This document contains definitions for various abbreviations and acronyms used in India, ranging from government organizations and programs to technology and science terms. Some examples included are NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), NAM (Non-aligned Movement), NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the U.S.A.), and CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research). The list spans several fields and provides the expansions or explanations for over 200 common abbreviations and acronyms.
This document contains definitions for various abbreviations and acronyms used in India, ranging from government organizations and programs to technology and science terms. Some examples included are NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), NAM (Non-aligned Movement), NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the U.S.A.), and CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research). The list spans several fields and provides the expansions or explanations for over 200 common abbreviations and acronyms.
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This document contains definitions for various abbreviations and acronyms used in India, ranging from government organizations and programs to technology and science terms. Some examples included are NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), NAM (Non-aligned Movement), NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the U.S.A.), and CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research). The list spans several fields and provides the expansions or explanations for over 200 common abbreviations and acronyms.
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ABM: Anti Ballistic Missiles JCO: Junior Commissioned Officer
ABVP: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad JNNURM: Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal AC: Alternating Current; Ashoka Chakra Mission ACU: Asian Currency Union JPC: Joint Parliamentary Committee AD: anno Domini; in the year of Lord Christ JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group ADB: Asian Development Bank JWG: Joint Working Group ADC: Aide-de-Camp; Access Deficit Charge KG: Kindergarten ADF: Asian Development Fund Kg: Kilogramme ADS: Air Defence Ship KPO: Knowledge Process Outsourcing AJT: Advanced Jet Trainer LAC: Line of Actual Control AG: Accountant General; Adjutant General LCA: Light Combat Aircraft AI: Air India LDC: Least Developed Countries AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome LHC: Large Hadron Collider AIIMS: All India Institute of Medical Sciences LIC: Life Insurance Corporation (of India) AIR: All India Radio; Annual Information Report LLP: Limited Liability Partnership AITUC: All India Trade Union Congress LOAC: Line of Actual Control AJT: Advanced Jet Trainer LTA: Light Transport Aircraft ALH: Advanced Light Helicopter LTTE: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam AM: ante meridiem; before noon AMC: Army Medical Corps; Asset Management M Companies MAT: Minimum Alternative Tax AME: Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers MER: Mars Exploration Rover APC: Agricultural Prices Commission MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation MCF: Master Control Facility APPLE: Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment MEP: Minimum Export Price APPU: Asian Pacific Postal Union MES: Military Engineering Service ARC: Asset Reconstruction Company METSAT: Meteorological Satellite ARDR: Agricultural and Rural Debt Relief MFA: Multi-Fibre Agreement ASAT: Anti-Satellite weapon MFN: Most Favoured Nation ASC: Army Service Corps MIP: Moon Impact Probe ASCI: Advanced Strategic Computing Initiative MMS: Multimedia Messaging Service ASCII: American Standard Code for Information MMTC: Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of ASEAN: Association of South-East Asian Nations India ASEM: Asia-Europe Meeting MNC: Multi-national Corporation ASIMO: Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility MNIC: Multi-purpose National Identity Card ASLV: Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle MODEM: Modulator-Demodulator ASMA: Antarctica Specially Managed Area MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging ASSOCHAM: Associated Chambers of Commerce and MRTPC: Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Industry Commission ATA: Air Time Authority; Allen Telescope Array MRTS: Mass Rapid Transit System ATC: Air Traffic Controller MSA: Maritime Safety Agency ATM: Automatic Teller Machine MSCF: Maritime Security Cooperation Framework ATR: Action Taken Report Mss: Manuscript ATV: Automatic Transfer Vehicle MTCR: Missile Technology Control Regime AUM: Assets Under Management MTO: Multilateral Trade Organisation AVC: Army Veterinary Corps MVC: Maha Vir Chakra AVM: Additional Volatility Margin MUNO: Maha Vir Chakra AWACS: Airborne Warning and Control System N B NAA: National Airport Authority BARC: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre NABARD: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation