A
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AAFI- Amateur Athletic Federation of India
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AAPSO- Afro-Asian People's Solidarity
Organisation
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ABM-Anti Ballistic Missiles
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A.C- Alternating Current/Air
Conditioner
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A.D- Anno Domin(After the birth of Jesus)
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ADB- Asian Development Bank
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A.G- Accountant General
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AICTE- All India Council of Technical Education
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AITUC-All India Trade Union Congress
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AIDS-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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AIIMS-All India Institute of Medical Sciences
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AIR-All India Radio; Annual Information report
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a.m- Ante meridiem
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A.R.P- Air Raid Precaution
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ASEAN-Association of South East Asian Nations
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ASLV- Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
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ASSOCHAM- Associated Chambers of Commerce and
Industry
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ATR-Action Taken Report
·
ATS- Anti Terrorist Squad (India)/Anti
Tetanus Serum
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AWACS-Airborne Warning and Control System
B
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B.A- Bachelor of Arts
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BAMS- Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and
Surgery
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BARC-Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
·
BBC-British Broadcasting Corporation
·
BC- Before Christ
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BCCI-The Board Of Control For Cricket In India
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BCG-Bacillus Calmette Guerin
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BEL- Bharat Electronics Limited
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B.Ed.- Bachelor of Education
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BHEL- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
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BIFR-Board of Industrial and Financial
Reconstruction
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BIMSTEC-The Bay of Bengal Initiative for
Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
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B Pharma-Bachelor of Pharmacy
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BIOS-Basic Input Output System
·
BMD-Ballistic Missile Defense System
·
B.S.F- Boarder Security Force
C
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CAD- Computer-aided Design/Command Area
Development
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CA-Chartered Accountant
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CEC-Chief Election Commissioner
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CET- Common Entrance Test
·
CHOGM- Commonwealth Heads of Government
Meeting
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CID- Crime Investigation Department
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CISF- Central Industrial Security Force
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CRAC-Cyber Regulation Advisory Council
·
CRDI-Common Rail Direct Injection
·
CRPF-Central Reserve Police Force
·
CRR-Cash Reserve Ratio
·
CSIR-Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research
·
CSO- Central Statistical Organisation
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CTBT-Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
·
CVC- Central Vigilance Commission
D
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DAVP-Directorate of Advertising and Visual
Publicity
·
DDT-Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloro ethane
·
DIG- Deputy Inspector General
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DNA-De-oxyribo Nucleic Acid
·
DRDO- Defence Research & Development
Organisation
·
DTH-Direct to Home
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DVD-Digital Versatile Disc
E
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EC- Executive Council
·
ECG-Electro Cardio-gram
·
ECS-Electronic Cleaning Service
·
EEC- European Economic Community
·
EEG-Electro-encephalography
·
ESCAP- Economic and Social Commission for Asia
and the Pacific
·
ESMA-Essential Services Maintenance Act
·
EMI-Equated Monthly Instalment
·
ESMA-Essential Services Maintenance Act
·
EVM-Electronic Voting Machine
·
Exim Bank-Export-Import Bank of India
F
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FAO- Food and Agriculture Organisation
·
FBI-Federal Bureau of Investigation
·
FDI-Foreign Direct Investment
·
FDR-Flight Data Recorder; Fixed Deposit Receipt
·
FEMA-Foreign Exchange Management Act
·
FERA-Foreign Exchange Regulations Act
·
FICCI-Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
and Industry
·
FIR-First Information Report
·
FII-Foreign Institutional Investors
·
FIPB-Foreign Investment Promotion Board
·
FLAG-Fiber Optic Link Around the Globe
·
FTP-File Transfer Protocol
G
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GATT- General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
·
GAIL-Gas Authority of India Limited
·
GDP-Gross domestic product
·
GIST-Graphics and Intelligence-based Script
Technology
·
GMT-Greenwich Mean Time
·
GPRS-General Packet Radio System
·
GPS-Global Positioning System
·
GSI-Geological Survey of India
·
GST-Goods and Service Tax
H
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HAL-Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
