SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17555 individuals are on the boards of 2861 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17555 individuals occupy a total of 22596 directorship positions in 2861 companies listed at NSE and 750 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17555 individuals:
- 14431 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7898 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3673 are women (20.92%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5031 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2791 NSE-listed companies.
- 288 individuals holding 349 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.
- 539 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 821 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2861 companies, 1069 (37.36%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 406 (37.98%) 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 1517 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1517 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2044 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% | 14 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1065 | 6.07% | 486 | 573 |
| 36 – 45 | 2381 | 13.56% | 972 | 1115 |
| 46 – 60 | 5967 | 33.99% | 2144 | 2684 |
| 61 – 69 | 4036 | 22.99% | 2442 | 3482 |
| 70 – 80 | 2342 | 13.34% | 1403 | 1912 |
| 81 – 90 | 294 | 1.67% | 108 | 126 |
| > 90 | 20 | 0.11% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1370 | 7.80% | 654 | 662 |
| TOTAL | 17555 | 100.00% | 8229 | 10575 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12963 (61.10%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8386 (39.53%) more than 6 years; 5687 (26.81%) more than 9 years and 4317 (20.35%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2386 | 11.25 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5866 | 27.65 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4577 | 21.57 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2699 | 12.72 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1370 | 6.46 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4317 | 20.35 |
| TOTAL | 21215 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.51% 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 3.54% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5289 (30.13%) are Management Graduates (of which 813 are IIM graduates).
- 2009 (11.44%) are Chartered Accountants, 744 (4.24%) are Company Secretaries and 222 (1.26%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1563 (8.90%) are Lawyers.
- 265 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3767 (21.46%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 968 | 5.51% | 1286 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9371 | 53.38% | 11976 | 56.45% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1839 | 10.48% | 2136 | 10.07% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4163 | 23.71% | 4579 | 21.58% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.60% | 113 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 368 | 2.10% | 375 | 1.77% |
| NOT KNOWN | 741 | 4.22% | 750 | 3.54% |
| TOTAL | 17555 | 100.00% | 21215 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22596 directorship positions on these 3611 companies, giving an average of 6.26 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 804 | 22.27 |
| 5 – 10 | 2572 | 71.23 |
| 11 – 15 | 222 | 6.15 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3611 | 100.00 |