| 1st President | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| 1st Vice-President | Dr. S Radhakrishnan |
| 1st Prime Minister | Pt Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1st Home Minister | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| 1st Railway Minister | John Mathai |
| 1st Defence Minister | Sardar Baldev Singh |
| 1st Finance Minister | RK Shanmugam Chetty |
| 1st External Affairs Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1st Law Minister | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
| 1st Education Minister | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| 1st Governor General (Indian) | C Rajagopalachari |
| 1st Governor General (Independent India) | Lord Mountbatten |
| 1st Chief Justice of India | Harilal J Kania |
| 1st Lokpal | Pinaki Chandra Ghose |
| 1st Chief Election Commissioner | Sukumar Sen |
| 1st Chief Information Commissioner | Wajahat Habibullah |
| 1st Central Vigilance Commissioner | N Srinivasa Rau |
| 1st Attorney General | M.C. Setalvad |
| 1st Speaker of Lok Sabha | G.V. Mavalankar |
| 1st Cabinet Secretary | N.R. Pillai |
| 1st Chief of Army Staff | Gen Rajendra Singhji |
| 1st Chief of Air Staff | Air Marshall Thomas Elmhirst |
| 1st Chief of Naval Staff | Vice Admiral RD Katari |
| 1st Chief of Defence Staff | Gen Bipin Rawat |
