SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
16869 individuals are on the boards of 2709 NSE-listed companies.
- These 16869 individuals occupy a total of 21168 directorship positions in 2709 companies listed at NSE and 455 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 16869 individuals:
- 14183 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7701 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3503 are women (20.77%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4623 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2661 NSE-listed companies.
- 279 individuals holding 338 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 159 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 536 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 789 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2709 companies, 1020 (37.65%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 371 (36.37%) 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 96 years (MR.DEVENDRA KUMAR JAIN). 16 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1403 individuals are above 70 years.
- 16 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 16 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1403 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1895 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 | 74 | 0.44% | 16 | 16 |
26 – 35 | 1079 | 6.40% | 508 | 589 |
36 – 45 | 2226 | 13.20% | 910 | 1044 |
46 – 60 | 5962 | 35.34% | 2199 | 2722 |
61 – 69 | 4042 | 23.96% | 2475 | 3466 |
70 – 80 | 2165 | 12.83% | 1296 | 1773 |
81 – 90 | 269 | 1.59% | 102 | 117 |
> 90 | 24 | 0.14% | 5 | 5 |
NOT KNOWN | 1028 | 6.09% | 515 | 518 |
TOTAL | 16869 | 100.00% | 8026 | 10250 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12296 (60.35%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8036 (39.44%) more than 6 years; 5413 (26.57%) more than 9 years and 4106 (20.15%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 76 years.
Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
< 1 YEAR | 2586 | 12.69 |
>1 - <3 YEARS | 5492 | 26.96 |
>3 - <6 YEARS | 4260 | 20.91 |
>6 - <9 YEARS | 2623 | 12.87 |
>9 - <12 YEARS | 1307 | 6.42 |
> 12 YEARS | 4106 | 20.15 |
TOTAL | 20374 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.08% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.98% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.94% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5014 (29.72%) are Management Graduates (of which 765 are IIM graduates).
- 1926 (11.42%) are Chartered Accountants, 684 (4.05%) are Company Secretaries and 214 (1.27%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1518 (9.00%) are Lawyers.
- 252 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3575 (21.19%) are Engineers.
Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
DOCTORATES | 937 | 5.55% | 1245 | 6.11% |
POST GRADUATES | 8930 | 52.94% | 11403 | 55.97% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1758 | 10.42% | 2049 | 10.06% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4027 | 23.87% | 4438 | 21.78% |
UNDERGRADUATES | 102 | 0.60% | 110 | 0.54% |
SCHOOLING | 319 | 1.89% | 327 | 1.60% |
NOT KNOWN | 796 | 4.72% | 802 | 3.94% |
TOTAL | 16869 | 100.00% | 20374 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21168 directorship positions on these 3164 companies, giving an average of 6.69 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 21 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
<5 | 502 | 15.87 |
5 – 10 | 2403 | 75.95 |
11 – 15 | 244 | 7.71 |
>15 | 15 | 0.47 |
TOTAL | 3164 | 100.00 |