SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17707 individuals are on the boards of 2891 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17707 individuals occupy a total of 22763 directorship positions in 2891 companies listed at NSE and 745 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17707 individuals:
- 14569 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7970 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3712 are women (20.96%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5075 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2823 NSE-listed companies.
- 301 individuals holding 362 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 209 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 534 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 808 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2891 companies, 1079 (37.32%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 403 (37.35%) 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.KRISHNA VARDHAN GILARA) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 17 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1529 individuals are above 70 years.
- 17 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 18 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1529 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 | 85 | 0.48% | 17 | 18 |
| 26 – 35 | 1060 | 5.99% | 480 | 568 |
| 36 – 45 | 2379 | 13.44% | 964 | 1103 |
| 46 – 60 | 5971 | 33.72% | 2151 | 2698 |
| 61 – 69 | 4080 | 23.04% | 2461 | 3515 |
| 70 – 80 | 2375 | 13.41% | 1412 | 1920 |
| 81 – 90 | 301 | 1.70% | 111 | 130 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1438 | 8.12% | 690 | 699 |
| TOTAL | 17707 | 100.00% | 8292 | 10657 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13100 (61.26%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8469 (39.60%) more than 6 years; 5707 (26.69%) more than 9 years and 4346 (20.32%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2389 | 11.17 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5896 | 27.57 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4631 | 21.66 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2762 | 12.92 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1361 | 6.36 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4346 | 20.32 |
| TOTAL | 21385 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.74% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.67% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.59% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5335 (30.13%) are Management Graduates (of which 814 are IIM graduates).
- 2040 (11.52%) are Chartered Accountants, 753 (4.25%) are Company Secretaries and 224 (1.27%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1573 (8.88%) are Lawyers.
- 268 (1.51%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3811 (21.52%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 978 | 5.52% | 1297 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9675 | 54.64% | 12334 | 57.68% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1799 | 10.16% | 2090 | 9.77% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4022 | 22.71% | 4408 | 20.61% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.59% | 113 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 369 | 2.08% | 376 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 759 | 4.29% | 767 | 3.59% |
| TOTAL | 17707 | 100.00% | 21385 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22763 directorship positions on these 3636 companies, giving an average of 6.26 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 794 | 21.84 |
| 5 – 10 | 2616 | 71.95 |
| 11 – 15 | 214 | 5.89 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.33 |
| TOTAL | 3636 | 100.00 |