SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17575 individuals are on the boards of 2867 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17575 individuals occupy a total of 22638 directorship positions in 2868 companies listed at NSE and 765 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17575 individuals:
- 14431 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7909 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3674 are women (20.90%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5036 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2797 NSE-listed companies.
- 288 individuals holding 348 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 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 538 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 818 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2867 companies, 1075 (37.50%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 404 (37.58%) 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). 14 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1516 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1516 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% | 14 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1057 | 6.01% | 478 | 565 |
| 36 – 45 | 2381 | 13.55% | 971 | 1108 |
| 46 – 60 | 5942 | 33.81% | 2134 | 2680 |
| 61 – 69 | 4033 | 22.95% | 2439 | 3482 |
| 70 – 80 | 2346 | 13.35% | 1404 | 1911 |
| 81 – 90 | 291 | 1.66% | 106 | 124 |
| > 90 | 19 | 0.11% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1426 | 8.11% | 685 | 691 |
| TOTAL | 17575 | 100.00% | 8237 | 10582 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12967 (61.08%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8389 (39.52%) more than 6 years; 5680 (26.76%) more than 9 years and 4315 (20.33%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2404 | 11.32 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5857 | 27.59 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4578 | 21.57 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2709 | 12.76 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1365 | 6.43 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4315 | 20.33 |
| TOTAL | 21228 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.37% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.83% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.80% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5283 (30.06%) are Management Graduates (of which 810 are IIM graduates).
- 2003 (11.40%) are Chartered Accountants, 741 (4.22%) are Company Secretaries and 221 (1.26%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1555 (8.85%) are Lawyers.
- 265 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3768 (21.44%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 965 | 5.49% | 1283 | 6.04% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9358 | 53.25% | 11958 | 56.33% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1834 | 10.44% | 2129 | 10.03% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4150 | 23.61% | 4566 | 21.51% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 104 | 0.59% | 112 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 366 | 2.08% | 373 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 798 | 4.54% | 807 | 3.80% |
| TOTAL | 17575 | 100.00% | 21228 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22638 directorship positions on these 3633 companies, giving an average of 6.23 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 818 | 22.52 |
| 5 – 10 | 2583 | 71.10 |
| 11 – 15 | 219 | 6.03 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3633 | 100.00 |