SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17191 individuals are on the boards of 2786 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17191 individuals occupy a total of 21629 directorship positions in 2787 companies listed at NSE and 478 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17191 individuals:
- 14431 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7805 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3568 are women (20.76%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4728 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2736 NSE-listed companies.
- 282 individuals holding 344 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 176 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 1 person holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 544 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 814 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2786 companies, 1051 (37.72%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 391 (37.20%) 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). 13 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1427 individuals are above 70 years.
- 13 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 13 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1427 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 1930 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 | 69 | 0.40% | 13 | 13 |
| 26 – 35 | 1065 | 6.20% | 490 | 572 |
| 36 – 45 | 2290 | 13.32% | 929 | 1066 |
| 46 – 60 | 6027 | 35.06% | 2234 | 2773 |
| 61 – 69 | 4029 | 23.44% | 2461 | 3486 |
| 70 – 80 | 2206 | 12.83% | 1315 | 1800 |
| 81 – 90 | 280 | 1.63% | 106 | 124 |
| > 90 | 26 | 0.15% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1199 | 6.97% | 587 | 590 |
| TOTAL | 17191 | 100.00% | 8141 | 10430 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12525 (60.25%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8189 (39.39%) more than 6 years; 5463 (26.28%) more than 9 years and 4189 (20.15%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2454 | 11.80 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5809 | 27.94 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4336 | 20.86 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2726 | 13.11 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1274 | 6.13 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4189 | 20.15 |
| TOTAL | 20788 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.05% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.75% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.20% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5115 (29.75%) are Management Graduates (of which 784 are IIM graduates).
- 1966 (11.44%) are Chartered Accountants, 698 (4.06%) are Company Secretaries and 219 (1.27%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1526 (8.88%) are Lawyers.
- 252 (1.47%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3644 (21.20%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 949 | 5.52% | 1258 | 6.05% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9085 | 52.85% | 11642 | 56.00% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1786 | 10.39% | 2084 | 10.03% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4069 | 23.67% | 4481 | 21.56% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 101 | 0.59% | 109 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 334 | 1.94% | 341 | 1.64% |
| NOT KNOWN | 867 | 5.04% | 873 | 4.20% |
| TOTAL | 17191 | 100.00% | 20788 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 21629 directorship positions on these 3265 companies, giving an average of 6.62 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 26 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 538 | 16.48 |
| 5 – 10 | 2476 | 75.83 |
| 11 – 15 | 239 | 7.32 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.37 |
| TOTAL | 3265 | 100.00 |