Important Abbreviations For Competitive Exams / Important Abbreviations Full Forms
AACI :- Airport Association Council International
AAFI :- Amateur Athletics Federation of India
AAGSP :- All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad
AAPSO :- Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organisation
AASU :- All Assam Students Union
ABM :- Anti Ballistic Missile
ABCDE :- Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics
ABSU :- All Bodo Students Union
ABT :- Availability Based Tariff
AC :- Alternate Current or Ashok Chakra or Air Conditioner or Antarctic Club
AD :- Ano Domini (After the birth of Jesus)
ADA :- Air Defence Artillery
ADB :- Asian Development Bank
AERE :- Atomic Energy Research Establishment
AEO :-American Eagle Outfitters
AFLP :- Accelerated Female Literacy
AFPPD :- Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population & Development
AGF :- Asian Games Federation
AGOC :- Asian Games Organization Committee
AICC :- All India Congress Committee
AICTE :- All India Council of Technical Education
AICCTU :- All India Central Council of Trade Unions
AICI :- Agricultural Insurance Corporation of India
AIDS :- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIFF :- All India Football Federation
AIIMS :- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
AIL :- Aeronautics India Limited
AIMPLB :- All India Muslim Personal Law Board
AINEC :- All India Newspapers Editors Conference
AIR :- All India Radio
AITUC :- All India Trade Union Congress
ALH :- Advanced Light Helicopter
AM :- Anti Meridian (Before Noon)
AMIE :- Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers
ANC :- African National Congress
APNN :- Asian Pacific News Network
APEC :- Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation
APPLE :- Asian Passenger Payload Experiment
APPU :- Asian Pacific Postal Union
ARF :- Asian Regional Forum
ARDS :- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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)
AWACS :- Airborne Warning and Control System
ATCI :- Air Time Committee of India
ATF :- Aviation Turbine Fuel
ATPLO :- All Tripura Peoples Liberation Organisation
ATS :- Anti Tetanus Serum
ATTF :- All Tripura Tribal Force
AVARD :- Association of Voluntary Agencies for Rural Development
B
BAMS :- Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
BARC :- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
BBC :- British Broadcasting Corporation
BC :- Before Christ
BCG :- Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti TB Vaccine)
BCCI :- Board of Control for Cricket in India
BCCL :- Bharat Cooking Coal Limited
BDL :- Bharat Dynamics Limited
BEL :- Bharat Electronics Limited
BENELUX :- Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg
BHEL :- Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited
BICP :- Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices
BIFR :- Board of Industrial Finance and Reconstruction
BIMSTEC :- Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka,Thailand Economic Cooperation
BIS :- Bureau of Indian Standards/ British Information Service
BIS :- Bank for International Settlements
BLTF :- Bodo Liberation Tigers Force
BPO :- Business Process Outsourcing
B.PHARMA :- Bachelor of Pharmacy
BRL :- Bharat Refineries Ltd
BSF :- Border Security Force
BTC :- Bodoland Territorial Council
C
CAD :- Command Area Development
CAG :- Controller of Auditor General
CAIR :- Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
CAS :- Conditional Access System
CASE :- Commission for Alternative Sources of Energy
CAT :- Control for Advance Technology
CAT :- Central Administrative Tribunal
CAZRL :- Central Arid Zone Research Institute
CBDT :- Central Board of Direct Taxes
CBI :- Central Bureau of Investigation
CBI :- Crime Branch of India
CBSE :- Central Board of Secondary Education
CCEA :- Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
CCIC :- Central Cottage Industries Corporation
CCI :- Consumer Confidence Index
CCL :- Central Coal-fields Limited
CCIT :- Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism
CCS :- Cabinet Committee on Security
C-DAC :- Centre for Development of Advance Computing
CDC :- Consulting Development Centre
