SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17765 individuals are on the boards of 2900 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17765 individuals occupy a total of 22856 directorship positions in 2900 companies listed at NSE and 758 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17765 individuals:
- 14608 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7989 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3711 are women (20.89%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5083 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2828 NSE-listed companies.
- 310 individuals holding 371 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 211 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 535 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 816 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2900 companies, 1084 (37.38%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 407 (37.55%) 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 95 years (MR.GULABCHAND MANGILAL SURANA). 16 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1520 individuals are above 70 years.
- 16 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 17 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1520 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2042 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 | 81 | 0.46% | 16 | 17 |
| 26 – 35 | 1055 | 5.94% | 472 | 559 |
| 36 – 45 | 2401 | 13.52% | 975 | 1118 |
| 46 – 60 | 6021 | 33.89% | 2152 | 2691 |
| 61 – 69 | 4081 | 22.97% | 2466 | 3539 |
| 70 – 80 | 2370 | 13.34% | 1402 | 1905 |
| 81 – 90 | 305 | 1.72% | 113 | 132 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1433 | 8.07% | 707 | 718 |
| TOTAL | 17765 | 100.00% | 8308 | 10684 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13220 (61.67%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8489 (39.60%) more than 6 years; 5738 (26.77%) more than 9 years and 4373 (20.40%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2332 | 10.88 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5885 | 27.45 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4731 | 22.07 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2751 | 12.83 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1365 | 6.37 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4373 | 20.40 |
| TOTAL | 21437 | 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, 32.69% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.57% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5361 (30.18%) are Management Graduates (of which 811 are IIM graduates).
- 2043 (11.50%) are Chartered Accountants, 759 (4.27%) are Company Secretaries and 221 (1.24%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1580 (8.89%) are Lawyers.
- 267 (1.50%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3832 (21.57%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 976 | 5.49% | 1294 | 6.03% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9712 | 54.67% | 12381 | 57.71% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1804 | 10.15% | 2096 | 9.77% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4042 | 22.75% | 4430 | 20.65% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 104 | 0.59% | 112 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 368 | 2.07% | 375 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 759 | 4.27% | 767 | 3.57% |
| TOTAL | 17765 | 100.00% | 21455 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22856 directorship positions on these 3658 companies, giving an average of 6.25 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 809 | 22.12 |
| 5 – 10 | 2621 | 71.65 |
| 11 – 15 | 217 | 5.93 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.30 |
| TOTAL | 3658 | 100.00 |