SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17423 individuals are on the boards of 2850 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17423 individuals occupy a total of 22449 directorship positions in 2850 companies listed at NSE and 747 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17423 individuals:
- 14318 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7853 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3643 are women (20.91%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4987 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2777 NSE-listed companies.
- 293 individuals holding 357 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 214 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 544 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 826 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2850 companies, 1070 (37.54%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 400 (37.38%) 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). 15 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1503 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1503 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2023 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% | 15 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1082 | 6.21% | 493 | 579 |
| 36 – 45 | 2379 | 13.65% | 969 | 1106 |
| 46 – 60 | 6048 | 34.71% | 2197 | 2736 |
| 61 – 69 | 4028 | 23.12% | 2440 | 3482 |
| 70 – 80 | 2318 | 13.30% | 1389 | 1891 |
| 81 – 90 | 292 | 1.68% | 108 | 126 |
| > 90 | 22 | 0.13% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1174 | 6.74% | 565 | 571 |
| TOTAL | 17423 | 100.00% | 8182 | 10512 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12822 (60.86%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8399 (39.87%) more than 6 years; 5621 (26.68%) more than 9 years and 4288 (20.35%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2378 | 11.29 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5868 | 27.85 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4423 | 20.99 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2778 | 13.19 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1333 | 6.33 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4288 | 20.35 |
| TOTAL | 21068 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.54% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 34.06% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.40% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5234 (30.04%) are Management Graduates (of which 804 are IIM graduates).
- 2000 (11.48%) are Chartered Accountants, 732 (4.20%) are Company Secretaries and 216 (1.24%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1551 (8.90%) are Lawyers.
- 272 (1.56%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3749 (21.52%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 959 | 5.50% | 1275 | 6.05% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9309 | 53.43% | 11902 | 56.49% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1836 | 10.54% | 2133 | 10.12% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4137 | 23.74% | 4553 | 21.61% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.61% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 368 | 2.11% | 374 | 1.78% |
| NOT KNOWN | 708 | 4.06% | 717 | 3.40% |
| TOTAL | 17423 | 100.00% | 21068 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22449 directorship positions on these 3597 companies, giving an average of 6.24 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 799 | 22.21 |
| 5 – 10 | 2567 | 71.37 |
| 11 – 15 | 218 | 6.06 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3597 | 100.00 |