| AAFI |
Amateur Athletics Federation of India |
| AAPSO |
Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation |
| AASU |
All Assam Students Union |
| ABM |
Anti Ballistic Missile |
| AC |
Alternate Current OR Air Conditioner |
| ACC |
Ancillary Cadet Core |
| AD |
Ano Domini (After the birth of Jesus) |
| ADB |
Asian Development Bank. |
| AERE |
Atomic Energy Research Establishment |
| AGOC |
Asian Games Organisation Committee |
| AICC |
All India Congress Committee |
| AICTE |
All India Council of Technical Education |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome |
| AIFE |
All India Football Federation |
| AIIMS |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
| AIL |
Aeronautics India Limited |
| AIMPLB |
All India Muslim Personal Law Board |
| AIR |
All India Radio (Broadcasting) |
| AITUE |
All India Trade Union Congress |
| AM |
Anti Meridian (Before Noon) |
| ANC |
African National Congress |
| APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APSC |
Army Postal Services Core |
| ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
| ASLV |
Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| ASI |
Archaeological Survey of India |
| ASSOCHAM |
Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (India) |
| ASWAC |
Airborne Surveillance Warning and Control |
| ATS |
Anti Tetanus Serum |
| BAMS |
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery |
| BARC |
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre |
| BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
| BC |
Before Christ (Before the birth of Jesus) |
| BCG |
Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti TB Vaccine) |
| BCCI |
Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| BEL |
Bharat Electronics Limited |
| BENELUX |
Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg |
| BHEL |
Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited |
| BIFR |
Board of Industrial Finance and Reconstruction
(Formerly Industrial Reconstruction Finance Board) |
| BIMSTEC |
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Economic Cooperation |
| BIS |
Bureau of Indian Standards |
| B Pharma |
Bachelor of Pharmacy |
| BSF |
Border Security Force |
| CAD |
Command Area Development |
| CAG |
Comptroller and Auditor General |
| CARE |
Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere |
| CASE |
Commission for Alternative Sources of Energy |
| CBI |
Central Bureau of Investigation |
| CBSE |
Central. Board of Secondary Education |
| CCEA |
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs |
| CCS |
Cabinet Committee on Security |
| C-DAC |
Centre For Development of Advance Computing |
| CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
| CDRI |
Central Drug Research Institute |
| CHOGM |
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting |
| CID |
Criminal Investigation Department |
| CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
| CISF |
Central Industrial Security Force |
| CITU |
Centre of Indian Trade Unions |
| CLAT |
Common Law Admission Test (Started May 2008) |
| CNG |
Compressed Natural Gas |
| COD |
Central Ordnance Depot |
| COFEPOSA |
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of
Smuggling Act |
| CPO |
Central Passport Organisation |
| CPRI |
Central Power Research Institute |
| CRPF |
Central Reserve Police Force |
| CRR |
Cash Reserve Ratio |
| CSIR |
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |
| CSO |
Central Statistical Organisation |
| CTS |
Computerised Tomography Scanner |
| CVC |
Central Vigilance Commission |
| DDT |
Dichloro Diphenyle Tri-chloroethane |
| DFDR |
'Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black box)' |
| DIG |
Deputy Inspector General |
| D. Lit. |
Doctor of Literature |
| DM |
District Magistrate |
| DMK |
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam |
| DNA |
Di-oxyribo-Nucleic Acid |
| DPAP |
'Drought Prone Area Programme |
| DPC |
Dabhol Power Company |
| DRDO |
Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| DTH |
Direct to Home |
| DVD |
Digital Versatile Disk |
| EAS |
Employment Assurance Scheme |
| ECD |
European Central Bank |
| ECG |
Electro Cardiogram |
| EEC |
European Economic Community |
| EEG |
Electro Encephalogram |
| ELISA |
Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay |
