SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18053 individuals are on the boards of 2935 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18053 individuals occupy a total of 23296 directorship positions in 2935 companies listed at NSE and 812 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18053 individuals:
- 14807 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8155 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3795 are women (21.02%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5222 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2873 NSE-listed companies.
- 310 individuals holding 373 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 222 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 823 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2935 companies, 1090 (37.14%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 408 (37.43%) 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 1538 individuals are above 70 years.
- 17 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 18 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1538 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2066 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 | 83 | 0.46% | 17 | 18 |
| 26 – 35 | 1076 | 5.96% | 477 | 563 |
| 36 – 45 | 2462 | 13.64% | 1006 | 1155 |
| 46 – 60 | 6147 | 34.05% | 2202 | 2754 |
| 61 – 69 | 4117 | 22.81% | 2492 | 3583 |
| 70 – 80 | 2386 | 13.22% | 1419 | 1929 |
| 81 – 90 | 307 | 1.70% | 114 | 132 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1457 | 8.07% | 746 | 762 |
| TOTAL | 18053 | 100.00% | 8478 | 10901 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13439 (61.69%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8625 (39.59%) more than 6 years; 5841 (26.81%) more than 9 years and 4435 (20.36%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2431 | 11.16 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5915 | 27.15 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4814 | 22.10 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2784 | 12.78 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1406 | 6.45 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4435 | 20.36 |
| TOTAL | 21785 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.86% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.62% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.52% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5451 (30.19%) are Management Graduates (of which 818 are IIM graduates).
- 2076 (11.50%) are Chartered Accountants, 783 (4.34%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.21%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1621 (8.98%) are Lawyers.
- 270 (1.50%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3904 (21.63%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 995 | 5.51% | 1326 | 6.08% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9911 | 54.90% | 12595 | 57.78% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1832 | 10.15% | 2130 | 9.77% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4074 | 22.57% | 4484 | 20.57% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.58% | 113 | 0.52% |
| SCHOOLING | 376 | 2.08% | 384 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 760 | 4.21% | 768 | 3.52% |
| TOTAL | 18053 | 100.00% | 21800 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23296 directorship positions on these 3747 companies, giving an average of 6.22 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 844 | 22.52 |
| 5 – 10 | 2671 | 71.28 |
| 11 – 15 | 221 | 5.90 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3747 | 100.00 |