BPO: Business Process Outsourcing
TERMINOLOGY BRO: Border Road Organisation
BRAI: Biotechnology regulatory authority of
ABM: Anti Ballistic Missiles india
AC: Alternating Current; Ashoka Chakra BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange
AD: Anno Domini; In The Year Of Lord BSF: Border Security Force
Christ BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
ADB: Asian Development Bank CA: Chartered Accountant
AFSPA: Armed forces special powers act CABE: Central Advisory Board Of Education
AJT: Advanced Jet Trainer C & AG: Comptroller & Auditor General
AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome CAPART: Council For People’s Action And
AIIMS: All India Institute Of Medical Sciences Advancement Of Rural Technology
AIR: All India Radio; Annual Information CAPES: Computer-Aided Paperless
Report Examination System
AITUC: All India Trade Union Congress CBI: Central Bureau Of Investigation
AJT: Advanced Jet Trainer CBFC: Central Board Of Film Certification
ALH: Advanced Light Helicopter CBSE: Central Board Of Secondary Education
AMFI: Association Of Mutual Funds In India CCPA: Cabinet Committee On Political Affairs
AM: Ante Meridiem; Before Noon CD: Conference On Disarmament
APC: Agricultural Prices Commission CDM: Clean Development Mechanism
APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation C-DAC: The Centre For Development Of
APPLE: Arian Passenger Payload Experiment Advanced Computing
APM: Administered Pricing Mechanism CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
ARC: Asset Reconstruction Company CECA: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation
ARDR: Agricultural And Rural Debt Relief Agreement
ASAT: Anti-Satellite Weapon CERC: Central Electricity Regulatory
ASCI: Advanced Strategic Computing Commission
Initiative CERN: European Organisation For Nuclear
ASCII: American Standard Code For Research (Pronounced CERN In French)
Information CFC: Chlorofluro Carbon
ASEAN: Association Of South-East Asian CHOGM: Commonwealth Heads Of
Nations Government Meeting
ASEM: Asia-Europe Meeting CIA: Central Intelligence Agency (Of U.S.A.)
ASLV: Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd
ASSOCHAM: Associated Chambers Of CIC: Chief Information Commissioner
Commerce And Industry CID: Criminal Investigation Department
ATC: Air Traffic Controller CII: Confederation Of Indian Industry
ATM: Automatic Teller Machine CIS: Commonwealth Of Independent States
ATR: Action Taken Report CISF: Central Industrial Security Force
AWACS: Airborne Warning And Control CITES: Convention On International Trade In
System Endangered Species
BARC: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre CITU: Centre Of Indian Trade Unions
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation CMP: Common Minimum Programme
BC: Before Christ; Board Of Control; British CNG: Compressed Natural Gas
Columbia; Battery Commander CNN: Cable News Network
BCCI: Board Of Cricket Control India CPCB: Central Pollution Control Board
BCG: Bacillus Calmette Guerin—Anti- CPI: Communist Party Of India
Tuberculosis Vaccine CPI(M): Communist Party Of India (Marxists)
BIFR: Board Of Industrial And Financial CPU: Central Processing Unit
Reconstruction CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services
BIOS: Basic Input Output System Of India Limited
BIS: Bureau Of Indian Standards CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio
BMD: Ballistic Missile Defence System CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force
BOLT: BSE On-Line Trading (System) CSIR: Council Of Scientific And Industrial
Research
CST: Central Sales Tax FAO: Food And Agriculture Organisation
CTBT: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty FBI: Federal Bureau Of Investigation (Of The
CTT: Commodities Transaction Tax U.S.A.)