CDRL :- Central Drug Research Institute
CDS :- Compulsory Deposit Scheme
CEA :- Central Electrical Authority
CENTO :- Central Treaty Organization
CERN :- Council European Organization for Nuclear Research
CFRI :- Central Fuel Research Institute
CFTRI :- Central Food Technological Research Institute
CGCRI :- Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute
CGWB :- Central Ground Water Board
CHOGM :- Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
CID :- Criminal Investigation Department
CIFT :- Committee on Invisible Financing Related Trade
CIMA :- Centre of International Modern Art
CIRDAP :- Council of Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific
CIRTES :- Central Institute for Research and Training in Employment Services
CIS :- Commonwealth of Independent States
CISF :- Central Industrial Security Force
CITU :- Centre of Indian Trade Union
CIWTC :- Central Inland Water Transport Corporation
CLASP :- Child Labour Action and Support Project
CMC :- Cauri Monitoring Committee
CMAG :- Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group
CMAL :- Coal Mines Authority Limited
CMDRO :- Central Marine Design Research Organization
CMMACS :- Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation
CMPDI :- Central Mine Planning and Design Institute
CMS :- Central Monitoring Series
CNG :- Compressed Natural Gas
COD :- Central Ordinance Depot
CODESA :- Convention for a Democratic South Africa
COFEPOSA :- Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act
COSPAR :- Committee On Space Research
COPU :- Committee on Public Undertaking (under Parliament)
CORE :- Congress on Racial Equality
CPCB :- Central Pollution Control Board
CPCRI :- Central Plantation Crops Research Institute
CPO :- Central Passport Organization
CPRI :- Central Power Research Institute
CRP :- Central Reserve Police
CRR :- Cash Reserve Ratio
CSE :- Centre for Science and Environment
CSCE :- Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
CSIR :- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CTEPC :- Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council
CTS :- Computerised Tomography Scanner
COCA :- Control of Organized Crime Act
CVC :- Central Vigilance Commission
CVR :- Cockpit Voice Recorder
D
DAVP :- Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity
DCA :- Drug and Cosmetic Act
DCI :- Dredging Corporation of India
DDT :- Dichloro Diphenyle Trichloroethane
DDP :- Desert Development Programme
DFDR :- Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black Box)
DIG :- Deputy Inspector General
D.Lit :- Doctor of Literature
DGCA :- Director General of Civil Aviation
DICGC :- Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
DIG :- Defence Intelligence Group
DLO :- Dead Letter Office
DGCEI :- Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence
DM :- District Magistrate
DMK :- Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
DMRL :- Defence Metalurgical Research Laboratory
DNA :- Di-oxyribo Nucleic Acid
DNEM :- Dynamic Numeric Encoding Method
DPAP :- Drought Prone Area Programme
DPCS :- Defence Satellite Communication System
DPC :- Dabhol Power Company
DPCO :- Drug Prices Control Order
DPSA :- Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft
DRDO :- Defence Research and Development Organization
DRI :- Director of Revenue Intelligence
DSP :- Digital Signal Processing
DST :- Department of Science & Technology
DTH :- Direct To Home
DOTS :- Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse
DVC :- Damodar Valley Corporation
DVD :- Digital Versatile Disk
E
EAA :- Easy Animal Aid
EAS :- Employment Assurance Scheme
ECB :- European Central Bank
ECG :- Electro Cardiogram Graph
ECIL :- Electronic Corporation of India Limited
ECM :- European Common Market
ECOWAS :- Economic Cooperation Organization of West African States
EEC :- European Economic Community
EEG :- Electro Encephalogram Graph
EFTA :- European Free Trade Association
EGPWS :- Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
EHTP :- Electronics Hardware Technology Park
ELCINA :- Electronics and Radar Development Establishment
ELISA :- Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay
EMF :- Electromotive Force
EMI :- Equal Monthly Installment
