SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17637 individuals are on the boards of 2882 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17637 individuals occupy a total of 22716 directorship positions in 2883 companies listed at NSE and 767 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17637 individuals:
- 14492 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7938 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3699 are women (20.97%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5072 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2813 NSE-listed companies.
- 292 individuals holding 352 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.
- 538 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 815 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2882 companies, 1079 (37.44%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 404 (37.44%) 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 20 years (MR.KRISHNA VARDHAN GILARA) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 16 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1525 individuals are above 70 years.
- 16 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 17 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1525 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2058 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 | 0.46% | 16 | 17 |
| 26 – 35 | 1057 | 5.99% | 478 | 564 |
| 36 – 45 | 2374 | 13.46% | 970 | 1109 |
| 46 – 60 | 5946 | 33.71% | 2134 | 2677 |
| 61 – 69 | 4054 | 22.99% | 2456 | 3516 |
| 70 – 80 | 2370 | 13.44% | 1410 | 1925 |
| 81 – 90 | 297 | 1.68% | 109 | 127 |
| > 90 | 19 | 0.11% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1439 | 8.16% | 681 | 690 |
| TOTAL | 17637 | 100.00% | 8260 | 10631 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13025 (61.11%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8456 (39.67%) more than 6 years; 5700 (26.74%) more than 9 years and 4337 (20.35%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2409 | 11.30 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5880 | 27.59 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4569 | 21.44 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2756 | 12.93 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1363 | 6.39 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4337 | 20.35 |
| TOTAL | 21314 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.76% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.63% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.61% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5314 (30.13%) are Management Graduates (of which 812 are IIM graduates).
- 2026 (11.49%) are Chartered Accountants, 747 (4.24%) are Company Secretaries and 222 (1.26%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1564 (8.87%) are Lawyers.
- 267 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3795 (21.52%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 974 | 5.52% | 1295 | 6.08% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9635 | 54.63% | 12294 | 57.68% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1794 | 10.17% | 2081 | 9.76% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4000 | 22.68% | 4386 | 20.58% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.60% | 113 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 369 | 2.09% | 376 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 760 | 4.31% | 769 | 3.61% |
| TOTAL | 17637 | 100.00% | 21314 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22716 directorship positions on these 3650 companies, giving an average of 6.22 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 818 | 22.41 |
| 5 – 10 | 2602 | 71.29 |
| 11 – 15 | 218 | 5.97 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.33 |
| TOTAL | 3650 | 100.00 |