First in India (Male) – General Knowledge.

In the category of List of First In India, there are a lot of interesting facts.

The list below can be very useful for you to gain knowledge, confidence and appear in all competitive exams like SSC, UPSC, CDS, State PSC, etc.

Here we have updated this article with the latest and huge collection of the list.

First President of Independent India – Dr. Rajendra Prasad

First Prime Minister of Independent India – Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

First Muslim President of India – Dr. Zakir Hussain

First Home Minister of Independent India – Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

First Indian to win Magsaysay Award – Acharya Vinoba Bhave

First-person to get Paramvir Chakra – Major Somnath Sharma

First President of Indian National Congress – W. C. Banerjee

First Indian Air Chief – S. Mukherjee

First Muslim President of Indian National Congress – Badruddin Tayab Ji

First Governor-General of Independent India – Lord Louis Mountbatten

First Indian Governor-General of Independent India-  C. Rajagopalachari

First Indian Cosmonaut (to go into space) – Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma

First Indian Noble Laureate – Rabindra Nath Tagore

First Governor-General of Bengal – Warren Hastings

First Indian Judge of International Court of Justice-  Dr. Nagendra Nath

First Indian to get Bharat Ratna Award – C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan & C. V. Raman

First Field Marshal – General S. F. J. Manekshaw

First Indian to swim across the English Channel – Mihir Sen

First Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award – G. Shankar Kurup

First Governor of Bengal  – Lord Clive

First Speaker of Lok sabha  – G. V. Mavlankar

First Viceroy of India – Lord Canning

First Vice-President of Independent India – Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

First Chief of Naval Staff of India – Vice Admiral R. D. Katari

First Education Minister of Independent India – Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

First Chief of the Air Staff – Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst

First Commander-in-Chief of Free India – General K. M. Cariappa

First Indian to pass ICS Exam – Satyendra Nath Tagore

First Governor-General of India – Lord William Bentinck

First Chief of Army Staff – General M. Rajendra Singh

First Chief Justice of Supreme Court Justice – Hiralal J. Kania

First Indian Scientist to get Nobel prize – C. V. Raman

First Chinese pilgrim to visit India – Fa – Hien

First Minister to resign from Indian Union Cabinet – Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

First British to visit India – John Mildenhall

First person to get Param Vir Chakra – Major Somnath Sharma

First Election Commissioner of India – Sukumar Sen

First Chief Justice of India – Hiralal J Kania

First Indian Pilot – J.R.D. Tata

First person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics – Amartya Sen

First person to resign from the Central Cabinet – Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

First Indian Commander-in Chief of India – General Cariappa

First person to receive Stalin Prize – Saifuddin Kitchlu

First person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine – Hargovind Khurana

First person to receive Magsaysay Award – Acharya Vinoba Bhave

First person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen – Sherpa Ang Dorjee

First Indian Judge of International Court of Justice – Dr Nagendra Singh

First Home Minister of India – Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

First Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad First Vice-President of India – Dr Radhakrishnan

First Speaker of the Lok Sabha – Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar

First Person to receive Jnanpith award – Sri Shankar Kurup

First President of the Indian Republic – Dr Rajendra Prasad

First Indian to win Nobel Prize – Rabindranath Tagore

First man who introduced the printing press in India – James Hicky (Bengal Gazette)

First Indian to join the I.C.S Satyendra Nath Tagore First man in Space from India – Rakesh Sharma

First Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full term – Morarji Desai

First Chief of Army Staff – Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji

First Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament – Charan Singh

First President of India who died while in office – Dr Zakir Hussain

First Muslim President of Indian Republic – Dr Zakir Hussain

First Field Marshal of India – S.H.F.Manekshaw

First person to get Nobel Prize in Physics from India – C.V.Raman