EMR :- Exclusive Marketing Right
EMS :- European Monetary System
EMU :- Electric Multiple Unit
ENLF :- Elam National Liberation Front
EOW :- Economic Offence Wing
EPIP :- Export Promotion Industrial Park
EPRLF :- Elam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front
EPZ :- Export Processing Zone
ERDA :- Energy Research and Development Administration
ERS :- European Remote Sensing Satellite
ERTS :- Earth Resources Technology Satellite
ESA :- European Space Agency
ESCAP :- Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
ESMA :- Essential Services Maintenance Act
EVM :- Electronic Voting Machine
EVTR :- Electro Video Tape Recording
EXIM :- bank Export-Import Bank of India
EURECA :- European Research Coordinating Agency
F
FAO :- Food and Agriculture Organization
FARC :- Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia
FBI :- Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBTR :- Fast Breeder Test Reactor
FCV :- Flue Cured Virginia (a kind of tobacco)
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
FFI :- Film Federation of India
FICCI :- Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
FIEO :- Federation of Indian Export Organization
FIIA :- Foreign Investment Implementation Authority
FIIT :- Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer
FIPB :- Foreign Investment Promotion Board
FIR :- First Information Report
FRS :- Fellow of the Royal Society
FTA :- Free To Air
FTII :- Films & Television Institute of India
FTZ :- Free Trade Zone
G
GAIL :- Gas Authority of India Limited
GATT :- General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
GAVI :- Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization
GCC :- Gulf Cooperation Council
GIC :- General Insurance Corporation
GMPCS :- Global Mobile Personal Communications System
GMRT :- Giant Meterweb Radio Telescope
GMT :- Greenwich Mean Time
GNLF :- Gorkha National Liberation Front
GNP :- Gross National Product
GPF :- General Provident Fund
GPO :- General Post Office
GPRS :- General Packet Radio Service
GPS :- Global Positioning System
GRA :- Global Research Alliance
GSDI :- Global Spatial Data Infrastructure
GSI :- Geological Survey of India
GSTP :- Global System of Trade Practices
GSOMIA :- General Security of Military Information Agreement
H
HAC :- Hindustan Aluminium Corporation
HADP :- Hill Area Development Programme
HAL :- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
HARK :- Handy Audio Reach Kit System
HARTRDN :- Haryana State Electricity Development Corporation Limited
HCF :- Highest Common Factor
HDFC :- Housing Development Finance Corporation
HDPE :- High Density Poly Ethylene
HDTV :- High Definition Television
HEC :- Heavy Engineering Corporation
HEL :- Heavy Electricals Limited
HESH :- High Explosive Squash Head
HISA :- Hero Indian Sports Academy
HIV :- Human Immuno-deficiency Virus
HMI :- Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
HMT :- Hindustan Machine Tools
HPTS :- High Power Television Transmitter System
HTR :- High Temperature Reactor
HUDCO :- Housing and Urban Development Corporation
HYVS :- High Yield Variety Seeds
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IAAI :- International Airport Authority of India
IAC :- Indian Airlines Corporation
IADF :- International Agriculture Development Fund
IAEA :- International Atomic Energy Agency
IAPPD :- Indian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development
IARI :- Indian Agricultural Research Institute
IATA :- International Air Transport Association
IBSA :- India, Brazil, South Africa
IBRD :- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (worldbank)
IBWL :- Indian Board of Wild Life
ICAC :- International Council of Adult Education
ICAI :- Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICAO :- International Civil Aviation Organization
ICAR :- Indian Council of Agricultural Research
ICBM :- Inter Continental Ballistic Missile
ICC :- International Cricket Council
ICCR :- Indian Council of Cultural Relations
ICCW :- Indian Council of Child Welfare
ICFTU :- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICHR :- Indian Council for Historical Research
ICICI :- Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Ltd.