| EMF |
Electromotive Force |
| EPABX |
Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange |
| EPZ |
Export Processing Zone |
| ERDA |
Energy Research and Development Administration |
| ESMA |
Essential Services Maintenance Act |
| EVM |
Electronic Voting Machine |
| EXIM Bank |
Export-Import Bank of India |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organisation |
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA) |
| FBTR |
Fast Breeder Test Reactor |
| FCI |
Food Corporation of India / Fertilizer Corporation of
India |
| FDR |
Flight Data Recorder (Black Box) |
| FERA |
Foreign Exchange Regulation Act |
| FEMA |
Foreign Exchange Management Act |
| FICCI |
Federation of India Chambers of Commerce and Industry |
| FIPB |
Foreign Investment Promotion Board |
| FIR |
First Information Report |
| FRS |
Fellow of the Royal Society |
| FTII |
Films and Television Institute of India |
| FTZ |
Free Trade Zone |
| GAIL |
Gas Authority of India Limited |
| GATT |
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade |
| GIC |
General Insurance Corporation |
| GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
| GNLF |
Gorkha National Liberation Front |
| GNP |
Gross National Product |
| GPF |
General Provident Fund |
| GPO |
General Post Office |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GSI |
Geological Survey of India |
| HAC |
Hindustan Aluminium Corporation |
| HAL |
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| HCF |
Highest Common Factor |
| HDFC |
Housing Development Finance Corporation |
| HIV |
Human Immuno-deficiency Virus |
| HMT |
Hindustan Machine Tools |
| HUDCO |
Housing and Urban Development Corporation |
| HYVS |
High Yield Variety Seeds |
| IAAI |
International Airport Authority of India |
| lAC |
Indian Airlines Corporation |
| IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IARI |
Indian Agricultural Research Institute |
| IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(World Bank) |
| ICAR |
Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
| ICBM |
Inter Continental Ballistic Missile |
| ICC |
International Cricket Council |
| ICFTU |
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
| ICICI |
Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
Limited |
| ICJ |
International Court of Justice |
| ICMR |
Indian Council of Medical Research |
| ICSI |
Indian Company Secretaries Institute |
| IDA |
International Development Agency |
| IDBI |
Industrial Development Bank of India |
| IDO |
International Defence Organisation |
| IDPL |
Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited |
| IFA |
Indian Football Association |
| IFCI |
Industrial Finance Corporation of India |
| IFFI |
International Film Festival of India |
| IFFCO |
Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative |
| IFTU |
International Federation of Trade Unions |
| IIPA |
Indian Institute of Public Administration |
| IIS |
Indian Institute of Sciences |
| IISCO |
Indian Iron and Steel Company |
| IIT |
Indian Institute of Technology |
| ILO |
International Labour Organisation |
| IMA |
Indian Military Academy |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| INGCA |
Indira Gandhi Gallery for Culture and Art |
| INS |
Indian Naval Ship |
| INSAT |
Indian National Satellite |
| INTELSAT |
International Telecommunication Satellite |
| INTERPOL |
International Police Organisation |
| INTUC |
Indian National Trade Union Congress |
| IOC |
International Olympic Committee / Indian Oil
Corporation |
| IPC |
Indian Penal Code |
| IPKF |
Indian Peace Keeping Force |
| IQ |
Intelligence Quotient |
| IRBM |
Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile |
| IRC |
International Red Cross |
| IRDA |
Insurance Regulatory Development Authority |
| IRDP |
Integrated Rural Development Programme |
| ISB |
Indian Standard Bureau |
| ISM |
Indian School of Mines |
| ISO |
International Organisation for Standardisation |
| ISP |
Internet Services Provider |
| ISRO |
Indian Space Research Organisation |
| IST |
Indian Standard Time |
| ITBP |
Indo-Tibet Border Police |
| ITDC |
Indian Tourism Development Corporation |
| ITPO |
Indian Trade Promotion Organisation |
| ITO |
International Trade Organisation |
| IUCN |
