First female in India is frequently asking in all competitive exams like SSC, IBPS, Banking, Railways and State Government exams.
| First Female President of India | Pratibha Patil |
| First Female Prime Minister of India | Indira Gandhi |
| First Female Governor of a State | Sarojini Naidu (Uttar Pradesh) |
| First Female President of the UN General Assembly | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit |
| First Female Speaker of Lok Sabha | Meira Kumar |
| First Female Chief Minister of a State | Sucheta Kripalani (Uttar Pradesh) |
| First Female IAS Officer | Anna Rajam Malhotra |
| First Female Advocate/Lawyer | Cornelia Sorabji |
| First Female IPS Officer | Kiran Bedi |
| First Female Chief Justice of a High Court | Leila Seth (Himachal Pradesh) |
| First Female Judge of the Supreme Court | M. Fathima Beevi |
| First Indian Female in Space | Kalpana Chawla |
| First Female Recipient of Ashok Chakra | Neerja Bhanot |
| First Female Fighter Pilot in the IAF | Avani Chaturvedi |
| First Female Pilot in India | Sarla Thakral |
| First Indian Female to win a Nobel Prize | Mother Teresa (Peace, 1979) |
| First Female Recipient of Bharat Ratna | Indira Gandhi (1971) |
| First Indian Female to win Miss Universe | Sushmita Sen |
| First Indian Female to win Miss World | Reita Faria |
| First Female Recipient of Jnanpith Award | Ashapurna Devi |