ICJ :- International Court of Justice
ICMR :- Indian Council of Medical Research
ICO :- Islamic Conference Organization
ICPA :- Indian Cricket Players Association
ICRC :- International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRISAT :- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Topics
ICSI :- Indian Company Secretaries Institute
ICSSR :- Indian Council of Social Science Research
IDA :- International Development Agency
IDBI :- Industrial Development Bank of India
IDD :- Iodine Deficiency Disorder
IDO :- International Defence Organization
IDPL :- Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited
IED :- Improvised Explosives Device
IFA :- Indian Football Association
IFAD :- International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFCI :- Industrial Finance Corporation of India
IFFI :- International Film Festival of India
IFFCO :- Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative
IFFS :- International Federation of Film Societies
IFTU :- International Federation of Trade Union
IGMCO :- Inter-Government Maritime Consultative Organization
IGNCA :- Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts
IIAS :- Indian Institute of Advance Studies
IIBM :- Indian Institute of Business Management
IIDR :- International Institute for Development Research
IIPA :- Indian Institute of Public Administration
IITM :- Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
IIS :- Indian Institute of Sciences
IISCO :- Indian Iron and Steel Company
IIT :- Indian Institute of Technology
ILO :- International Labour Organization
IMA :- Indian Military Academy
IMCO :- Inter-government Meritime Consultative Organization
IMF :- Indian Mountaineering Foundation/International Monetary Fund
IMPPA :- Indian Motion Picture Producers Asscoation
INGCA :- Indira Gandhi Gallery for Culture and Art
INMURSAT :- International Maritime Satellite Organisation
INMAS :- Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences
INS :- Indian Naval Ship/Indian Newspapers Society
INSAT :- Indian National Satellite
INSDOC :- Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre
INTAC :- Indian National Trust for Art and Culture
INTELSAT :- International Telecommunication Satellite
INTERFEET :- International Force for East Timor
INTERPOL :- Interpole Police Organisation
INCOSPAR :- Indian National Committee for Space Research
INTUC :- Indian National Trade Union Congress
IOC :- International Olympic Committee/Indian Oil Corporation
IPC :- Indian Penal Code
IPCC :- Inter-government Panel on Climate Chance
IPI :- International Press Institution
IPKF :- Indian Peace Keeping Force
IP-VPN :- Internet Protocol based Virtual Private Network
IQ :- Intelligence Quotient
IRA :- Irish Republic Army/Insurance Regulatory Authority
IRAS :- Infrared Astronomical Satellite
IRBM :- Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
IRCON :- Indian Railway Construction Company
IRCS :- Indian Red Cross Society
IRDA :- Insurance Regulatory Development Authority
IRDP :- Integrated Rural Development Programme
IRO :- International Refugee Organization
IRSS :- Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
ISAF :- International Security Assistance Force
ISAS :- Institute of Space and Astronomical Science
ISB :- Indian Standard Bureau
ISBA :- International Sea Bed Authority
ISCUS :- Indo-Soviet Cultural Society
ISE :- International Stock Exchange
ISM :- Indian School of Mines
ISO :- International Standardized Organization
ISP :- Internet Services Provider
ISRO :- Indian Space Research Organization
ISS :- Institute of Social Sciences
ISSP :- Indian Scientific Satellite Project
IST :- Indian Standard Time
ITBP :- Indo-Tibet Border Police
ITDC :- Indian Tourism Development Corporation
ITES :- IT-Enabled Services
ITPO :- Indian Trade Promotion Organization
ITO :- International Trade Organization
ITR :- Integrated Test Range
ITU :- International Telecommunication Union
ITUC :- Indian Trade Union Congress
IUC :- Interconnect Usage Charges
IUCAA :- Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
IUCNNR :- International Union for the Conservation of Natural and National Research
IVRI :- Indian Veterinary Research Institute
IVRS :- Interactive Virus Response System
IWT :- Indus Water Treaty
IYSH :- International Year of Shelter for the Homeless
J
J2SE :- Java 2 Standard Edition OR Java 2 Special Edition
J2ME :- Java 2 Micro Edition OR Java 2 Mobile Edition