International Union for Conservation of Nature and
Natural Resource |
| ITUC |
Indian Trade Union Congress |
| JMM |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| KG |
Kinder Garten |
| LASER |
Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission of
Radiation |
| LIC |
Life Insurance Corporation of India |
| LLB |
Bachelor of Law |
| LLM |
Master of Law |
| LMG |
Light Machine Gum |
| LoC |
Line of Control (Pakistan) |
| LoAC |
Line of Actual Control (China) |
| LPG |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| LSD |
Lysergic acid diethylamide |
| LTTE |
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam |
| MA |
Master of Arts |
| MASER |
Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of
Radiation |
| MBA |
Master of Business Administration |
| MBBS |
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery |
| MBT |
Main Battle Tank |
| MCA |
Monetary Compensatory Allowance / Master of Computer
Application |
| MCC |
Melbourne Cricket Club |
| MD |
Doctor of Medicine |
| MFN |
Most Favoured Nation |
| MI |
Military Intelligence |
| MISA |
Maintenance of Internal Security Act |
| MIT |
Mechachusates Institute of Technology (USA) |
| MLA |
Member of Legislative Assembly |
| MLC |
Member of Legislative Council |
| MNC |
Multi National Corporation |
| MRCP |
Member of Royal College of Physicians |
| MRCS |
Member of Royal College of Surgeons |
| MRTPC |
Monopoly and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission |
| MODVAT |
Modified Value Added Tax |
| NABARD |
National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development |
| NACO |
National AIDS Control Organisation |
| NAEP |
National Adult Education Programme |
| NAFED |
National Agricultural and Marketing Federation |
| NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NAPP |
Narora Atomic Power Plant |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA) |
| NASDAQ |
National Association of Security Dealer's Active
Quotation |
| NASSCOM |
National Association of Software & Service
Companies |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| NCW |
National Commission for Women |
| NCCR |
National Council for Civil Right |
| NCERT |
National Council of Educational Research &
Training |
| NDA |
National Defence Academy |
| NDDB |
National Dairy Development Board |
| NDF |
National Defence Fund. |
| NEERI |
National Environment Engineering Research Institute |
| NEFA |
North-East Frontier Agency |
| NEPA |
National Environment Protection Authority |
| NFDC |
National Film Development Corporation |
| NFL |
National Fertilizer Limited |
| NHRC |
National Human Rights Commission |
| NICO |
New Information and Communication Order |
| NIDC |
National Industrial Development Corporation |
| NIIT |
National Institute of Information Technology |
| NIMHANS |
National Institute of Mental Health and
Neuro-Sciences |
| NITIE |
National Institute for Training in Industrial
Engineering |
| NMDS |
National Missile Defence System (US) |
| NMEP |
National Malaria Eradication Programme |
| NOIDA |
New Okhla Industrial Development Authority |
| NPC |
National Productivity Council |
| NPP |
National Population Policy |
| NPT |
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty |
| NRDC |
National Research and Development Corporation |
| NREP |
National Rural Employment Programme |
| NRI |
Non Resident Indian |
| NSC |
National Security Council |
| NSSO |
National Sample Survey Organisation |
| NTC |
National Textile Corporation |
| NTPC |
National Thermal Power Corporation |
| OGL |
Open General Licence |
| OIL |
Oil India Limited |
| OK |
All Correct |
| ONGC |
Oil and Natural Gas Commission |
| OPEC |
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| PCI |
Press Council of India |
| PCS |
Provincial Civil Services |
| Ph. D |
Doctor of 'Philosophy |
| PIN |
Postal lndex Number |
| PLO |
Palestine Liberation Organisation |
| PM |
Post Meridian / Prime Minister |
| POTA |
Prevention of Terrorism Act |
| PSLV |
Polar. Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| PTI |
Press Trust of India |
| PRO |
Public Relations Officer |
| PTO |
Please Turn Over |
| PVC |
Poly Vinyl Chloride / Paramvir Chakra |
| PVSM |
Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
| PWD |
Public Work's Department |
| PWG |
People's War Group |
