SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17547 individuals are on the boards of 2860 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17547 individuals occupy a total of 22586 directorship positions in 2860 companies listed at NSE and 749 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17547 individuals:
- 14425 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7892 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3672 are women (20.93%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5029 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2790 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 820 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2860 companies, 1070 (37.41%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 406 (37.94%) 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 1516 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1516 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2043 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 | 1063 | 6.06% | 485 | 572 |
| 36 – 45 | 2380 | 13.56% | 970 | 1107 |
| 46 – 60 | 5964 | 33.99% | 2144 | 2690 |
| 61 – 69 | 4039 | 23.02% | 2442 | 3482 |
| 70 – 80 | 2341 | 13.34% | 1402 | 1911 |
| 81 – 90 | 294 | 1.68% | 108 | 126 |
| > 90 | 20 | 0.11% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1366 | 7.78% | 652 | 660 |
| TOTAL | 17547 | 100.00% | 8223 | 10569 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12957 (61.10%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8389 (39.56%) more than 6 years; 5686 (26.81%) more than 9 years and 4315 (20.35%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2382 | 11.23 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5867 | 27.67 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4568 | 21.54 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2703 | 12.75 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1371 | 6.47 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4315 | 20.35 |
| TOTAL | 21206 | 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.
- 5286 (30.12%) are Management Graduates (of which 813 are IIM graduates).
- 2007 (11.44%) are Chartered Accountants, 744 (4.24%) are Company Secretaries and 222 (1.27%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1561 (8.90%) are Lawyers.
- 265 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3768 (21.47%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 968 | 5.52% | 1286 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9366 | 53.38% | 11970 | 56.45% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1838 | 10.47% | 2135 | 10.07% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4162 | 23.72% | 4578 | 21.59% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.60% | 113 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 367 | 2.09% | 374 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 741 | 4.22% | 750 | 3.54% |
| TOTAL | 17547 | 100.00% | 21206 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22586 directorship positions on these 3609 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 | 803 | 22.25 |
| 5 – 10 | 2571 | 71.24 |
| 11 – 15 | 222 | 6.15 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3609 | 100.00 |