JCWI :- Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
JKLF :- Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
JMM :- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
K
KAADC :- Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council
KARP :- Kalpakkam Atomic Reprocessing Plant
KG :- Kinder Garten
KRM :- Kashmir Resolution Movement
KSTPS :- Kota Super Thermal Power Station
KVIC :- Khadi and Village Industries Commission
L
LAC :- Line of Actual Control
LAHDC :- Ladakh Hill Development Council
LASER :- Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LCM :- Lowest Common Multiple
LDC :- Lower Division Clerk
LIBOR :- London Inter Bank Offered Rate
LIC :- Life Insurance Corporation of India
LLB :- Bachelor of Law
LLD :- Doctor of Law
LLM :- Master of Law
LMG :- Light Machine Gun
LOC :- Line of Control
LOAC :- Line of Actual Control
LPA :- Laws Prevention Association of India
LPG :- Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LSD :- Lysergic acid Di-ethylamide
LTTE :- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam
M
MA :- Master of Arts
MAIT :- Manufacturer’s Association of Information Technology
MAPP :- Madras Atomic Power Project
MASER :- Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
MBA :- Master of Business Administration
MBBS :- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MCA :- Master of Computer Application
MCC :- Melbourne Cricket Club
MCF :- Master Control Facility
MCOCA :- Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act
MD :- Doctor of Medicine
MECL :- Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited
MEET :- Mission for Extension of Educational Technology
MENAS :- Middle East Navigation Aids Service
MERC :- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission
METO :- Middle East Treaty Organization
MFALA :- Marginal Farmers and Agricultural Labour Agency
MFALS :- Marginal Farmers and Agricultural Liberation Scheme
MFN :- Most Favoured Nation
MI :- Military Intelligence
MIGA :- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
MISA :- Maintenance of Internal Security Act
MIT :- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MLA :- Member of Legislative Assembly
MLC :- Member of Legislative Council
MMDS :- Multiple Microwave Distribution System
MMTC :- Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation
MNAMS :- Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences
MNC :- Multi National Corporation
MNLF :- Moro National Liberation Front
MPLS :- Micro Protocol Label Switching
MPLANDS :- Member of the Parliament Local Areas Development Scheme
MRTPC :- Monopoly and Restrictive Trade Practice Commission
MRTS :- Mass Rapid Transport System
MSA :- Maritime Safety Agency
MST :- Multi System Transmission
MTCT :- Mother to Child Transmission
MTCR :- Missile Technology Control Regime
MODVAT :- Modified Value Added Tax
MULTA :- Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam
N
NABARD :- National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development
NACO :- National AIDS Control Organization
NADAMS :- National Agricultural Drought Assessment and Monitoring System
NAEP :- National Adult Educational Programme
NAFED :- National Agricultural and Marketing Federation
NAFEN :- Near and Far East News
NAFTA :- North American Free Trade Agreement
NANAP :- Non-Aligned News Agency Pool
NAPP :- Narora Atomic Power Plant
NASA :- National Aeronautic and space Administration
NASDAQ :- National Association of Security Dealer’s Active Quotation
NASSCOM :- National Association of Software & Service Companies
NATO :- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBCC :- National Building and Construction Corporation
NBCW :- Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Warfare
NBPGR :- National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
NBTB :- National Biotechnology Board
NBER :- National Bureau of Economic Research
NCA :- Nuclear Command Authority
NCAER :- National Council for Applied Economic Research
NCB :- Narcotics Control Bureau
NCCF :- National Consumers Cooperative Federation
NCDA :- National Coal Development Authority
NCDC :- National Cooperative Development Corporation
NCERT :- National Council of Educational Research and Training
NCFSE :- National Curriculum Framework for Secondary Education
NCPEDP :- National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People
NCRA :- National Centre for Radio Astrophysics
