SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17405 individuals are on the boards of 2850 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17405 individuals occupy a total of 22430 directorship positions in 2850 companies listed at NSE and 747 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17405 individuals:
- 14300 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7842 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3639 are women (20.91%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4985 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2779 NSE-listed companies.
- 292 individuals holding 356 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 213 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 2 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 539 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 821 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2850 companies, 1067 (37.44%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 399 (37.39%) 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.ADITYA SAURABH GADGIL) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 15 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1502 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1502 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2018 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 | 80 | 0.46% | 15 | 15 |
| 26 – 35 | 1081 | 6.21% | 492 | 578 |
| 36 – 45 | 2379 | 13.67% | 971 | 1109 |
| 46 – 60 | 6032 | 34.66% | 2184 | 2723 |
| 61 – 69 | 4025 | 23.13% | 2441 | 3481 |
| 70 – 80 | 2320 | 13.33% | 1389 | 1887 |
| 81 – 90 | 291 | 1.67% | 107 | 125 |
| > 90 | 22 | 0.13% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1175 | 6.75% | 567 | 574 |
| TOTAL | 17405 | 100.00% | 8172 | 10498 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12810 (60.86%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8388 (39.85%) more than 6 years; 5614 (26.67%) more than 9 years and 4287 (20.37%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2372 | 11.27 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5868 | 27.88 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4422 | 21.01 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2774 | 13.18 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1327 | 6.30 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4287 | 20.37 |
| TOTAL | 21050 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.59% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 34.03% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.38% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5236 (30.08%) are Management Graduates (of which 806 are IIM graduates).
- 1998 (11.48%) are Chartered Accountants, 734 (4.22%) are Company Secretaries and 216 (1.24%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1546 (8.88%) are Lawyers.
- 269 (1.55%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3747 (21.53%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 959 | 5.51% | 1276 | 6.06% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9305 | 53.46% | 11900 | 56.53% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1829 | 10.51% | 2123 | 10.09% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4138 | 23.77% | 4554 | 21.63% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.61% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 365 | 2.10% | 371 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 703 | 4.04% | 712 | 3.38% |
| TOTAL | 17405 | 100.00% | 21050 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22430 directorship positions on these 3597 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 | 802 | 22.30 |
| 5 – 10 | 2564 | 71.28 |
| 11 – 15 | 218 | 6.06 |
| >15 | 13 | 0.36 |
| TOTAL | 3597 | 100.00 |