India has a rich history of achievements. Here is the verified and accurate list of “First in India” , helpful for all competitive exams like SSC, Railway, MPSC, UPSC, Bank, Defence, and Police Bharti.
First in India – Male Achievements Achievement Person Year First President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad 1950 First Vice President of India Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 1952 First Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru 1947 First Home Minister of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1947 First Chief Justice of India Justice H. J. Kania 1950 First Indian to win Nobel Prize Rabindranath Tagore 1913 First Indian Governor-General of India C. Rajagopalachari 1948 First Indian to go to Space Rakesh Sharma 1984 First Indian to climb Mt. Everest Avtar Singh Cheema 1965 First Indian Commander-in-Chief General K. M. Cariappa 1949
First in India – Female Achievements Achievement Person First Woman President of India Pratibha Patil First Woman Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi First Woman Chief Minister (State) Sucheta Kriplani First Woman IPS Officer Kiran Bedi First Woman Governor of India Sarojini Naidu First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha Meira Kumar First Woman Judge of Supreme Court Fathima Beevi First Indian Woman to climb Everest Bachendri Pal First Woman to win Nobel Prize Mother Teresa
First in India – Science & Technology Achievement Details First Satellite of India Aryabhata (1975) First Indian-built Supercomputer Param 8000 (1991) First Nuclear Test Pokhran-I (1974) First Made-in-India Aircraft Hindustan Trainer-2 First Biosphere Reserve Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
First in India – Sports Achievement Person First Indian to win Olympic Medal K. D. Jadhav First Indian to win Gold in Olympics Abhinav Bindra First Indian Women Olympic Medalist Karnam Malleswari First Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand
First in India – Institutions & Events Achievement Details First University in India Nalanda University First IIT IIT Kharagpur First Newspaper in India Bengal Gazette First Railway Line Mumbai to Thane (1853) First Post Office Kolkata (1727) First Metro System Kolkata Metro
