SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17412 individuals are on the boards of 2827 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17412 individuals occupy a total of 22440 directorship positions in 2827 companies listed at NSE and 735 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17412 individuals:
- 14301 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7898 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3623 are women (20.81%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4962 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2775 NSE-listed companies.
- 290 individuals holding 355 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 216 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 820 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2827 companies, 1056 (37.35%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 393 (37.22%) 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.ADITYA SAURABH GADGIL) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 13 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1468 individuals are above 70 years.
- 13 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 13 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1468 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1980 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 | 73 | 0.42% | 13 | 13 |
| 26 – 35 | 1086 | 6.24% | 495 | 584 |
| 36 – 45 | 2373 | 13.63% | 970 | 1111 |
| 46 – 60 | 6093 | 34.99% | 2258 | 2804 |
| 61 – 69 | 4060 | 23.32% | 2472 | 3520 |
| 70 – 80 | 2263 | 13.00% | 1357 | 1852 |
| 81 – 90 | 288 | 1.65% | 105 | 122 |
| > 90 | 23 | 0.13% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1153 | 6.62% | 553 | 557 |
| TOTAL | 17412 | 100.00% | 8229 | 10569 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12717 (60.38%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8324 (39.53%) more than 6 years; 5550 (26.35%) more than 9 years and 4249 (20.18%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2465 | 11.70 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5878 | 27.91 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4393 | 20.86 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2774 | 13.17 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1301 | 6.18 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4249 | 20.18 |
| TOTAL | 21060 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.52% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 34.03% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.45% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5206 (29.90%) are Management Graduates (of which 799 are IIM graduates).
- 2002 (11.50%) are Chartered Accountants, 728 (4.18%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1562 (8.97%) are Lawyers.
- 279 (1.60%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3731 (21.43%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 971 | 5.58% | 1289 | 6.12% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9287 | 53.34% | 11878 | 56.40% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1839 | 10.56% | 2141 | 10.17% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4141 | 23.78% | 4555 | 21.63% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.60% | 113 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 351 | 2.02% | 357 | 1.70% |
| NOT KNOWN | 718 | 4.12% | 727 | 3.45% |
| TOTAL | 17412 | 100.00% | 21060 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22440 directorship positions on these 3562 companies, giving an average of 6.30 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 778 | 21.84 |
| 5 – 10 | 2530 | 71.03 |
| 11 – 15 | 241 | 6.77 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3562 | 100.00 |