| QED |
Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Which was to be proved) |
| QEF |
Quod Erat Faciendum (Which was to be done) |
| QEI |
Quod Erat Inveniendum (Which was to be found) |
| QMG |
Quarter Master General |
| RADAR |
Radio Angle Direction and Range |
| RAW |
Research and Analysis Wing |
| R & D |
Research and Development |
| RBI |
Reserve Bank of India |
| RCC |
Reinforced Cement Concrete |
| RDX |
Research Developed Explosive |
| RIMC |
Rashtriya Indian Military College |
| RMS |
Railway Mail Service |
| RLEGP |
Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme |
| RNA |
Ribonucleic Acid |
| RPM |
Revolutions Per Minute |
| RSS |
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh |
| RTO |
Regional Transport Officer |
| SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SAC |
Space Application Centre |
| SAFTA |
South Asian Free Trade Agreement |
| SAI |
Sports Authority of India |
| SAIL |
Steel Authority of India Limited |
| SAPTA |
South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement |
| SARS |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| SC |
Security Council/Supreme Court |
| SCI |
Shipping Corporation of India |
| SCOPE |
Standing Conference of Public Enterprises |
| SCRA |
Special Class Railway Apprentice |
| SDR |
Special Drawing Rights |
| SEBI |
Security Exchange Board of India |
| SGPC |
Siromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee |
| SHAR |
Shri Harikota Range |
| SIDBI |
Small Industries Development Bank of India |
| SIS |
Secret Intelligence Service (U.K) |
| SITA |
Suppression of .Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls
Act |
| SLV |
Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| SPCA |
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals |
| SPICMC |
Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical music
and culture |
| STARS |
Satellite Tracking and Ranging Station |
| STD |
Subscribers Trunk Dialing |
| STPI |
Software Technology Parks of India |
| SWAPO |
South West African People's Organisation |
| TA |
Travelling Aliowance / Territorial Anmy |
| TELCO |
Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company |
| TELEX |
Teleprinter Exchange |
| TISCO |
Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited |
| TNT |
Tri-nitro-toluene |
| TOEFL |
Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| TRAI |
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India |
| TRIPS |
Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights |
| TTE |
Travelling Ticket Examiner |
| TTFI |
Table Tennis Federation of India |
| TWA |
Trans World Airlines (USA) |
| UDC |
Upper Division Clerk |
| UFO |
Unidentified Flying Object |
| UGC |
University Grants Commission |
| UHT |
Ultra High Temperature |
| ULFA |
United Liberation Front of Assam |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEF |
United Nations Emergency Force |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Economic Social and Cultural
Organisation |
| UNFPA |
United Nations for Population Activities |
| UNHCR |
United Nations High Commission for Refugees |
| UNI |
United News of India |
| UNICEF |
United Nations International Children's Emergency
Fund |
| UNO |
United Nations Organisation |
| UPS |
Uninterrupted Power Supply |
| UPSC |
Union Public Service Commission |
| USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic |
| UTI |
Unit Trust of India |
| VAT |
Value Added Tax |
| VDIS |
Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme |
| VC |
Vice-Chancellor / Victoria Cross |
| VIP |
Very Important Person |
| VPP |
Value Payable Post |
| VRS |
Voluntary Retirement Scheme |
| VSNL |
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited |
| VSSC |
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre |
| WEF |
World Economic Forum |
| WHO |
World Health Organisation |
| WILL |
Wireless in Local Loop |
| WMO |
World Meteorological Organisation |
| WWF |
World Wild Life Fund |
| WPI |
Wholesale Price Index |
| WTO |
World Trade Organisation |
| WWF |
World Wild Life Fund for Nature |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
| YMCA |
Young Men's Christians Association |
| YWCA |
Young Women's Christians Association |
| ZBB |
Zero Based Budgeting |
| ZSI |
Zoological Survey of India |
