SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17416 individuals are on the boards of 2850 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17416 individuals occupy a total of 22432 directorship positions in 2850 companies listed at NSE and 747 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17416 individuals:
- 14317 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7851 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3638 are women (20.89%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4980 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2777 NSE-listed companies.
- 292 individuals holding 356 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.
- 541 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 821 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2850 companies, 1067 (37.44%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 399 (37.39%) 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.ADITYA SAURABH GADGIL) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 15 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1501 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1501 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2016 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% | 15 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1081 | 6.21% | 492 | 578 |
| 36 – 45 | 2375 | 13.64% | 969 | 1106 |
| 46 – 60 | 6039 | 34.68% | 2192 | 2730 |
| 61 – 69 | 4022 | 23.09% | 2438 | 3480 |
| 70 – 80 | 2318 | 13.31% | 1387 | 1884 |
| 81 – 90 | 292 | 1.68% | 108 | 126 |
| > 90 | 22 | 0.13% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1187 | 6.82% | 572 | 578 |
| TOTAL | 17416 | 100.00% | 8179 | 10503 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12818 (60.88%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8391 (39.86%) more than 6 years; 5619 (26.69%) more than 9 years and 4284 (20.35%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2383 | 11.32 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5852 | 27.80 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4427 | 21.03 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2772 | 13.17 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1335 | 6.34 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4284 | 20.35 |
| TOTAL | 21053 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.50% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 34.04% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.46% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5231 (30.04%) are Management Graduates (of which 804 are IIM graduates).
- 1997 (11.47%) are Chartered Accountants, 732 (4.20%) are Company Secretaries and 216 (1.24%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1549 (8.89%) are Lawyers.
- 272 (1.56%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3746 (21.51%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 958 | 5.50% | 1273 | 6.05% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9297 | 53.38% | 11885 | 56.45% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1834 | 10.53% | 2129 | 10.11% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4135 | 23.74% | 4551 | 21.62% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.61% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 367 | 2.11% | 373 | 1.77% |
| NOT KNOWN | 719 | 4.13% | 728 | 3.46% |
| TOTAL | 17416 | 100.00% | 21053 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22432 directorship positions on these 3597 companies, giving an average of 6.24 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 801 | 22.27 |
| 5 – 10 | 2565 | 71.31 |
| 11 – 15 | 218 | 6.06 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3597 | 100.00 |