SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17264 individuals are on the boards of 2798 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17264 individuals occupy a total of 21738 directorship positions in 2798 companies listed at NSE and 486 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17264 individuals:
- 14479 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7829 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3584 are women (20.76%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4754 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2748 NSE-listed companies.
- 284 individuals holding 348 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.
- 545 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 817 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2798 companies, 1057 (37.78%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 392 (37.09%) 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 1441 individuals are above 70 years.
- 12 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 12 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1441 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1948 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 | 67 | 0.39% | 12 | 12 |
| 26 – 35 | 1057 | 6.12% | 488 | 574 |
| 36 – 45 | 2320 | 13.44% | 938 | 1074 |
| 46 – 60 | 6043 | 35.00% | 2245 | 2787 |
| 61 – 69 | 4032 | 23.35% | 2463 | 3496 |
| 70 – 80 | 2223 | 12.88% | 1326 | 1815 |
| 81 – 90 | 283 | 1.64% | 108 | 126 |
| > 90 | 27 | 0.16% | 7 | 7 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1212 | 7.02% | 581 | 586 |
| TOTAL | 17264 | 100.00% | 8168 | 10477 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12587 (60.27%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8220 (39.36%) more than 6 years; 5491 (26.29%) more than 9 years and 4211 (20.16%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2452 | 11.74 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5845 | 27.99 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4367 | 20.91 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2729 | 13.07 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1280 | 6.13 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4211 | 20.16 |
| TOTAL | 20884 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.09% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.76% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.15% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5142 (29.78%) are Management Graduates (of which 788 are IIM graduates).
- 1976 (11.45%) are Chartered Accountants, 704 (4.08%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.26%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1529 (8.86%) are Lawyers.
- 260 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3664 (21.22%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 952 | 5.51% | 1263 | 6.05% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9131 | 52.89% | 11704 | 56.04% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1793 | 10.39% | 2094 | 10.03% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4090 | 23.69% | 4504 | 21.57% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 99 | 0.57% | 107 | 0.51% |
| SCHOOLING | 338 | 1.96% | 345 | 1.65% |
| NOT KNOWN | 861 | 4.99% | 867 | 4.15% |
| TOTAL | 17264 | 100.00% | 20884 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21738 directorship positions on these 3284 companies, giving an average of 6.62 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 541 | 16.47 |
| 5 – 10 | 2491 | 75.85 |
| 11 – 15 | 240 | 7.31 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3284 | 100.00 |