ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

AEO: American Eagle Outfitters /Authorised

Vision WBCS এর Static GK book &
Economic Operator
Miscellaneous (Mains) batch এ Abbreviation AFSPA: Armed Forces Special Power Act
এর যয য োটটট যেওযো হযযটি঱ তোযত টিিু অংল Typing AGM: Annual General Meeting
mistake হযযটিয঱ো ু ত িযর এিটো Correction copy AGOC: Asian Games Organisation Committee
AGP: Accelerated Graphics Port
যেওযো হয঱ো সবোই Update িযর ট ও।
AI: Air India
(অট চ্ছোিৃত ভুয঱র জ য আমোর ক্ষমোপ্রোর্থী ) AI: Artificial Intelligence
AIAA: American Institute of Aeronautics And
Astronautics
ABBREVIATION
AICC: All India Congress Committee
 Here is the List of Abbreviations: AICTE: All India Council of Technical Education
A AIDS: Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
AIDWA: All India Democratic Woman's
A&A: Astronomy and Astrophysics Association
AAFI: Amateur Athletics Federation of India AIFF: All India Football Federation /Audio
AAI: Airport Authority of India Interchange File Format
AAPSO: Afro-Asian People's Solidarity AIIMS: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Organisation AITUC: All India Trade Union Congress
AASU: All Assam Students Union AJAX: Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
ABVP: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad ALGOL: Algorithmic Language
ABM: Anti-Ballistic Missile / ALI: Acute Lung Injury / Automatic Location
Account-Based Marketing Identification/ Airworthiness Limitation Item /
AC: Alternate Current/Ashok Chakra/Air and the American Law Institute.
Conditioner/Antarctic Club
ACC: Associated Cement Companies / American AMFI: Association of Mutual Funds in India
Chemistry Council AMOLED: Active-Matrix Organic Light-
ACER: AcquisitionCollaboration Emitting Diode
Experimentation reflection /Australian Council for AMR: Adaptive Multi-Rate /Antimicrobial
Educational Research /A Computer Resistance
Entrepreneurial Revolution AMRUT: Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and
Urban Transformation
ACP: Assistant Commissioner of Police ANSI: American National Standards Institute
ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power AO: Additive Outliers /Assessing Officer
Interface APC: American Power Conversion /Advanced
ACS: Automated Clearing System Process Control
Acute Coronary Syndrome / American Chemical APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Society. APIPA: Automatic Private Internet Protocol
ACTA: Anti-counterpart Trade Agreement Addressing
AD: Authorized Dealer / advertisement/Anno APK: Authenticated Public Key /Android
Domini Application Package
ADB: Asian Development Bank APL: Above Poverty Line /Acute
ADF: Asian Development Fund /Automated Data PromyelocyticcLeukemia
Flow APM: Administered Pricing Mechanism
ADR: American Depositary Receipt/ Alternative /Application Performance Management
Dispute Resolution
APN: Access Point Name BBA: Bachelor of Business Administration
APPLE: Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment BBBP: BetiBachao, BetiPadhao
APSE: Army Postal Services Core BBC:British Broadcasting Services
APY: Atal Pension Yojana BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
ARC: Asset Reconstruction Company BCSBI: Banking code and Standard Board of
ARCIL: Asset Reconstruction Company of India fund
Lad BCSBI: Banking Codes and Standards Board of
ARDR: Agricultural and Rural Debt Relief India
ASBA: Application Supported by Blocked BC: Before Christ (Before the birth of Jesus)
Amount BCA: Bachelor of Computer Applications
ASAP: As Soon As Possible BCBS: Basel Committee for Banking
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Supervision/Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Interchange BCC: Blind Carbon Copy
ASEAN: Association of South East Asian Nations BCCI: Board of Control of Cricket in India
ASEM: Asia-Europe Meeting BCG: Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti TB
ASHA: Accredited Social Health Activist Vaccine)
ASP: Active server page BCSBI: Banking Codes and Standards Board of
ASR: Automated System Recovery /Automatic India
Speech Recognition BEL: Bharat Electronics Limited
ASSOCHAM: Associated Chambers of BHEL: Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited
