SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17473 individuals are on the boards of 2857 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17473 individuals occupy a total of 22516 directorship positions in 2857 companies listed at NSE and 744 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17473 individuals:
- 14354 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7868 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3656 are women (20.92%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5012 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2785 NSE-listed companies.
- 290 individuals holding 353 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.
- 539 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 825 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2857 companies, 1072 (37.52%) 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 2041 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 | 1068 | 6.11% | 484 | 569 |
| 36 – 45 | 2379 | 13.62% | 971 | 1115 |
| 46 – 60 | 5990 | 34.28% | 2166 | 2706 |
| 61 – 69 | 4017 | 22.99% | 2426 | 3469 |
| 70 – 80 | 2340 | 13.39% | 1402 | 1911 |
| 81 – 90 | 289 | 1.65% | 106 | 124 |
| > 90 | 21 | 0.12% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1289 | 7.38% | 623 | 632 |
| TOTAL | 17473 | 100.00% | 8199 | 10547 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12903 (61.04%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8385 (39.67%) more than 6 years; 5660 (26.78%) more than 9 years and 4297 (20.33%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2411 | 11.41 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5823 | 27.55 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4518 | 21.37 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2725 | 12.89 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1363 | 6.45 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4297 | 20.33 |
| TOTAL | 21137 | 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, 33.93% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.57% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5248 (30.03%) are Management Graduates (of which 810 are IIM graduates).
- 2005 (11.47%) are Chartered Accountants, 736 (4.21%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1549 (8.87%) are Lawyers.
- 265 (1.52%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3749 (21.46%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 955 | 5.47% | 1273 | 6.02% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9328 | 53.39% | 11938 | 56.48% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1829 | 10.47% | 2127 | 10.06% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4144 | 23.72% | 4559 | 21.57% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.61% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 366 | 2.09% | 372 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 745 | 4.26% | 754 | 3.57% |
| TOTAL | 17473 | 100.00% | 21137 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22516 directorship positions on these 3601 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 | 797 | 22.13 |
| 5 – 10 | 2568 | 71.31 |
| 11 – 15 | 223 | 6.19 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3601 | 100.00 |