SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17895 individuals are on the boards of 2909 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17895 individuals occupy a total of 23017 directorship positions in 2909 companies listed at NSE and 758 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17895 individuals:
- 14721 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8063 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3751 are women (20.96%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5137 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2849 NSE-listed companies.
- 308 individuals holding 369 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 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 541 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 825 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2909 companies, 1088 (37.40%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 409 (37.59%) 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 1524 individuals are above 70 years.
- 17 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 18 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1524 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2050 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 | 82 | 0.46% | 17 | 18 |
| 26 – 35 | 1054 | 5.89% | 470 | 556 |
| 36 – 45 | 2402 | 13.42% | 976 | 1123 |
| 46 – 60 | 6040 | 33.75% | 2155 | 2700 |
| 61 – 69 | 4082 | 22.81% | 2467 | 3546 |
| 70 – 80 | 2370 | 13.24% | 1405 | 1912 |
| 81 – 90 | 306 | 1.71% | 114 | 133 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1541 | 8.61% | 771 | 786 |
| TOTAL | 17895 | 100.00% | 8380 | 10779 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13274 (61.48%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8525 (39.48%) more than 6 years; 5762 (26.69%) more than 9 years and 4396 (20.36%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2414 | 11.18 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5904 | 27.34 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4749 | 21.99 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2763 | 12.80 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1366 | 6.33 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4396 | 20.36 |
| TOTAL | 21592 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 64.26% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.03% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.71% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5388 (30.11%) are Management Graduates (of which 812 are IIM graduates).
- 2054 (11.48%) are Chartered Accountants, 766 (4.28%) are Company Secretaries and 221 (1.23%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1592 (8.90%) are Lawyers.
- 266 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3864 (21.59%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 985 | 5.50% | 1305 | 6.04% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9887 | 55.25% | 12581 | 58.22% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1805 | 10.09% | 2098 | 9.71% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 3954 | 22.10% | 4336 | 20.06% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.59% | 113 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 367 | 2.05% | 375 | 1.74% |
| NOT KNOWN | 792 | 4.43% | 802 | 3.71% |
| TOTAL | 17895 | 100.00% | 21610 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23017 directorship positions on these 3667 companies, giving an average of 6.28 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 799 | 21.79 |
| 5 – 10 | 2636 | 71.88 |
| 11 – 15 | 221 | 6.03 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.30 |
| TOTAL | 3667 | 100.00 |