53%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3752 (21.48%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 955 | 5.47% | 1274 | 6.03% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9332 | 53.42% | 11946 | 56.51% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1834 | 10.50% | 2133 | 10.09% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4145 | 23.73% | 4560 | 21.57% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.61% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 366 | 2.10% | 372 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 732 | 4.19% | 741 | 3.51% |
| TOTAL | 17470 | 100.00% | 21140 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22519 directorship positions on these 3602 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 | 798 | 22.15 |
| 5 – 10 | 2567 | 71.27 |
| 11 – 15 | 224 | 6.22 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3602 | 100.00 |