DA: Dearness Allowance; Daily Allowance FCCB : FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERTIBLE
DC: Deputy Commissioner; Direct Current In BOND
Electricity FCNR: Foreign Currency (Non-Resident)
DDT: Dichloro-Diphenyl Trichloro-Ethane Accounts Scheme
(Disinfectant) FDI : FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
DM: District Magistrate; Deputy Minister FEMA: Foreign Exchange Management Act
DMIC: Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor FERA: Foreign Exchange Regulations Act
DMK: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (A FICCI: Federation Of Indian Chambers Of
Regional Political Party Of Tamil Nadu) Commerce And Industry
DNA: De-Oxyribonucleic Acid FIFA : Fédération Internationale De Football
DOT : Department Of Telecommunications Association
DPEP: District Primary Education Programme FII: Foreign Institutional Investors
DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board
DRDO: Defence Research And Development (Of India)
Organisation FLAG: Fibre Optic Link Around The Globe
DTH: Direct To Home (Broadcasting) FM: Field Marshal; Frequency Modulated
ECBS : External Commercial Borrowings FMCG : Fast Moving Consumer Goods
ECG: Electro Cardio-Gram FPO : Follow On Public Offer
ECS: Electronic Clearing Service FRBM: Fiscal Responsibility And Budget
ECT: Electro-Convulsant Therapy (Electric Management
Shock Treatment) FSSA: Food Safety And Standards Authority
EDGE : Enhanced Data Rates For Global (Of India)
Evolution FTA: Free Trade Area
EDUSAT: Education Satellite FTP: File Transfer Protocol
EEG: Electro-Encephalography GAGAN: GPS-Aided Geo-Augmented
EEFC Accounts : Exchange Earners Foreign Navigation
Currency Account GAIL: Gas Authority Of India Limited
EEE: Exempt Exempt Exempt GATT: General Agreement On Tariffs And
EET: Exempt Exempt Taxation Trade
EFA: Education For All GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council
EHTP: Electronic Hardware Technology Parks GDP: Gross Domestic Product
EGOM : Empowered Group Of Ministers GEF: Global Environment Fund
ELISA: Enzyme Linked Immuno Solvent GHG: Green House Gases
Assay (Used For Testing AIDS) GIC: General Insurance Corporation
EMI: Equated Monthly Instalment GMPS: Global Mobile Personal
EMS: European Monetary System Communications System
EMU: Electric-Multiple Unit; Extra-Vehicular GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
Mobility Unit; (European) Economic And GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System
Monetary Union GNP: Gross National Product
E & OE: Errors And Omissions Excepted GOI : Government Of India
EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only GOM : Group Of Ministers
Memory GPRS: General Packet Radio System
ERNET: Educational And Research Network GPS: Global Positioning System
ESA: European Space Agency GSLV: Geosynchronous Satellite Launch
ESCAP: Economic And Social Commission For Vehicle
Asia And The Pacific GSP: Generalised Special Preferences
ESMA: Essential Services Maintenance Act GST: Goods And Service Tax
ESOP: Employee Stock Option Programme HDI: Human Development Index
Etc.: Et Cetera (And Other Things) HDTV: High Definition Television
ETF : Exchange Traded Fund HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language
EU: European Union HTTP: Hypetext Transfer Protocol
EVM: Electronic Voting Machine HUDCO: Housing And Urban Development
Corporation Studies
HVDC: High Voltage Direct Current IIT: Indian Institutes Of Technology
IAAI: International Airport Authority Of ILO: International Labour Organisation
India IMA: Indian Military Academy
IAAS: Indian Audit And Accounts Service IMF: International Monetary Fund
IADF: International Agricultural Development IMO: International Maritime Organisation
Fund IMRB: Indian Market Research Bureau
IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
IAMAI: Internet And Mobile Association Of INMARSAT: International Maritime Satellite
India Organisation
INMAS: Institute Of Nuclear Medicines And
IAS: Indian Administrative Service Allied Sciences
IASB: The International Accounting INSAT: Indian National Satellite
Standards Board INTERPOL: International Police Organisation
IATA: International Air Transport Association INTUC: Indian National Trade Union
IATT: Inland Air Travel Tax Congress
IBRD: International Bank For Reconstruction IOC: International Olympic Committee
And Development IPC: Indian Penal Code
ICAI: Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel On Climate
India Change
ICANN: Internet Corporation For Assigned IPEC: International Programme On
Names And Numbers Elimination Of Child Labour
ICAO: International Civil Aviation IPO: INITIAL PUBLIC OFFER
Organisation IPR: Intellectual Property Right
ICAR: Indian Council Of Agricultural IPS: Indian Police Service; Indian Postal
Research Service
ICCW: Indian Council For Child Welfare IPTV: Internet Protocol Television
ICDS: Integrated Child Development Service IRDA: Insurance Regulatory And
ICJ: International Court Of Justice (With Development Authority
Headquarters At The Hague) IRBM: Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
ICL: Indian Cricket League IREP: Integrated Rural Energy Planning
ICMR: Indian Council Of Medical Research IRS: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite; Indian
ICRC: International Committee Of The Red Revenue Service
Cross ISAF: International Stabilization And
IDA: International Development Association Assistance Force (In Afghanistan)
IDR: Indian Depository Receipts ISC: Inter-State Council
IDBI: Industrial Development Bank Of India ISD: International Subscriber Dialled
I.E.: Id Est; That Is (Telephone)
IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency ISKCON: International Society For Krishna
IES: Indian Economic Service Consciousness
IEX: Indian Energy Exchange ISO: International Standardisation
IFRS: International Financial Reporting Organisation
Standard ISP: Internet Service Provider
IFS: Indian Foreign Service; Indian Forest ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation
Service ISS: International Space Station
IFTU: International Federation Of Trade IST: Indian Standard Time
Unions ISTRAC: ISRO Telemetry, Tracking And
IFWJ: Indian Federation Of Working Command Network
Journalists ITDC: Indian Tourism Development
IGNOU: Indira Gandhi National Open Corporation
University ITO: International Trade Organisation;
IIP: The Index Of Industrial Production Income-Tax Officer
IIPA: Indian Institute Of Public ITU: International Tele-Communication Union
Administration IUC: Interconnect User Charge
IISS: International Institute Of Strategic
JCO: Junior Commissioned Officer NAFED : National Agricultural Cooperative
JNNURM: Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Marketing Federation Of India Ltd
Renewal Mission NAFTA: North America Free Trade
JPC: Joint Parliamentary Committee Agreement
JWG: Joint Working Group NAG: National Air Guard
Kg: Kilogramme NAM: Non-Aligned Movement
KPO: Knowledge Process Outsourcing NAMA: Non-Agriculture Market Access
LAC: Line Of Actual Control NASA: National Aeronautics And Space
LCA: Light Combat Aircraft Administration (Of The U.S.A.)
