Article Detail Name of the first university of India ? Answer: Nalanda University. Similar Questions : 1. First Indian recipient of Oscar Award ? Answer: Bhanu Athaiya 2. Name of First Indian Missile ? Answer: Prithvi 3. Who was first Indian Reserve Bank Governor Answer: C D Deshmukh 4. Name of first woman of India to get Ashok Chakra ? Answer: Nirja Mishra 5. Name of the first person to get Paramvir Chakra Answer: Major Somnath Sharma 6. Where was the first Post Office opened in India ? Answer: Kolkata in 1727 7. India's first woman president ? Answer: Smt. Pratibha Patil Read more from - First in India