SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17490 individuals are on the boards of 2858 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17490 individuals occupy a total of 22532 directorship positions in 2859 companies listed at NSE and 744 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17490 individuals:
- 14369 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7879 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3663 are women (20.94%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5019 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2786 NSE-listed companies.
- 291 individuals holding 353 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 212 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 543 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 830 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2858 companies, 1072 (37.51%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 405 (37.78%) 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.ABHAV K.KUMAR) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 15 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1514 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1514 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2040 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 | 1069 | 6.11% | 486 | 571 |
| 36 – 45 | 2379 | 13.60% | 972 | 1115 |
| 46 – 60 | 5987 | 34.23% | 2161 | 2702 |
| 61 – 69 | 4019 | 22.98% | 2429 | 3471 |
| 70 – 80 | 2340 | 13.38% | 1402 | 1910 |
| 81 – 90 | 289 | 1.65% | 106 | 124 |
| > 90 | 20 | 0.11% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1307 | 7.47% | 632 | 641 |
| TOTAL | 17490 | 100.00% | 8209 | 10555 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12901 (60.99%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8384 (39.64%) more than 6 years; 5654 (26.73%) more than 9 years and 4299 (20.32%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2402 | 11.36 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5850 | 27.66 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4517 | 21.35 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2730 | 12.91 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1355 | 6.41 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4299 | 20.32 |
| TOTAL | 21153 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.48% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.94% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.58% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5257 (30.06%) are Management Graduates (of which 813 are IIM graduates).
- 2006 (11.47%) are Chartered Accountants, 736 (4.21%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1552 (8.87%) are Lawyers.
- 265 (1.52%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3753 (21.46%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 957 | 5.47% | 1276 | 6.03% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9333 | 53.36% | 11941 | 56.45% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1828 | 10.45% | 2126 | 10.05% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4151 | 23.73% | 4566 | 21.59% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.61% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 367 | 2.10% | 373 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 748 | 4.28% | 757 | 3.58% |
| TOTAL | 17490 | 100.00% | 21153 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22532 directorship positions on these 3603 companies, giving an average of 6.25 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 798 | 22.15 |
| 5 – 10 | 2569 | 71.30 |
| 11 – 15 | 223 | 6.19 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3603 | 100.00 |