LDC: Least Developed Countries NASDAQ: National Association Of Securities
LHC: Large Hadron Collider Dealers Automated Quotation
LIBOR: London Inter Bank Offer Rate NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
LIC: Life Insurance Corporation (Of India) NAV: Net Asset Value
LLP: Limited Liability Partnership NBFCS: Non Banking Finance Companies
LOAC: Line Of Actual Control NBW: Non Bailable Warrant
LTA: Light Transport Aircraft NCA: Nuclear Command Authority
LTTE: Liberation Tigers Of Tamil Eelam NCAER: National Council Of Applied
MAT: Minimum Alternative Tax Economic Research
MAIT: Manufacturers’ Association For NCC: National Cadet Corps
Information Technology NCERT: National Council Of Education
MER: Mars Exploration Rover Research And Training
MBBS: Bachelor Of Medicine And Bachelor NCAER: National Council Of Applied
Of Surgery Economic Research
MCF: Master Control Facility NCPCR: National Commission For Protection
MDG: Millenium development goals Of Child Rights
MEP: Minimum Export Price NCR: National Capital Region
METSAT: Meteorological Satellite NDA: National Defence Academy; National
MFA: Multi-Fibre Agreement Democratic Alliance
MFN: Most Favoured Nation NDC: National Development Council
MIP: Moon Impact Probe NDNC: National Do Not Call (Registry)
MMS: Multimedia Messaging Service NDRF: National Disaster Response Force
MMTC: Minerals And Metals Trading NDTL: National Dope Testing Laboratory
Corporation Of India Negp: National E-Governance Plan
MNC: Multi-National Corporation NEP: National Education Policy
MODEM: Modulator-Demodulator NEPA: National Environment Protection
MOU: Memorandum of understanding Authority
MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging NFO: New Fund Offers
MRTPC: Monopolies And Restrictive Trade NHAI: National Highways Authority Of India
Practices Commission NHDP: National Highways Development
MRTS: Mass Rapid Transit System Project
MSA: Maritime Safety Agency NHRC: National Human Rights Commission
MSCF: Maritime Security Cooperation NIC: National Integration Council
Framework NIFT: National Institute Of Fashion
MSMES: Micro Small And Medium Enterprises Technology
MTCR: Missile Technology Control Regime NIO: National Institute Of Oceanography
MTO: Multilateral Trade Organisation NIS: National Institute Of Sports
MVNO : Mobile Virtual Network Operator NIT: National Institute Of Technology
NABARD: National Bank For Agriculture And NLMA: National Literacy Mission Authority
Rural Development. NMD: Nuclear Missile Defence
NACO: National aids control organisation NMDC: National Mineral Development
NACIL: National Aviation Company Of India Corporation
Ltd NOC: No Objection Certificate
NADA: National Anti-Doping Agency NPA : Non Performing Asset
NAEP: National Adult Education Programme NPR: National Population Register
NPT: (Nuclear) Non-Proliferation Treaty
NREGA: National Rural Employment QIP: Qualified Institutional Buyer
Guarantee Act QR: Quantitative Restriction
NRI: Non-Resident Indian RAF: Rapid Action Force
NSE: National Stock Exchange RAM: Random Access Memory
NSA: National Security Act RBI: Reserve Bank Of India
NSC: National Service Corps; National REACH: Rehabilitate, Educate And Support
Security Council Street Children
NSDL: National Securities Depository Limited RLV: Reusable Launch Vehicle
NSE: National Stock Exchange RISUG : Reversible Inhalation of sperms
NTPC: National Thermal Power Corporation under guidance
OBC: Other Backward Communities RRB: Regional Rural Bank
ODA: Official Development Assistance RRPI: Rural Retail Price Index
ODS: Ozone Depletion Substances RTGS: Real Time Gross Settlement System
OECD: Organisation Of Economic Co- SAARC: South Asian Association For Regional
Operation And Development Co-Operation
OGL: Open General Licence SAFTA: South Asian Free Trade Area
OIC: Organisation Of Islamic Countries SAIL: Steel Authority Of India Limited
OIL: Oil India Limited SAPTA: SAARC Preferential Trading
OMCS: Oil Marketing Companies Agreement
ONGC: Oil And Natural Gas Commission SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
OPEC: Organisation Of Petroleum Exporting SC: Security Council; Supreme Court;
Countries Scheduled Caste
