SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17261 individuals are on the boards of 2800 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17261 individuals occupy a total of 21694 directorship positions in 2801 companies listed at NSE and 470 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17261 individuals:
- 14491 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7838 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3589 are women (20.79%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4753 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2749 NSE-listed companies.
- 283 individuals holding 346 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 174 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 539 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 804 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2800 companies, 1047 (37.39%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 390 (37.25%) 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.MOHD.ASJAD) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 12 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1450 individuals are above 70 years.
- 12 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 12 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1450 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1954 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 | 66 | 0.38% | 12 | 12 |
| 26 – 35 | 1049 | 6.08% | 481 | 569 |
| 36 – 45 | 2310 | 13.38% | 941 | 1075 |
| 46 – 60 | 6024 | 34.90% | 2240 | 2783 |
| 61 – 69 | 4018 | 23.28% | 2452 | 3480 |
| 70 – 80 | 2231 | 12.93% | 1336 | 1823 |
| 81 – 90 | 287 | 1.66% | 108 | 125 |
| > 90 | 24 | 0.14% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1252 | 7.25% | 599 | 604 |
| TOTAL | 17261 | 100.00% | 8175 | 10477 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12602 (60.42%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8220 (39.41%) more than 6 years; 5506 (26.40%) more than 9 years and 4220 (20.23%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2440 | 11.70 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5814 | 27.88 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4382 | 21.01 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2714 | 13.01 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1286 | 6.17 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4220 | 20.23 |
| TOTAL | 20856 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.08% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.70% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.22% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5127 (29.70%) are Management Graduates (of which 789 are IIM graduates).
- 1977 (11.45%) are Chartered Accountants, 714 (4.14%) are Company Secretaries and 216 (1.25%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1528 (8.85%) are Lawyers.
- 262 (1.52%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3663 (21.22%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 957 | 5.54% | 1266 | 6.07% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9121 | 52.84% | 11681 | 56.01% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1790 | 10.37% | 2086 | 10.00% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4083 | 23.65% | 4492 | 21.54% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 100 | 0.58% | 108 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 336 | 1.95% | 343 | 1.64% |
| NOT KNOWN | 874 | 5.06% | 880 | 4.22% |
| TOTAL | 17261 | 100.00% | 20856 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21694 directorship positions on these 3271 companies, giving an average of 6.63 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 527 | 16.11 |
| 5 – 10 | 2495 | 76.28 |
| 11 – 15 | 237 | 7.25 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3271 | 100.00 |