SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17530 individuals are on the boards of 2860 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17530 individuals occupy a total of 22594 directorship positions in 2860 companies listed at NSE and 765 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17530 individuals:
- 14385 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7886 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3666 are women (20.91%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5029 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2789 NSE-listed companies.
- 288 individuals holding 348 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 212 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 541 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 821 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2860 companies, 1071 (37.45%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 405 (37.82%) 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.ABHAV K.KUMAR) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 14 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1515 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1515 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2039 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% | 14 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1064 | 6.07% | 484 | 571 |
| 36 – 45 | 2381 | 13.58% | 971 | 1109 |
| 46 – 60 | 5954 | 33.96% | 2141 | 2687 |
| 61 – 69 | 4036 | 23.02% | 2442 | 3486 |
| 70 – 80 | 2344 | 13.37% | 1403 | 1909 |
| 81 – 90 | 291 | 1.66% | 106 | 124 |
| > 90 | 19 | 0.11% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1361 | 7.76% | 648 | 654 |
| TOTAL | 17530 | 100.00% | 8215 | 10561 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12945 (61.10%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8380 (39.55%) more than 6 years; 5675 (26.79%) more than 9 years and 4311 (20.35%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2395 | 11.30 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5846 | 27.59 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4565 | 21.55 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2705 | 12.77 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1364 | 6.44 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4311 | 20.35 |
| TOTAL | 21186 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.56% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.94% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.50% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5287 (30.16%) are Management Graduates (of which 811 are IIM graduates).
- 2007 (11.45%) are Chartered Accountants, 745 (4.25%) are Company Secretaries and 221 (1.26%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1558 (8.89%) are Lawyers.
- 265 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3770 (21.51%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 968 | 5.52% | 1286 | 6.07% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9368 | 53.44% | 11969 | 56.49% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1835 | 10.47% | 2132 | 10.06% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4155 | 23.70% | 4571 | 21.58% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.60% | 113 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 366 | 2.09% | 373 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 733 | 4.18% | 742 | 3.50% |
| TOTAL | 17530 | 100.00% | 21186 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22594 directorship positions on these 3625 companies, giving an average of 6.23 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 819 | 22.59 |
| 5 – 10 | 2574 | 71.01 |
| 11 – 15 | 219 | 6.04 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3625 | 100.00 |