OPEC: Organization Of The Petroleum SCO: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Exporting Countries SCOPE: Standing Conference On Public
OSCE: Organisation For Security And Enterprises
Cooperation In Europe SDR: Special Drawing Rights (Created By The
PAC: Political Affairs Committee; Public World Bank)
Accounts Committee SEBI: Securities And Exchange Board Of
PAN: Permanent Account Number (Of India
Income-Tax) SEZ: Special Economic Zone
PATA: Pacific-Asia Travel Association SIDBI: Small Industries Development Bank Of
PIB: Press Information Bureau India
Pin Code: Postal Index Number Code SLR: Statutory Liquidity Ratio
PIL: Public Interest Litigation SMS: Short Messaging Service; Subscriber
PIO: Persons Of Indian Origin Management System
PM: Post Meridiem; After-Noon; Also SOS: Save Our Souls—Distress Signal
Postmaster; Prime Minister; Post-Mortem SPG: Special Protection Group
(After Death) SPV: Solar Photo Voltaic
PN: Participatory Note SQUID: Super-Conducting Quantum
PO: Post Office; Postal Order Interference Device
Pops: Persistent Organic Pollutants; Point Of SRE: Space Capsule Recovery Experiment
Purchase SRV: Submarine Rescue Vessel
POTA: Prevention Of Terrorism Act SSN: Social Security Number
POW: Prisoner Of War STARS: Satellite Tracking And Ranging
PP: Public Prosecutor; Particular Person Station
PRO: Public Relations Officer START: Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
PSLV: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle STEP: Science And Technology
PTA: Preferential Trade Area Entrepreneurship Park
PTI: Press Trust Of India STT: Securities Transaction Tax
PTO: Please Turn Over; Privilege Ticket SWAN: State-Wide Area Network
Order SWIFT: Society For Worldwide Financial
PUFA: Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids Telecommunications
PWD: Public Works Department TA: Travelling Allowance; Territorial Army
QIP: Qualified Institutional Placement TADA: Terrorist And Disruptive Activities
(Prevention) Act
TAPS: Tarapur Atomic Power Station VDIS: Voluntary Disclosure Of Income
TB: Tuberculosis Scheme
TDS: Tax Deduction At Source VHRR: Very High Resolution Radiometer
TDSAT: Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate VIP: Very Important Person
Tribunal VLSI: Very Large Scale Integration
TIFR: Tata Institute Of Fundamental VOIP: Voice Over Internet Protocol
Research VRS: Voluntary Retirement Scheme
TIN: Tax Information Network VSAT: Very Small Aperture Terminals
TINXSYS: Tax Information Exchange System WADA: World Anti-Doping Agency
TISCO: Tata Iron And Steel Company WAP: Wireless Application Protocol
TNT: Tri-Nitro-Toluene (High Explosive) WAVE: Wireless Access For Virtual
TRAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India Enterprise
TRIMS: Trade Related Investment Measures WEF: World Economic Forum
TRIPS: Trade Related Intellectual Property WFP: World Food Programme
Rights WHO: World Health Organization
TRP: Television Rating Points; Tax Return WIFI : Wireless Fidelity
Preparer WIPO: World Intellectual Property
TRYSEM: Training Of Rural Youth For Self Organisation
Employment WLL: Wireless In Local Loop
UAE: United Arab Emirates WMD: Weapons Of Mass Destruction
UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle WTO: World Trade Organisation (Previously
UFO: Unidentified Flying Object Called GATT); Also World Tourism
UGC: University Grants Commission Organisation
ULFA: United Liberation Front Of Assam
UN: United Nations
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 Educational,
Scientific And Cultural Organisation
UNFCCC: United nation framework
convention on climate change
UNFPO: United Nations Fund For Population
Activities
UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner
For Refugees
UNHRC: United Nations Human Rights
Commission
UNI: United News Of India
UNICEF: United Nations International
Children’s (Emergency) Fund
UNIDO: United Nations Industrial
Development Organisation
UNRRA: United Nations Relief And
Rehabilitation Administration
UPA: United Progressive Alliance
UPSC: Union Public Service Commission
USA: United States Of America
VAT: Value-Added Tax
VC: Vice-Chancellor; Vice Counsel; Victoria
Cross; Vir Chakra