NCRB :- National Crime Record Bureau
NCSTC :- National Council for Science and Technology Communication
NCW :- National Commission for Women
NCCR :- National Council for Civil Right
NDA :- National Defense Academy
NDDB :- National Dairy Development Board
NDF :- National Defense Fund
NDPDC :- National Drugs and Pharmaceutical Development Council
NEA :- National Environment Authority
NEERI :- National Environment Engineering Research Institute
NEEPCO :- North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited
NEFA :- North East Frontier Agency
NEPA :- National Environment Protection Authority
NEXST :- National Experimental Supersonic Transport
NFDC :- National Film Development Corporation
NFIW :- National Federation of Indian Women
NFL :- National Fertilizer Limited
NFSIT :- National Venture Fund for Software and Information Technology
NGRI :- National Geophysical Research Institute
NHPC :- National Hydroelectric Power Corporation
NHRC :- National Human Rights Commission
NIC :- National Integration Council / National Informatics Centre
NICD :- National Institute of Communicable Diseases
NIDC :- National Industrial Development Corporation
NIEO :- New International Economic Order
NIIT :- National Institute of Information Technology
NIMHANS :- National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Science
NITIE :- National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering
NLFT :- National Liberation Front of Tripura
NLOT :- National Large Optical Telescope
NMDC :- National Mineral Development Corporation
NMDS :- National Missile Defense System
NMEP :- National Malaria Eradication Programme
NMHC :- National Material Handling Council
NOAA :- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOIDA :- New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
NPB :- Nuclear Power Board
NPC :- National Productivity Council
NPCC :- National Project Construction Corporation
NPCIL :- Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
NPL :- National Physical Laboratory
NPP :- National Population Policy
NPT :- Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
NRAI :- National Rifle Association of India
NRC :- National Reconstruction Core
NRDC :- National Research and Development Corporation
NREP :- National Rural Employment Programme
NRI :- Non Resident Indian
NSA :- National Security Act
NSC :- National Security Council / National Savings Certificate
NSCN :- National Socialist Council of Nagaland
NSS :- National Service Scheme
NSSO :- National Sample Survey Organization
NSSTC :- National Space Science and Technology Centre
NSTL :- National Science and Technological Laboratory
NSTEDB :- National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board
NTC :- National Textile Corporation
NTES :- National Train Enquiry System
NTPC :- National Thermal Power Corporation
O
OAPNA :- Organization of Asia and Pacific News Agency
OAU :- Organization of African Unity
OCS :- Overseas Communication Service
OECD :- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OEEC :- Organization for European Economic Cooperation
OGL :- Open General License
OIL :- Oil India Limited
OK :- All Correct
OIGS :- On India Government Service
ONGC :- Oil and Natural Gas Commission
OMSS :- Open Market Sale Scheme
OPEC :- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPPI :- Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India
OSCE :- Organization of European Security Council
P
PACS :- Primary Agricultural Credit Society
PAFNA :- Pan African News Agency
PATA :- Pacific Asia Travel Association
PCI :- Press Council of India
PCS :- Provincial Civil Services
PEO :- Programme Evaluation Organization
Ph.D. :- Doctor of Philosophy
PIB :- Press Information Bureau
PIN :- Postal Index Number
PIOC :- Persons of Indian Origin Card
PGIMR :- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Research
PLA :- Peoples Liberation Army
PLO :- Palestine Liberation Organization
PLOTE :- Peoples Liberation Organization of Tamil Elam
PMSSY :- Pradhan Mantari Swasthya Suraksha Yojna
PM :- Post Meridian / Prime Minister
PMLA :- Peoples Movement for Liberation of Angola
PNR :- Passanger Numerical Record
POTA :- Prevention of Terrorism Act
PSLV :- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
PSI :- Population Service International
PTI :- Press Trust of India
PTO :- Please Turn Over
PTCT :- Parents to Child Transmission
PUCC :- Pollution Under Control Certificate
