SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17361 individuals are on the boards of 2810 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17361 individuals occupy a total of 21807 directorship positions in 2810 companies listed at NSE and 490 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17361 individuals:
- 14583 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7892 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3608 are women (20.78%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4770 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2757 NSE-listed companies.
- 282 individuals holding 345 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 178 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 538 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 810 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2810 companies, 1049 (37.33%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 392 (37.37%) 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.MOHD.ASJAD) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 12 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1454 individuals are above 70 years.
- 12 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 12 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1454 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1961 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 | 66 | 0.38% | 12 | 12 |
| 26 – 35 | 1053 | 6.07% | 481 | 568 |
| 36 – 45 | 2306 | 13.28% | 940 | 1075 |
| 46 – 60 | 5993 | 34.52% | 2229 | 2770 |
| 61 – 69 | 4012 | 23.11% | 2446 | 3472 |
| 70 – 80 | 2240 | 12.90% | 1342 | 1832 |
| 81 – 90 | 289 | 1.66% | 106 | 123 |
| > 90 | 23 | 0.13% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1379 | 7.94% | 659 | 664 |
| TOTAL | 17361 | 100.00% | 8221 | 10522 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12625 (60.25%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8272 (39.48%) more than 6 years; 5524 (26.36%) more than 9 years and 4231 (20.19%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2457 | 11.73 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5873 | 28.03 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4353 | 20.77 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2748 | 13.11 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1293 | 6.17 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4231 | 20.19 |
| TOTAL | 20955 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 61.82% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.55% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.63% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5139 (29.60%) are Management Graduates (of which 791 are IIM graduates).
- 1980 (11.40%) are Chartered Accountants, 716 (4.12%) are Company Secretaries and 214 (1.23%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1532 (8.82%) are Lawyers.
- 263 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3683 (21.21%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 954 | 5.50% | 1261 | 6.02% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9133 | 52.61% | 11692 | 55.80% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1803 | 10.39% | 2101 | 10.03% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4072 | 23.45% | 4479 | 21.37% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 100 | 0.58% | 108 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 337 | 1.94% | 344 | 1.64% |
| NOT KNOWN | 962 | 5.54% | 970 | 4.63% |
| TOTAL | 17361 | 100.00% | 20955 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21807 directorship positions on these 3300 companies, giving an average of 6.61 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 550 | 16.67 |
| 5 – 10 | 2494 | 75.58 |
| 11 – 15 | 243 | 7.36 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.39 |
| TOTAL | 3300 | 100.00 |