Development. (It helps rural development by providing re- BC: Before Christ; Board of Control; British Columbia; finance facility). Battery Commander NACIL: National Aviation Company of India Ltd BCG: Bacillus Calmette Guerin—Anti-Tuberculosis NADA: National Anti-Doping Agency Vaccine NAEP: National Adult Education Programme BICP: Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices NAFTA: North America Free Trade Agreement BIFR: Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction NAG: National Air Guard BIOS: Basic Input Output System NAM: Non-aligned Movement BKU: Bharatiya Kisan Union NAMA: Non-Agriculture Market Access BMD: Ballistic Missile Defence System NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration BOLT: BSE On-Line Trading (System) (of the U.S.A.) BOSS: Bharat Operating System Solutions NASDAQ: National Association of Securities Dealers BPO: Business Process Outsourcing Automated Quotation BPR: Bottom Pressure Records NATA: Natural Aptitude Test for Architecture BRO: Border Road Organisation NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange NAV: Net Asset Value BSF: Border Security Force NB: Nota bene; note well, or take notice BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd NCA: Nuclear Command Authority NCC: National Cadet Corps C NCEP: National Committee on Environmental Planning CA: Chartered Accountant NCERT: National Council of Education Research and CABE: Central Advisory Board of Education Training C & AG: Comptroller & Auditor General NCR: National Capital Region CAIR: Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics NDA: National Defence Academy; National Democratic CAPART: Council for People’s Action and Advancement Alliance of Rural Technology NDNC: National Do Not Call (Registry) CAPES: Computer-Aided Paperless Examination System NDPS: Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances CAS: Chief of Army Staff; Chief of Air Staff; Conditional NDRF: National Disaster Response Force Access System NDTL: National Dope Testing Laboratory CB: Citizen Band (Radio) NeGP: National e-governance Plan CBI: Central Bureau of Investigation NEDB: North-Eastern Development Bank CBFC: Central Board of Film Certification NEP: National Education Policy CCPA: Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs NEPA: National Environment Protection Authority CD: Conference on Disarmament NFO: New Fund Offers C-DAC: The Centre for Development of Advanced NHDP: National Highways Development Project Computing NHRC: National Human Rights Commission CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access NIC: National Integration Council CECA: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation NIFT: National Institute of Fashion Technology Agreement NIO: National Institute of Oceanography CERN: European Organisation for Nuclear Research NIS: National Institute of Sports (Pronounced CERN in French) NIT: National Institute of Technology CFC: Chlorofluro Carbon NLMA: National Literacy Mission Authority CFS: Container Freight Station NMD: Nuclear Missile Defence CHOGM: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting NMDC: National Mineral Development Corporation CIA: Central Intelligence Agency (of U.S.A.) NPL: National Physical Laboratory CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd NPR: National Population Register CIC: Chief Information Commissioner NPT: (Nuclear) Non-Proliferation Treaty CID: Criminal Investigation Department NRBI: National Rural Bank of India C-in-C: Commander-in-Chief NREGA: National Rural Employment Guarantee Act cif: cost, insurance and freight NREP: National Rural Employment Programme CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States NRF: National Renewal Fund CISF: Central Industrial Security Force NRI: Non-Resident Indian CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered NRR: National Reproduction Rate Species NRSA: National Remote Sensing Agency CITU: Centre of Indian Trade Unions NSA: National Security Act CLASS: Computer Literacy and Studies in Schools NSC: National Service Corps; National Security Council CLAWS: Centre for Land Warfare Studies NSDL: National Securities Depository Limited CM: Command Module; Chief Minister NSE: National Stock Exchange CMP: Common Minimum Programme NSR: National Skills Registry CNG: Compressed Natural Gas NTPC: National Thermal Power Corporation CNN: Cable News Network NWDA: National Water Development Agency CNS: Chief of the Naval Staff NWRC: National Water Resources Council CO: Commanding Officer COD: Central Ordnance Depot; Cash on Delivery O CPCB: Central Pollution Control Board OAS: Organisation of American States CPI: Communist Party of India OAU: Organisation of African Unity CPI(M): Communist Party of India (Marxists) OBC: Other Backward Communities CPU: Central Processing Unit OBU: Offshore Banking Unit CR: Central Railway ODA: Official Development Assistance CRAC: Cyber Regulation Advisory Council ODF: Open Document Format CRDi: Common Rail Direct injection ODS: Ozone Depletion Substances CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services of India OECD: Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Limited Development CRM: Customer Relationship Management OGL: Open General Licence CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio OIC: Organisation of Islamic Countries CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force OIGS: On India Government Service CSIR: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research OIL: Oil India Limited CTBT: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty OM: Order of Merit CTT: Commodities Transaction Tax ONGC: Oil and Natural Gas Commission CVRDE: Combat Vehicles Research and Development OPEC: Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries Establishment OSCE: Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe D OSD: Officer on Special Duty DA: Dearness Allowance; Daily Allowance OXML: Open Extended Marking Language DAVP: Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity DC: Deputy Commissioner; Direct Current in Electricity P DDT: Dichloro-Diphenyl Trichloro-ethane (disinfectant) PAC: Political Affairs Committee; Public Accounts DIN: Director Information Number Committee DM: District Magistrate; Deputy Minister PACER: Programme for Acceleration of Commercial DMIC: Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Energy Research DMK: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (a regional political PAN: Permanent Account Number (of Income-Tax) party of Tamil Nadu) PATA: Pacific-Asia Travel Association DNA: de-oxyribonucleic acid PCS: Public Civil Service; Punjab Civil Service DO: Demi-official (letter) PIB: Press Information Bureau DOD: Department of Ocean Development Pin Code: Postal Index Number Code DPEP: District Primary Education Programme PIO: Persons of Indian Origin DPI: Director of Public Instruction PLF: Plant Load Factor DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory PM: Post Meridiem; after-noon; also Postmaster; Prime DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organisation Minister; post-mortem (after death) DST: Daylight Saving Time PMG: Postmaster General DRES: Department of Renewable Energy Sources PN: Participatory Note DTH: Direct to Home (broadcasting) PO: Post Office; Postal Order POPs: Persistent Organic Pollutants; Point of Purchase E POTA: Prevention of Terrorism Act ECG: Electro Cardio-gram POW: Prisoner of War ECS: Electronic Clearing Service PP: Public Prosecutor; Particular Person ECT: Electro-convulsant Therapy (electric shock PRO: Public Relations Officer treatment) PS: Post Scriptum; Post Script; written after EDUSAT: Education Satellite PSC: Public Service Commission EEG: Electro-encephalography PSE: Public Sector Enterprises EET: Exempt Exempt Taxation PSLV: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle EFA: Education for All PTA: Preferential Trade Area EFF: Extended Fund Facility PTI: Press Trust of India e.g.: exempli gratia; for example PTO: Please Turn Over; Privilege Ticket Order EHTP: Electronic Hardware Technology Parks PUFA: Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids ELISA: Enzyme Linked Immuno Solvent Assay (used for PVC: Param Vir Chakra testing AIDS) PVSM: Param Vishisht Sewa Medal EMI: Equated Monthly Instalment PWD: Public Works Department EMS: European Monetary System EMU: Electric-Multiple Unit; Extra-vehicular Mobility Q, R Unit; (European) Economic and Monetary Union QMG: Quarter Master General E & OE: Errors and Omissions Excepted QR: Quantitative Restriction EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory RAF: Rapid Action Force ER: Eastern Railway RAM: Random Access Memory ERM: Exchange Rate Mechanism RBI: Reserve Bank of India ERNET: Educational and Research Network RCC: Reinforced Concrete Cement ESA: European Space Agency RDF: Rapid Development Force ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and RDS: Radio Data Servicing the Pacific RDSS: Radio Determination Satellite Service ESMA: Essential Services Maintenance Act REACH: Rehabilitate, Educate and Support Street ESOP: Employee Stock Option Programme Children etc.: et cetera (and other things) RLO: Returned Letter Office EU: European Union RLV: Reusable Launch Vehicle EVM: Electronic Voting Machine RPM: Revolution Per Minute RPO: Recruitment Process Outsourcing; Regional F Passport Officer FAO: Food and Agriculture Organisation RRB: Regional Rural Bank FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation (of the U.S.A.) RRPI: Rural Retail Price Index FCNR: Foreign Currency (non-resident) Accounts RSS: Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh Scheme RSVP: Repondez s’il vous plait (Fr.) reply, if you please FDR: Flight Data Recorder; Fixed Deposit Receipt RTGS: Real Time Gross Settlement System FEMA: Foreign Exchange Management Act FERA: Foreign Exchange Regulations Act S FICCI: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Co- Industry operation FII: Foreign Institutional Investors SAFTA: South Asian Free Trade Area FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board (of India) SAIL: Steel Authority