PUCL :- Peoples Union for Civil Liberties
PUDR :- Peoples Union for Democratic Rights
PVC :- Poly Vinyl Chloride / Param Vir Chakra
PVSM :- Param Vishist Seva Medal
PWD :- Public Works Department
PWG :- Peoples War Group
R
RADAR :- Radio Detecting and Ranging
RAFC :- Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia
RAPP :- Rajasthan Atomic Power Project
RAW :- Research and Analysis Wing
R&D :- Research and Development
RBI :- Reserve Bank of India
RCC :- Reinforced Cement Concrete
RDSO :- Research Design and Standard Organization
RDX :- Research Development Explosive
REACH :- Rural Entrepreneurship for Art and Culture Heritage
RFMT :- Republic of Fiji Military Forces
RGNDWM :- Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission
RITES :- Rail India Technical and Economic Services
RMS :- Railway Mail Service
RPNNL :- Rashtriya Pariyojana Nirman Nigam Limited
RRC :- Reactor Research Centre
RLEGP :- Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme
RNA :- Ribonucleic Acid
ROSNI :- Round Spermatid Nuclear Injection
RSS :- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
RTO :- Regional Transport Officer
RTRA :- Rail Tariff Regulatory Authority
S
SAAF :- South Asian Accountants Federation
SAARC :- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SADCC :- South African Development Corporation Conference
SAFMA :- South Asian Free Media Association
SAHR :- South Asians for Human Rights
SAI :- Sports Authority of India
SAIL :- Steel Authority of India Limited
SALT :- Strategic Arms Limitation Tax
SAPTA :- South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement
SARS :- Service Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SATO :- South Atlantic Treaty Organization
SATTE :- South Asian Travel and Tourism Exchange
SC :- Security Council / Supreme Court / Scheduled Caste
SCHIL :- Stock Holding Corporation of India
SCI :- Shipping Corporation of India
SCL :- Space Corporation Limited
SCOPE :- Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
SCRA :- Special Class Railway Apprentice
SDK :- System Development Kit OR Sun Development Kit
SDR :- Special Drawing Rights
SEARCH :- Society for Environmental Awareness and Rehabilitation of Child and Handicapped
SEATO :- South East Asia Treaty Organization
SEBI :- Security Exchange Board of India
SEEPZ :- Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone
SEO :- Satellite for Earth Observation
SERC :- Structural Engineering Research Centre
SETS :- Society of Electronics Transaction and Security
SEWA :- Self Employed Women’s Association
SFALA :- Small Farmers and Agricultural Labourers Agency
SFC :- Strategic Force Command
SGPC :- Siromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee
SHAR :- Shri Harikota Range
SAHMAT :- Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust
SIAM :- Society of Indian Automobiles Manufacturers
SIDS :- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
SIDBI :- Small Industries Development Bank of India
SITA :- Separation of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act
SIS :- Secret Intelligence Service
SIV :- Semen Immuno Deficiency Virus
SLAR :- Sight Looking Environment Radar
SLBM :- Submarine Launch Balistic Missile
SLV :- Satellite Launch Vehicle
SMART :- Small Mission for Advance Research
SMS :- Short Messaging System
SNIPES :- Society of National Institutes for Physical Education and Sports
SPCA :- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
SROSS :- Stretched Rohini Satellite Series
SSD :- Satellite System Division
SSN :- Social Security Number
SSTEP :- Symphonic Satellite Telecommunication Experiment Project
STARS :- Satellite Training and Ranging System
START :- Strategic Armed Reduction Talks
STD :- Subscribers Trunk Dialing OR Sexually Transmitted Disease
STEC :- Solar Thermal Energy Centre
STEP :- Satellite Telecommunication Experiment Project
STPI :- Software Technology Park of India
SUNFED :- Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development
SWAPO :- South West African Peoples Organization
SWIFT :- Short Work Programme in Information Technology
T
TACDE :- Tactics & Aircrafts Development Establishment
TAPS :- Tarapur Atomic Power Station
TANSI :- Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation
TAMP :- Tariff Authority for Major Port
TB :- Tuberculosis
TCI :- Trading Corporation of India
TCPO :- Town and Country Planning Organization
