Governor General & Viceroy

From 1773 to 1858, British administrative head in India was called Governor General
and was selected by the Court of Directors of the EIC, to whom he was responsible.
After the 1857 Uprising, the GOI was transferred from the EIC to the Crown. And
Viceroy was added to the title of the Governor General and was called as a Viceroy
Of India.
Viceroy was appointed by the sovereign on the advice of the British government; the
Secretary of State for India, a member of the UK Cabinet, was responsible for instruct-
ing him on the exercise of his powers
After 1858, Viceroy Of India , as a Viceroy, direct representative of the Crown, dealt with
the princely states of India, whose relationship was not with the British government,
but directly with the monarch. And as a Governor General, govern the British India
provinces.

First Governor General of Bengal - Warren Hastings (1773-85)

First Governor General of India - William Bentinck (1828-35)
First Viceroy of British India - Lord Canning (1856-62)
Last Viceroy of British India. - Lord Mountbatten (till 15 Aug. 1947)
First Gov. Gen. of Free India. - Lord Mountbatten. (1947-48)
Last Gov. Gen. of Free India. - R.C. Rajagopalachari (1948-50)