SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18045 individuals are on the boards of 2929 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18045 individuals occupy a total of 23171 directorship positions in 2929 companies listed at NSE and 758 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18045 individuals:
- 14870 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8153 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3791 are women (21.01%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5176 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2867 NSE-listed companies.
- 308 individuals holding 369 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 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 538 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 820 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2929 companies, 1088 (37.15%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 409 (37.59%) 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 19 years (MR.VIDHAN DHARIWAL) and the oldest is 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 17 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1527 individuals are above 70 years.
- 17 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 18 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1527 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2056 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 | 82 | 0.45% | 17 | 18 |
| 26 – 35 | 1061 | 5.88% | 471 | 559 |
| 36 – 45 | 2419 | 13.41% | 988 | 1135 |
| 46 – 60 | 6092 | 33.76% | 2179 | 2726 |
| 61 – 69 | 4097 | 22.70% | 2475 | 3555 |
| 70 – 80 | 2372 | 13.14% | 1410 | 1920 |
| 81 – 90 | 305 | 1.69% | 112 | 131 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1599 | 8.86% | 815 | 827 |
| TOTAL | 18045 | 100.00% | 8472 | 10876 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13415 (61.69%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8615 (39.62%) more than 6 years; 5819 (26.76%) more than 9 years and 4427 (20.36%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2429 | 11.17 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5902 | 27.14 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4800 | 22.07 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2796 | 12.86 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1392 | 6.40 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4427 | 20.36 |
| TOTAL | 21746 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.65% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.48% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.87% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5415 (30.01%) are Management Graduates (of which 814 are IIM graduates).
- 2070 (11.47%) are Chartered Accountants, 780 (4.32%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.21%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1607 (8.91%) are Lawyers.
- 269 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3876 (21.48%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 990 | 5.49% | 1316 | 6.05% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9870 | 54.70% | 12534 | 57.60% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1818 | 10.07% | 2113 | 9.71% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4054 | 22.47% | 4462 | 20.50% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.58% | 113 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 373 | 2.07% | 381 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 835 | 4.63% | 843 | 3.87% |
| TOTAL | 18045 | 100.00% | 21762 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23171 directorship positions on these 3687 companies, giving an average of 6.28 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 793 | 21.51 |
| 5 – 10 | 2663 | 72.23 |
| 11 – 15 | 220 | 5.97 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.30 |
| TOTAL | 3687 | 100.00 |