Which Indian national park was the first established under Project Tiger?

Jim Corbett National Park was the first national park to come under India’s Project Tiger initiative. Project Tiger began in 1973 as a national conservation program designed to protect Bengal tigers and their habitats.

The park itself was established much earlier, in 1936, as Hailey National Park—the first national park in India and one of the earliest in Asia. It was later renamed Ramganga National Park and then Corbett National Park in honour of hunter, author, and conservationist Jim Corbett.

Corbett was among the initial protected areas selected when Project Tiger launched. The program created tiger reserves with protected core zones and surrounding buffer areas, combining wildlife protection with regulated human activity. Corbett remains one of India’s most important tiger landscapes.

Bandipur, Kanha, and Ranthambore were also among the original Project Tiger reserves, which causes the common confusion. However, the standard quiz answer to which national park was the first associated with the program is Jim Corbett National Park. The distinction refers to Project Tiger participation, not the date the park was founded.