12/02/2026
🇮🇳 FIRST IN INDIA – COMPETITIVE EXAM CHART
🏛️ Polity & Governance
First Governor-General of Bengal – Warren Hastings
First Governor-General of India – Lord William Bentinck
First Viceroy of India – Lord Canning
First Governor-General of Independent India – Lord Mountbatten
First Indian Governor-General – C. Rajagopalachari
First President of India – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
First Vice President of India – Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
First Prime Minister – Jawaharlal Nehru
First Deputy Prime Minister – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
First Woman Prime Minister – Indira Gandhi
First Woman President – Pratibha Patil
First Chief Justice of India – H.J. Kania
First Chief Election Commissioner – Sukumar Sen
First Speaker of Lok Sabha – G.V. Mavalankar
First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha – Meira Kumar
🎓 Education & Literature
First University in India – University of Calcutta (1857)
First IIT – IIT Kharagpur
First Indian to win Nobel Prize – Rabindranath Tagore (1913)
First Indian Nobel Prize in Science – C.V. Raman
First Woman IAS Officer – Anna Rajam Malhotra
First Woman IPS Officer – Kiran Bedi
First Woman Governor – Sarojini Naidu (UP)
🚀 Science & Space
First Indian Satellite – Aryabhata (1975)
First Indian in Space – Rakesh Sharma
First Indian Woman in Space – Kalpana Chawla
First Mars Mission – Mangalyaan (2013)
First Nuclear Test – Pokhran-I (1974)
First Indigenous Missile – Prithvi
First Atomic Reactor – Apsara
🛡️ Defence
First Indian Commander-in-Chief – K.M. Cariappa
First Indian Field Marshal – Sam Manekshaw
First Chief of Defence Staff – Gen. Bipin Rawat
First Woman Fighter Pilot – Avani Chaturvedi
First Aircraft Carrier – INS Vikrant
🏅 Sports
First Olympic Medalist – Norman Pritchard (1900)
First Olympic Gold (Individual) – Abhinav Bindra
First Woman Olympic Medalist – Karnam Malleswari
First Cricket World Cup Win – 1983 (Kapil Dev)
First T20 World Cup Win – 2007 (MS Dhoni)
First Indian Woman to win Olympic Silver – P.V. Sindhu
First Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee – Viswana
