SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17137 individuals are on the boards of 2776 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17137 individuals occupy a total of 21566 directorship positions in 2776 companies listed at NSE and 475 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17137 individuals:
- 14383 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7777 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3552 are women (20.73%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4707 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2727 NSE-listed companies.
- 283 individuals holding 345 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 173 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 540 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 812 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2776 companies, 1038 (37.39%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 389 (37.48%) 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 96 years (MR.DEVENDRA KUMAR JAIN). 14 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1425 individuals are above 70 years.
- 14 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 14 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1425 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1924 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 | 70 | 0.41% | 14 | 14 |
| 26 – 35 | 1073 | 6.26% | 493 | 574 |
| 36 – 45 | 2278 | 13.29% | 925 | 1061 |
| 46 – 60 | 6034 | 35.21% | 2234 | 2775 |
| 61 – 69 | 4032 | 23.53% | 2465 | 3490 |
| 70 – 80 | 2206 | 12.87% | 1315 | 1796 |
| 81 – 90 | 278 | 1.62% | 104 | 122 |
| > 90 | 26 | 0.15% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1140 | 6.65% | 555 | 558 |
| TOTAL | 17137 | 100.00% | 8111 | 10396 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12500 (60.30%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8170 (39.41%) more than 6 years; 5451 (26.30%) more than 9 years and 4179 (20.16%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2435 | 11.75 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5795 | 27.95 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4330 | 20.89 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2719 | 13.12 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1272 | 6.14 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4179 | 20.16 |
| TOTAL | 20730 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.56% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.45% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.99% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5112 (29.83%) are Management Graduates (of which 785 are IIM graduates).
- 1965 (11.47%) are Chartered Accountants, 696 (4.06%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.28%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1522 (8.88%) are Lawyers.
- 250 (1.46%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3644 (21.26%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 948 | 5.53% | 1256 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9321 | 54.39% | 11919 | 57.50% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1727 | 10.08% | 2018 | 9.73% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 3886 | 22.68% | 4261 | 20.55% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 101 | 0.59% | 109 | 0.53% |
| SCHOOLING | 332 | 1.94% | 339 | 1.64% |
| NOT KNOWN | 822 | 4.80% | 828 | 3.99% |
| TOTAL | 17137 | 100.00% | 20730 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21566 directorship positions on these 3251 companies, giving an average of 6.63 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 26 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 533 | 16.39 |
| 5 – 10 | 2466 | 75.85 |
| 11 – 15 | 240 | 7.38 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3251 | 100.00 |