SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
18387 individuals are on the boards of 2999 NSE-listed companies.
- These 18387 individuals occupy a total of 23723 directorship positions in 2999 companies listed at NSE and 825 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 18387 individuals:
- 15101 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 8291 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3867 are women (21.03%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 5312 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2940 NSE-listed companies.
- 312 individuals holding 375 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 225 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 542 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 833 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2999 companies, 1116 (37.21%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 419 (37.54%) 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 20 years (MR.VIDIT SANDEEP BAJORIA) and the oldest is 95 years (DR.(MR.) KUSHAL PAL SINGH). 18 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1562 individuals are above 70 years.
- 18 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 19 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1562 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2111 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 | 92 | 0.50% | 18 | 19 |
| 26 – 35 | 1089 | 5.92% | 488 | 580 |
| 36 – 45 | 2545 | 13.84% | 1042 | 1193 |
| 46 – 60 | 6271 | 34.11% | 2247 | 2804 |
| 61 – 69 | 4207 | 22.88% | 2561 | 3665 |
| 70 – 80 | 2432 | 13.23% | 1447 | 1978 |
| 81 – 90 | 308 | 1.68% | 110 | 128 |
| > 90 | 18 | 0.10% | 5 | 5 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1425 | 7.75% | 711 | 723 |
| TOTAL | 18387 | 100.00% | 8629 | 11095 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 13759 (61.98%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8846 (39.85%) more than 6 years; 5980 (26.94%) more than 9 years and 4545 (20.47%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 69 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2420 | 10.90 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 6021 | 27.12 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4913 | 22.13 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2866 | 12.91 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1435 | 6.46 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4545 | 20.47 |
| TOTAL | 22200 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 63.39% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 32.49% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 4.12% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5505 (29.94%) are Management Graduates (of which 818 are IIM graduates).
- 2099 (11.42%) are Chartered Accountants, 791 (4.30%) are Company Secretaries and 218 (1.19%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1628 (8.85%) are Lawyers.
- 272 (1.48%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3980 (21.65%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 1013 | 5.51% | 1355 | 6.10% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9994 | 54.35% | 12724 | 57.29% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1848 | 10.05% | 2158 | 9.72% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4132 | 22.47% | 4551 | 20.49% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 105 | 0.57% | 114 | 0.51% |
| SCHOOLING | 385 | 2.09% | 393 | 1.77% |
| NOT KNOWN | 910 | 4.95% | 916 | 4.12% |
| TOTAL | 18387 | 100.00% | 22211 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 23723 directorship positions on these 3824 companies, giving an average of 6.20 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 25 (GMR AIRPORTS LTD.).
| No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
| <5 | 866 | 22.65 |
| 5 – 10 | 2720 | 71.13 |
| 11 – 15 | 227 | 5.94 |
| >15 | 11 | 0.29 |
| TOTAL | 3824 | 100.00 |