SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18335 individuals are on the boards of 2995 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18335 individuals occupy a total of 23673 directorship positions in 2995 companies listed at NSE and 825 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18335 individuals:
- 15046 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8268 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3855 are women (21.03%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5303 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2936 NSE-listed companies.
- 313 individuals holding 376 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 225 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 543 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 834 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2995 companies, 1112 (37.13%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 415 (37.32%) 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 20 years (MR.VIDIT SANDEEP BAJORIA) and the oldest is 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 18 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1562 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1562 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2108 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 | 93 | 0.51% | 18 | 19 |
| 26 – 35 | 1090 | 5.94% | 488 | 579 |
| 36 – 45 | 2548 | 13.90% | 1042 | 1192 |
| 46 – 60 | 6267 | 34.18% | 2248 | 2807 |
| 61 – 69 | 4210 | 22.96% | 2563 | 3676 |
| 70 – 80 | 2429 | 13.25% | 1446 | 1974 |
| 81 – 90 | 309 | 1.69% | 111 | 129 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1371 | 7.48% | 685 | 697 |
| TOTAL | 18335 | 100.00% | 8606 | 11078 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13714 (61.90%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8826 (39.84%) more than 6 years; 5968 (26.94%) more than 9 years and 4537 (20.48%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2399 | 10.83 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 6041 | 27.27 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4888 | 22.06 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2858 | 12.90 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1431 | 6.46 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4537 | 20.48 |
| TOTAL | 22154 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.56% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.56% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.88% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5508 (30.04%) are Management Graduates (of which 819 are IIM graduates).
- 2099 (11.45%) are Chartered Accountants, 789 (4.30%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.19%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1630 (8.89%) are Lawyers.
- 273 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3980 (21.71%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 1011 | 5.51% | 1353 | 6.10% |
| POST GRADUATES | 10000 | 54.54% | 12737 | 57.46% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1849 | 10.08% | 2158 | 9.74% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4132 | 22.54% | 4551 | 20.53% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.57% | 114 | 0.51% |
| SCHOOLING | 384 | 2.09% | 392 | 1.77% |
| NOT KNOWN | 854 | 4.66% | 860 | 3.88% |
| TOTAL | 18335 | 100.00% | 22165 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23673 directorship positions on these 3820 companies, giving an average of 6.20 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 866 | 22.67 |
| 5 – 10 | 2718 | 71.15 |
| 11 – 15 | 225 | 5.89 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3820 | 100.00 |