TDSAT :- Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
TELCO :- Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company
TELEX :- Teleprinter Exchange
TRELS :- Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
TGIT :- Telecom Group on Information Technology
TIFAC :- Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council
TISCO :- Tata Iron & Steel Company
TIN :- Taxpayer’s Identification Number
TMO :- Telegraphic Money Order
TNT :- Tri Nitro Toluene
TRACT :- Transportable Remote Area Communications Terminal
TRAI :- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
TRQ :- Tariff Rate Quota
TTFI :- Table Tennis Federation of India
TVA :- Tennesey Valley Authority
TWA :- Trans World Airlines
TWAS :- Third World Academy of Science
TWHS :- Traditional Water Harvesting Systems
TWMF :- Third World Monetary Fund
TWSI :- Tourism and Wild Life Society of India
U
UANC :- United African National Council
UBLF :- United Bengali Liberation Front
UDC :- Upper Division Clerk /University Development Commission
UDI :- Unilateral Declaration of Independence
UEEM :- Universalization of Elementary Education Mission
UGC :- University Grant Commission
ULFA :- United Liberation Front of Assam
UNAEC :- United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
UNCED :- United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNCHS :- United Nations Commission on Human Settlements
UNCLOS :- United Nations Conference on Law of the Sea
UNCSTD :- United Nations Conference on Sciences and Technology for Development
UNCTC :- United Nations Counter Terrorism Committee
UNCTAD :- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP :- United Nations Development Programme
UNECAFE :- United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and Far East
UNEF :- United Nations Emergency Force
UNEP :- United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO :- United Nations Economic and Social Commission
UNFCC :- United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNFPA :- United Nations Framework for Population Activities
UNHCR :- United Nations High Commission for Refugees
UNI :- United News of India
UNICEF :- United Nations International Children Emergency Fund
UNIDO :- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNISPACE :- United Nations Conference on Exploration and Peaceful Usage of Outer Space
UNMIL :- United Nations Mission in Libra
UNMOVIC :- United Nations Monitoring Verification and Inspection Commission
UNO :- United Nations Organization
UNRRA :- United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNSCOM :- United Nations Special Commission
UNTAG :- United Nations Transition Assistance Group
UPROV :- Union for Protection of New Varieties of Plants
UPSC :- Union Public Service Commission
UPTN :- Universal Personal Tele Number
UPU :- Universal Postal Union
USAID :- United States Agency for International Development
USIS :- United States Information Service
USITC :- United States International Trade Corporation
USSR :- Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
UTS :- Unreserved Ticketing System
V
VABAL :- Value Based Advanced License
VAT :- Value Added Tax
VCO :- Viceroy Commissioned Officer
VIP :- Very Important Person
VPP :- Value Payable Post
VRDE :- Vehicle Research and Development Establishment
VRS :- Voluntary Retirement Scheme
VSNL :- Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
VSSC :- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
VTMS :- Versel Traffic Management System
VVF :- Village Volunteer Force
W
WANO :- World Association of Nuclear Operators
WAY :- World Assembly of Youth
WEF :- World Economic Forum
WFTU :- World Federation of Trade Union
WHO :- World Health Organization
WIDF :- Women’s International Democratic Federation
WIPO :- World Intellectual Property Organization
WIPSA :- Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia
WMO :- World Meteorological Organization
WWF :- World Wild Life Fund
WWFI :- World Wide Fund for Nature India
WWPA :- World Wild Life Protection Agency
Y
YMCA :- Young Men’s Christians Associations
YWCA :- Young Women’s Christians Association
Z
ZBB :- Zero Base Budgeting
ZETA :- Zero Energy Thermo Nuclear Assembly
ZIFT :- Zygote Intra fallopian Transfer
ZIP :- Zone Improvement Plan
ZOPFAN :- Zone of Peace Freedom and Neutrality
ZS :- Zoological Society
ZUPO :- Zimbabwe United People’s Organisatio
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