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HDFC-Housing Development Finance Corporation
·
HDI-Human Development Index
·
HDTV-High Definition Television
·
HIV-Human Immunodeficiency Virus
·
HMT-Hindustan Machine Tools
·
HTML-Hyper Text Markup Language
·
HTTP-Hype Text Transfer Protocol
·
HUDCO-Housing and Urban Development Corporation
I
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IAEA- International Atomic Energy Agency
·
IAS- Indian Administrative service
·
IBPS- Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
·
ICAS- Indian Civil Accounts Service
·
ICC-International Cricket Council
·
ICDS-Integrated Child Development Scheme
·
ICJ-International Court of Justice
·
ICMR- Indian Council of Medical
Research
·
IDA- International Development Association
·
IDES- Indian Defence Estate Service
·
IFAD- International Fund for Agricultural
Development
·
IFC- International Finance Corporation
·
IFS- Indian Foreign Service
·
IGNOU-Indira Gandhi National Open University
·
IIS- Indian information Service
·
ILO- International Labour Organisation
·
INTERPOL-International Criminal Police
Organization
·
IOC-International Olympic Committee
·
IPS- Indian police service
·
IQ-Intelligence Quotient
·
IRDP-Integrated Rural Development
Programme
·
IRPS- Indian Railway Personnel Service
·
IRS- Indian Revenue Service
·
ISD-International Subscriber Dialling
·
ISRO-Indian Space Research Organisation
·
IST-Indian Standard Time
·
ITU- International Telecommunication Union
J
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JMM-Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
·
JPC-Joint Parliamentary Committee
·
JPEG-Joint Photographic Experts Group
K
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Kg-Kilograms
·
KPO-Knowledge Process Outsourcing
L
·
LASER-Light Amplification (by) Stimulated
Emission (of) Radiation
·
LCA-Light Combat Aircraft
·
LL.B-Bachelor of Laws
·
LL.M-Master of Laws
·
LOAC-Line of Actual Control
·
LTA-Light Transport Aircraft
·
LTTE-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
M
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MA-Master of Arts
·
MBA-Master of Business Administration
·
MBBS-Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of
Surgery
·
MCA-Master of Computer Applications
·
MFN-Most Favoured Nation
·
MICR-Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
·
MIP-Moon Impact Probe
·
MIT-Massachusetts Institute of Technology
·
MLA-Member of Legislative Assembly
·
MMS-Multimedia Messaging Service
·
MNC-Multinational Corporations
·
MODEM-Modulator-Demodulator
·
MRI-Magnetic Resonance Imaging
·
MVC-Maha Vir Chakra
N
·
NABARD-National Bank for Agricultural and Rural
Development
·
NASA-National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
·
NATO-North Atlantic Treaty Organization
·
NAV-Net Asset Value
·
NCC-National Cadet Corps
·
NCERT-National Council of Education Research
and Training
·
NHRC-National Human Rights Commission
·
NPR-National Population Register
·
NRI-Non Resident Indian
·
NSE-National Stock Exchange
O
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OGL-Open General License
·
OIL-Oil India Limited
·
ONGC-Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation Limited
·
OPEC-Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Companies
P
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PAN-Permanent Account Number
·
PCO- Public Call Office
·
Ph.D-Doctor of Philosophy
·
PIN-Postal Index Number/Personal Identification
Number
·
PM-Post Meridiem
·
POTA-Prevention of Terrorism Act
·
PVC-Polyvinyl Chloride/Param Vir Chakra
·
PVSM-Param Vishisht Sewa Medal
R
·
RADAR- Radio Detection And Ranging
·
RAF-Rapid Action Force
·
RAW-Research and Analysis Wing
·
RBI-Reserve Bank of India
·
RCC-Reinforced Concrete Cement
·
RLV-Reusable Launch Vehicle
·
RNA-Ribonucleic Acid
·
RPM-Revolutions per Minute
·
R&D-Research and Development
S
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SAARC- South Asian Association for Regional
Co-operation
·
SAFTA-South Asian Free Trade Area
·
SAIL-Steel Authority of India Limited
·
SARS-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
·
SATNAV-Satellite Navigation
·
SDR-Special Drawing Rights
·
SEBI-Securities and Exchange Board of India
·
SSA- Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
·
STD-Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Subscriber
Trunk Dialling
·
SWAPO-South West African Peoples Organization
·
SWIFT-Society for Worldwide Financial
Telecommunication
T
·
TA-Travel Allowance
·
TADA-Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act
·
TDS-Tax Deduction at Source
·
TIFR-Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
·
TIN-Tax Information Network
·
TISCO-Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited(Now
TATA Steel)
·
TOEFL-Test of English as a Foreign Language
·
TTE-Traveling Ticket Examiner
U
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UGC-University Grants Commission
·
UN-United Nations
·
UNDP-United Nations Development Programme
·
UNEF-United Nations Emergency Force
·
UNESCO- United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organisation
·
UNI- United News of India
·
UNICEF- United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund
·
UNIDO- United Nations Industrial Development
Organisation
·
UNEP- United Nations Environment Programme
·
UNHCR- United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees
·
USSR-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
V
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VAT-Value Added Tax
·
VDIS-Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme
·
VLSI-Very Large Scale Integration
·
VOIP-Voice Over Internet Protocol
·
VPN-Virtual Private Network
·
VRS-Voluntary Retirement Scheme
·
VSAT-Very Small Aperture Terminals
W
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WEF-World Economic Forum
·
WHO-World Health Organisation
·
WIPO- World intellectual property Organisation
·
WLL-Wireless in Local Loop
·
WMD-Weapon of Mass Destruction
·
WTO-World Trade Organisation
·
WWF- World Wide Fund for Nature
·
WWW-World Wide Web
Y-Z
·
YMCA-Young Men’s Christian Association
·
YWCA-Young Women’s Christian Association
·
ZPG-Zero Population Growth
·
ZSI-Zoological Survey of India