| First Wax statue of a Living Indian | Mahatma Gandhi at Madame Tussaud's in 1939 |
| First Chinese pilgrim to Visit India | Fa-hien |
| First Exclusive internet magazine | Bharat Samachar |
| First Miss India to participate in Miss Universe | Indrani Rehman |
| First President of Indian National Congress | W.C. Bannerjee, 1885 |
| First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress | Badruddin Tayyabji |
| First Judge in International Court of Justice | Dr. Nagender Singh |
| First Graduate in Medicine | Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chukerbutty |
| India's First University | Nalanda University |
| India's First Open University | Andhra Pradesh Open University |
| India's First Lok Sabha Member to be elected with a record maximum number of votes | P.V.Narasimha Rao |
| First Indian to reach Antarctica | Lt. Ram Charan |
| First British to Visit India | Hawkins |
| First Test tube baby of India | Indira (Baby Harsha) |
| First Post Office Opened in India | Kolkata(1727) |
