SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
17442 individuals are on the boards of 2855 NSE-listed companies.
- These 17442 individuals occupy a total of 22465 directorship positions in 2855 companies listed at NSE and 745 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 17442 individuals:
- 14331 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 7859 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 3650 are women (20.93%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 4997 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 2782 NSE-listed companies.
- 291 individuals holding 354 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.
- 540 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 826 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 2855 companies, 1067 (37.37%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 403 (37.77%) 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.ABHAV K.KUMAR) and the oldest is 103 years (MR.YOGESH ARVIND BHUVA). 15 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1507 individuals are above 70 years.
- 15 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 15 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1507 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 2031 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 | 1072 | 6.15% | 486 | 570 |
| 36 – 45 | 2367 | 13.57% | 966 | 1106 |
| 46 – 60 | 6000 | 34.40% | 2170 | 2709 |
| 61 – 69 | 4018 | 23.04% | 2425 | 3464 |
| 70 – 80 | 2332 | 13.37% | 1396 | 1903 |
| 81 – 90 | 288 | 1.65% | 105 | 122 |
| > 90 | 21 | 0.12% | 6 | 6 |
| NOT KNOWN | 1264 | 7.25% | 619 | 628 |
| TOTAL | 17442 | 100.00% | 8188 | 10523 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 12888 (61.12%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 8387 (39.78%) more than 6 years; 5643 (26.76%) more than 9 years and 4297 (20.38%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 68 years.
| Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
| < 1 YEAR | 2391 | 11.34 |
| >1 - <3 YEARS | 5807 | 27.54 |
| >3 - <6 YEARS | 4501 | 21.35 |
| >6 - <9 YEARS | 2744 | 13.01 |
| >9 - <12 YEARS | 1346 | 6.38 |
| > 12 YEARS | 4297 | 20.38 |
| TOTAL | 21086 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 62.35% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 33.94% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below. Educational Qualifications pertaining to 3.71% of Directorship positions is not known.
- 5222 (29.94%) are Management Graduates (of which 802 are IIM graduates).
- 1992 (11.42%) are Chartered Accountants, 730 (4.19%) are Company Secretaries and 216 (1.24%) are Cost Accountants.
- 1546 (8.86%) are Lawyers.
- 265 (1.52%) are Medical Doctors.
- 3737 (21.43%) are Engineers.
| Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
| DOCTORATES | 949 | 5.44% | 1267 | 6.01% |
| POST GRADUATES | 9286 | 53.24% | 11880 | 56.34% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1830 | 10.49% | 2123 | 10.07% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 4133 | 23.70% | 4548 | 21.57% |
| UNDERGRADUATES | 106 | 0.61% | 114 | 0.54% |
| SCHOOLING | 365 | 2.09% | 371 | 1.76% |
| NOT KNOWN | 773 | 4.43% | 783 | 3.71% |
| TOTAL | 17442 | 100.00% | 21086 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 22465 directorship positions on these 3600 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 | 797 | 22.14 |
| 5 – 10 | 2570 | 71.39 |
| 11 – 15 | 221 | 6.14 |
| >15 | 12 | 0.33 |
| TOTAL | 3600 | 100.00 |