SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18056 individuals are on the boards of 2930 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18056 individuals occupy a total of 23225 directorship positions in 2931 companies listed at NSE and 788 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18056 individuals:
- 14860 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8163 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3798 are women (21.03%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5197 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2869 NSE-listed companies.
- 308 individuals holding 369 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 218 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 540 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 821 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2930 companies, 1089 (37.17%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 409 (37.56%) 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 19 years (MR.VIDHAN DHARIWAL) and the oldest is 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 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 2058 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 | 82 | 0.45% | 17 | 18 |
| 26 – 35 | 1061 | 5.88% | 471 | 559 |
| 36 – 45 | 2419 | 13.40% | 988 | 1135 |
| 46 – 60 | 6090 | 33.73% | 2178 | 2725 |
| 61 – 69 | 4098 | 22.70% | 2475 | 3555 |
| 70 – 80 | 2373 | 13.14% | 1411 | 1921 |
| 81 – 90 | 306 | 1.69% | 113 | 132 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1609 | 8.91% | 825 | 837 |
| TOTAL | 18056 | 100.00% | 8483 | 10887 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13425 (61.70%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8617 (39.60%) more than 6 years; 5825 (26.77%) more than 9 years and 4427 (20.35%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2434 | 11.19 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5899 | 27.11 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4808 | 22.10 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2792 | 12.83 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1398 | 6.43 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4427 | 20.35 |
| TOTAL | 21758 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.60% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.48% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.92% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5415 (29.99%) are Management Graduates (of which 814 are IIM graduates).
- 2067 (11.45%) are Chartered Accountants, 779 (4.31%) are Company Secretaries and 217 (1.20%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1608 (8.91%) are Lawyers.
- 269 (1.49%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3878 (21.48%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 989 | 5.48% | 1315 | 6.04% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9869 | 54.66% | 12533 | 57.56% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1820 | 10.08% | 2115 | 9.71% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4055 | 22.46% | 4463 | 20.50% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.58% | 113 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 373 | 2.07% | 381 | 1.75% |
| NOT KNOWN | 845 | 4.68% | 853 | 3.92% |
| TOTAL | 18056 | 100.00% | 21773 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23225 directorship positions on these 3719 companies, giving an average of 6.24 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 822 | 22.10 |
| 5 – 10 | 2665 | 71.66 |
| 11 – 15 | 221 | 5.94 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.30 |
| TOTAL | 3719 | 100.00 |