of India Limited FLAG: Fibre Optic Link Around the Globe SAPTA: SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement FM: Field Marshal; Frequency Modulated SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome FPSB: Financial Planning Standards Boards (India) SATNAV: Satellite Navigation (Initiative) FRBM: Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management SAVE: SAARC Audio Visual Exchange FSSA: Food Safety and Standards Authority (of India) SC: Security Council; Supreme Court; Scheduled Caste FTA: Free Trade Area SCI: Shipping Corporation of India FTP: File Transfer Protocol SCO: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation SCOPE: Standing Conference on Public Enterprises G SDO: Sub-Divisional Officer GAGAN: GPS-aided Geo-augmented Navigation SDR: Special Drawing Rights (created by the World GAIL: Gas Authority of India Limited Bank) GAIN: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition SEBI: Securities and Exchange Board of India GATS: General Agreement on Trade in Services SFC: Strategic Forces Command GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade SGPC: Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee GCA: General Currency Area SIDBI: Small Industries Development Bank of India GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council SIT: Special Investigation Team GCM: Greatest Common Measure SITE: Satellite Instructional Television Experiment GEF: Global Environment Fund SLR: Statutory Liquidity Ratio GHQ: General Headquarters SMS: Short Messaging Service; Subscriber Management GIC: General Insurance Corporation System GIST: Graphics and Intelligence-based Script Technology SOS: Save Our Souls—distress signal GMPS: Global Mobile Personal Communications System SPG: Special Protection Group GMRT: Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope SPIN: Software Process Improvement Networks GMT: Greenwich Mean Time SPV: Solar Photo Voltaic GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System SQUID: Super-conducting Quantum Interference Device GNP: Gross National Product SRE: Space Capsule Recovery Experiment GOC: General Officer Commanding SRV: Submarine Rescue Vessel GPO: General Post Office SSN: Social Security Number GPRS: General Packet Radio System STARS: Satellite Tracking and Ranging Station GPS: Global Positioning System START: Strategic Arms Reduction Talks GSLV: Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle STEP: Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Park GSP: Generalised Special Preferences STT: Securities Transaction Tax GST: Goods and Service Tax SWAN: State-wide Area Network GSTP: Global System of Trade Preferences SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Financial Telecommunications H HAWS: High Altitude Warfare School T HCF: Highest Common Factor TA: Travelling Allowance; Territorial Army HDI: Human Development Index TAAI: Travel Agents Association of India HDTV: High Definition Television TACDE: Tactics and Air Combat Development HE: His (or Her) Excellency; His (or Her) Eminence; Establishment High Explosive; Horizontal Equivalent TADA: Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) HITS: Headend In The Sky Act HMMWV: High Mobility Multipurpose-Wheeled Vehicle TAPS: Tarapur Atomic Power Station HMS: Hybrid Mail Service TB: Tuberculosis HP: Himachal Pradesh; Horizontal Plane; Horse Power TDC: Transport Development Council HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language TDS: Tax Deduction at Source HTTP: Hypetext Transfer Protocol TDSAT: Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal HUDCO: Housing and Urban Development Corporation TERLS: Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station HVDC: High Voltage Direct Current TIFR: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research TIN: Tax Information Network I TINXSYS: Tax Information Exchange System IAAI: International Airport Authority of India TISCO: Tata Iron and Steel Company IAAS: Indian Audit and Accounts Service TMC: Terrain Mapping Camera IADF: International Agricultural Development Fund TMO: Telegraphic Money Order IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency TNT: Tri-nitro-toluene (high explosive) IAF: Indian Air Force TPP: 20-Point Programme IAMC: Indian Army Medical Corps TRAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India IAS: Indian Administrative Service TRIMs: Trade Related Investment Measures IATA: International Air Transport Association TRIPS: Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights IATT: Inland Air Travel Tax TRP: Television Rating Points; Tax Return Preparer IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and TRYSEM: Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment Development TTE: Travelling Ticket Examiner IBEX: Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission TTF: Tourism Task Force ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers U ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organisation UAE: United Arab Emirates ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultural Research UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ICCR: Indian Council of Cultural Relations UF: United Front ICCW: Indian Council for Child Welfare UFO: Unidentified Flying Object ICDS: Integrated Child Development Service UGC: University Grants Commission ICJ: International Court of Justice (with Headquarters at ULFA: United Liberation Front of Assam the Hague) UN: United Nations ICL: Indian Cricket League UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research Development ICPA: Indian Cricket Players’ Association UNDP: United Nations Development Programme ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross UNEF: United Nations Emergency Force IDA: International Development Association UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme IDBI: Industrial Development Bank of India UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and IDSA: Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis Cultural Organisation i.e.: id est; that is UNFPO: United Nations Fund for Population Activities IEA: International Energy Agency UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for IES: Indian Economic Service Refugees IEX: Indian Energy Exchange UNHRC: United Nations Human Rights Commission IFRS: International Financial Reporting Standard UNI: United News of India IFS: Indian Foreign Service; Indian Forest Service UNICEF: United Nations International Children’s IFTU: International Federation of Trade Unions (Emergency) Fund IFWJ: Indian Federation of Working Journalists UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development IGNOU: Indira Gandhi National Open University Organisation IIPA: Indian Institute of Public Administration UNRRA: United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation IISS: International Institute of Strategic Studies Administration IIT: Indian Institutes of Technology UNTAC: United Nations Transitional Authority for ILO: International Labour Organisation Cambodia IMA: Indian Military Academy UPA: United Progressive Alliance IMET: International Military Education Training UPSC: Union Public Service Commission Programme UPTN: Universal Personal Telephone Number IMF: International Monetary Fund USA: United States of America IMO: International Maritime Organisation USIS: United States Information Service IN: Indian Navy; Intelligent Network INA: Indian National Army V INK: International Newspaper Kiosks VAT: Value-added Tax INMARSAT: International Maritime Satellite VC: Vice-Chancellor; Vice Counsel; Victoria Cross; Vir Organisation Chakra INMAS: Institute of Nuclear Medicines and Allied VDIS: Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme Sciences VHRR: Very High Resolution Radiometer INS: Indian Naval Ship; Indian Newspaper Society VIP: Very Important Person INSAS: Indian Small Arms System VLSI: Very Large Scale Integration INSAT: Indian National Satellite VOIP: Voice Over Internet Protocol INTERPOL: International Police Organisation VPN: Virtual Private Network INTUC: Indian National Trade Union Congress VPP: Value Payable Post IOC: International Olympic Committee VRS: Voluntary Retirement Scheme IP: Indian Police VSAT: Very Small Aperture Terminals IPC: Indian Penal Code IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change W IPEC: International Programme on Elimination of Child WADA: World Anti-Doping Agency Labour WAP: Wireless Application Protocol IPR: Intellectual Property Right WAVE: Wireless Access for Virtual Enterprise IPS: Indian Police Service; Indian Postal Service WDF: Wasteland Development Force IPTV: Internet Protocol Television WEF: World Economic Forum IPU: Inter-Parliamentary Union WFP: World Food Programme IQ: Intelligence Quotient WFTU: World Federation of Trade Unions IR: Infra-red WGIG: Working Group on Internet Governance IRA: Insurance Regulatory Authority WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organisation IRBM: Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile WLL: Wireless in Local Loop IREP: Integrated Rural Energy Planning WMD: Weapons of Mass Destruction IRS: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite; Indian Revenue WR: Western Railway Service WTO: World Trade Organisation (previously called ISAF: International Stabilization and Assistance Force (in GATT); also World Tourism Organisation Afghanistan) ISC: Inter-State Council X, Y, Z ISCS: Integrated Smart Card System XML: eXtensible Markup Language ISD: International Subscriber Dialled (telephone) YMCA: Young Men’s Christian Association ISH: Information Super Highway YWCA: Young Women’s Christian Association ISKCON: International Society for Krishna Consciousness ISO: International Standardisation Organisation ISP: Internet Service Provider ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation ISS: International Space Station IST: Indian Standard Time ISTRAC: ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network ITDC: Indian Tourism Development Corporation ITO: International Trade Organisation; Income-tax Officer ITU: International Tele-communication Union IUC: Interconnect User Charge