SNAPSHOT REPORT - ALL DIRECTORS | ALL COMPANIES
(Based on all NSE-listed companies)
Status as on
11408 individuals are on the boards of 1823 NSE-listed companies.
- These 11408 individuals occupy a total of 15030 directorship positions in 1823 companies listed at NSE and 529 companies listed on BSE.
- Of these 11408 individuals:
- 9198 hold only 1 directorship each in companies listed on NSE & BSE.
- 5280 hold only independent directorship positions in NSE-listed companies.
- only 2042 are women (17.90%) (Click here for details), occupying a total of 2754 directorships. There is at least one woman on the board of 1749 NSE-listed companies.
- 262 individuals holding 298 directorship positions in NSE-listed companies are foreign nationals. Click here for details.
- 161 individuals hold 5 or more than 5 directorships in companies listed on NSE & BSE, with 3 persons holding 8 directorships. Click here for details.
- 415 individuals are from Civil Services, occupying a total of 645 directorships in NSE-listed companies. Click here for details.
- Of 1823 companies, 823 (45.15%) have a Non-Executive Chairman, of which 306 (37.18%) companies have Promoter-Directors as Non-Executive Chairman.
Distribution Summary by Age of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- The average age of Directors is 58 years.
- The youngest director is aged 18 years (MS.SUHANI KATARIA) and the oldest is 96 years (MR.VIJAY KRISHNASWAMIRAO ATRE). 29 individual/s are below the age of 25 years and 1815 individuals are above 70 years.
- 29 individual/s who are below 25 years hold 0 independent directorship positions. Click here for details.
- 1815 individual/s who are above 70 years hold 0 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 | 29 | 0.25% | 8 | 8 |
26 – 35 | 382 | 3.35% | 158 | 173 |
36 – 45 | 928 | 8.13% | 309 | 354 |
46 – 60 | 3160 | 27.70% | 1080 | 1376 |
61 – 69 | 2312 | 20.27% | 1379 | 1997 |
70 – 80 | 1498 | 13.13% | 1005 | 1415 |
81 – 90 | 308 | 2.70% | 205 | 280 |
> 90 | 9 | 0.08% | 4 | 8 |
NOT KNOWN | 2782 | 24.39% | 1370 | 1448 |
TOTAL | 11408 | 100.00% | 5518 | 7059 |
Distribution Summary by Tenure of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- Tenure of 9341 (66.93%) Directorship Positions is more than 3 years; 6862 (49.17%) more than 6 years; 5026 (36.01%) more than 9 years and 3959 (28.37%) more than 12 years. Maximum tenure is 72 years.
Tenure |
No. of Directorships |
% |
< 1 YEAR | 1650 | 11.82 |
>1 - <3 YEARS | 2965 | 21.25 |
>3 - <6 YEARS | 2479 | 17.76 |
>6 - <9 YEARS | 1836 | 13.16 |
>9 - <12 YEARS | 1067 | 7.65 |
> 12 YEARS | 3959 | 28.37 |
TOTAL | 13956 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Education of Directors in NSE-listed companies
- 59.00% of Directorship positions are held by post-graduates (and above). Conversely, 41.00% of Directorship positions are held by graduates or below.
- 3031 (26.57%) are Management Graduates (of which 488 are IIM graduates).
- 1348 (11.82%) are Chartered Accountants, 337 (2.95%) are Company Secretaries and 140 (1.23%) are Cost Accountants.
- 990 (8.68%) are Lawyers.
- 135 (1.18%) are Medical Doctors.
- 2436 (21.35%) are Engineers.
Highest Level of Education |
No. of Directors |
% |
No. of Directorship Positions Held |
% |
DOCTORATES | 676 | 5.93% | 884 | 6.33% |
POST GRADUATES | 5611 | 49.18% | 7355 | 52.67% |
TECHNICAL GRADUATES (B.E.,B.TECH.,M.B.B.S.,LL.B.) | 1256 | 11.01% | 1479 | 10.59% |
GENERAL GRADUATES (B.A., B.COM. ETC.) | 3084 | 27.03% | 3448 | 24.69% |
UNDERGRADUATES | 69 | 0.60% | 77 | 0.55% |
SCHOOLING | 185 | 1.62% | 187 | 1.34% |
NOT KNOWN | 527 | 4.62% | 535 | 3.83% |
TOTAL | 11408 | 100.00% | 13965 | 100.00% |
Distribution Summary by Number of Directors in companies listed on NSE & BSE
- There are a total of 15030 directorship positions on these 2352 companies, giving an average of 6.39 directors per company.
- The maximum number of directors in any company is 22 (STATE BANK OF INDIA).
No. of Directors |
No. of Companies |
% |
<5 | 569 | 24.19 |
5 – 10 | 1582 | 67.26 |
11 – 15 | 193 | 8.21 |
>15 | 8 | 0.34 |
TOTAL | 2352 | 100.00 |