SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17252 individuals are on the boards of 2796 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17252 individuals occupy a total of 21698 directorship positions in 2796 companies listed at NSE and 487 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17252 individuals:
- 14477 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7836 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3586 are women (20.79%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4749 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2746 NSE-listed companies.
- 283 individuals holding 346 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 176 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 539 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 804 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2796 companies, 1046 (37.41%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 389 (37.19%) 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.MOHD.ASJAD) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 12 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1448 individuals are above 70 years.
- 12 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 12 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1448 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1953 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 | 66 | 0.38% | 12 | 12 |
| 26 – 35 | 1050 | 6.09% | 482 | 568 |
| 36 – 45 | 2309 | 13.38% | 936 | 1070 |
| 46 – 60 | 6022 | 34.91% | 2243 | 2784 |
| 61 – 69 | 4017 | 23.28% | 2454 | 3483 |
| 70 – 80 | 2231 | 12.93% | 1333 | 1820 |
| 81 – 90 | 285 | 1.65% | 108 | 126 |
| > 90 | 25 | 0.14% | 7 | 7 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1247 | 7.23% | 598 | 603 |
| TOTAL | 17252 | 100.00% | 8173 | 10473 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12605 (60.48%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8212 (39.40%) more than 6 years; 5493 (26.36%) more than 9 years and 4213 (20.21%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2438 | 11.70 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5798 | 27.82 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4393 | 21.08 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2719 | 13.05 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1280 | 6.14 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4213 | 20.21 |
| TOTAL | 20841 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.06% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.70% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.24% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5131 (29.74%) are Management Graduates (of which 787 are IIM graduates).
- 1977 (11.46%) are Chartered Accountants, 708 (4.10%) are Company Secretaries and 216 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1524 (8.83%) are Lawyers.
- 260 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3661 (21.22%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 955 | 5.54% | 1264 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9118 | 52.85% | 11671 | 56.00% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1790 | 10.38% | 2086 | 10.01% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4075 | 23.62% | 4485 | 21.52% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 100 | 0.58% | 108 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 336 | 1.95% | 343 | 1.65% |
| NOT KNOWN | 878 | 5.09% | 884 | 4.24% |
| TOTAL | 17252 | 100.00% | 20841 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21698 directorship positions on these 3283 companies, giving an average of 6.61 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 542 | 16.51 |
| 5 – 10 | 2492 | 75.91 |
| 11 – 15 | 237 | 7.22 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3283 | 100.00 |