Commerce and Industry of India BHIM: Bharat Interface for Money
AT&T: American Telephone and Telegraph BIA: Board of Immigration Appeals
Company BIFR: Board of Industrial and Financial
AT&C: Aggregate Technical and Commercial Reconstruction
Losses BIMSTEC: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
ATA: Advanced Technology Attachment Seuction Technical and Economic Cooperation
ATA: Air Time Authority/Allen Telescope Array BIMSTEC: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
ATCI: Air Time Committee of India /Advanced Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
Technology Centres in India BIOS: Basic Input Output System
ATM: Automated Teller Machine BIS: Bank for International Settlements
ATM: Ante Meridiem BIS: Bureau of Indian Standards
ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode BIT: Binary Digit
ATS: Anti-Terrorism Squad BITS: Birla Institute of Technology and Science
AVAM: AAP Volunteer Action Manch BLOB: Binary Large Object
/American Visionary Art Museum BNSC: British National Space Centre
AVM: Additional Volatility Margin BOLT: BSE On-Line Trading (System)
/arteriovenous malformation BOP: Balance of Payments
BOSS: Bharat Operating System Solutions
BOT: Build, Operate and Transfer
B BPL: Below Poverty Line & British Physical
B Pharma: Bachelor of Pharmacy Laboratories Group
B2C: Business to Consumer BPO: Business Process Outsourcing
BAE: British Aerospace /Before Anyone Else BPR: Business Process Re-engineering
BAMS: Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and BRI: Basic Rate Interface /Belt and Road
Surgery Initiative
BARC: Bhaba Atomic Research Center
BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South CBS: Core banking solution
Africa CBSE: Central. Board of Secondary Education
BRICS:Emerging national economies of Brazil, CC: Carbon Copy
Russia, India, China and South Africa. CC: Cash Credit
BRO: Border Road Organization CCEA: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
BSCS: Biological Sciences Curriculum Study CCI: Competition Commission of India
BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange CCIL: Clearing Corporation of India limited
BSF: Border Security Force CCS: Cabinet Committee on Security
BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd CCTV: Closed Circuit Television
BSO: Border Services Officer CD: Certificate of Deposit /compact disc
BSR: Basic Statistical Returns C-DAC: Centre for Development of Advanced
Computing
CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
C CDR: Call Detail Record
C & AG: Comptroller & Auditor General CD-R: Compact Dise Recordable
CA: Chartered Accountant CDRI: Central Drug Research Institute
CAA: Civil Aviation Authority CD-ROM: Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
CAA: Citizenship (Amendment) Act CD-RW: Compact Disc Re-Writable
CAB: Citizenship Amendment Bill CDS: Credit Default Swap
CABE: Central Advisory Board of Education CDSL: Central Securities Depository Limited
CACP: Commission of Agriculture Cost and CDSL: Central Depository Services (India)
Price Limited
CAD: Capital Account Deficit CECA: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation
CAD: Command Area Development Agreement
CAD: Computer Aided Design CEO: Chief Executive Officer
CAG: Comptroller and Auditor General CEPA: Comprehensive Economic Partnership
CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate Agreement
CAM: Computer Aided Manufacturing CFA: Chartered Financial Analyst
CAMELS: C-Capital adequacy, A- Asset quality, CFL: Compact fluorescent lamp
M- Management quality, E - Earnings, L- CFO: Chief Financial Officer
Liquidity, S- Sensitivity to Market Risk CFRA: Combined Finance and Revenue
CAPART: Council for Advancement of People's Accounts
Action and Rural Technology CG: Computer Graphics
CAR: Capital adequacy ratio CGG: Centre for Good Governance
CARE: Cooperative for Assistance and Relief CGI: Common Gateway Interface
Everywhere CGST: Central Goods and Services Tax
CARE: Credit Analysis & Research Ltd. CHOGM: Commonwealth Heads of Government
CASE: Commission for Alternative Sources of Meeting
Energy CIA: Central Intelligence Agency
CAT: Central Administrative Tribunal, CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd
Computerised Axial Tomography CID: Criminal Investigation Department
CAT: Common Admission Test CIF: Customer Information File
CBC: Complete Blood Count CII: Confederation of Indian Industry
CBI: Central Bureau of Investigation / Central CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States
Bank of India CISF: Central Industrial Security Force
CBR: Cosmic Background Radiation
CITES: Convention on International Trade in CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio
Endangered Species CSIR: Council of Scientific and Industrial
CITU: Centre of Indian Trade Unions Research
CLAT: Common Law Admission Test CSO: Central Statistical Organization
CLSS: Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme CST: Central Sales Tax /Central Standard Time
CMO: Chief Medical Officer CTBT: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
CMP: Common Minimum Program CTC: Cost to Company
CNA: Certified Nursing Assistant CTS: Computerized Tomography Scanner /
CNG: Compressed Natural Gas Cheque Truncation System
CO: Capital Outlay CTT: Commodities Transaction Tax /Certified
COD:Central Ordnance Depot/Cash on Delivery Technical Trainer
COFEPOSA: Conservation of Foreign Exchange CV: Curriculum Vitae
and Prevention of Smuggling Act CVC: Central Vigilance Commission.
COFEPOSA: Conservation of Foreign Exchange CVV: Card Verification Value
and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act
COMPUTER: Common Operating Machine
Purposely Used for Technological and D
Educational Research D. Lit.: Doctor of Literature
COMSAT: Communications Satellite DA: Dearness Allowance / Daily Allowance
COMSAT: Communications Satellite DAP: Development Action Plan
Corporation DAV: Directorate of Advertising and Visual
COO: Chief Operating Officer DAY: Deen Dayal Upadhyay Antyodaya Yojana
COVID-19: Corona Virus Disease 2019 DBOD: Department of Banking Operations &
CP: Commercial Paper Development
CPCB: Central Pollution Control Board DBS Bank Ltd: The Development Bank of
CPI (AL): Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Singapore Ltd.
Labours DBTSK: Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for
CPI (IW): Consumer Price Index for Industrial Kerosene
Workers DC: Deputy Commissioner/Direct
CPI (RL): Consumer Price Index for Rural Current/District of Columbia
Labours DCA: Department of Company Affairs
CPI (UNME): Customer Price Index for Urban DCEU: DC Extended Universe
Non- Manual Employees DCM: Department of Currency Management
CPI: Consumer Price Index DD: Demand Draft
CPO: Central Passport Organisation DDA: Doha Development Agenda /Delhi
CPRI: Central Power Research Institute Development Authority
CPU: Central Processing Unit DDI: Universal Description Discovery and
CPWD: Central Public Works Department Integration
CR: Capital Receipts DDS: Data Dissemination Standards
CRAR: Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio DDT: Dichloro Diphenyl Tri-chloroethane
CRIS: Centre for Railway Information System DDT: Dividend Distribution Tax
CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services of DDUGJY: Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti
India Limited Yojana
CRM: Customer Relationship Management DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration
CRMD: Credit Risk Management Department DELL: Digital Electronic Link Library
CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force
DFDR: 'Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black
boxy),
DFHI: Discount and Finance House of India Ltd. E
DFTP: Duty Free Tariff Preference Scheme EAS: Employment Assurance Scheme
DGP: Director General of Police EBRT: External Beam Radiation Therapy
DHL: DalseyHillblom Lynn EBV: Epstein-Barr virus
DI: Digital India ECA: Essential Commodity Act
DICGC: Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee ECB: External Commercial Borrowings
Corporation of India ECD: European Central Bank
DIG: Deputy Inspector General ECE: Electronics and Communications
DIPAM: Department of Investment and Public Engineering
Asset Management ECG: Electro Cardiogram
DISCOMS: Distribution Companies ECS: Electronic Clearing Service
DISHA: Digital SakshartaAbhiyan ED: Enforcement Directorate
DIVX: Digital Internet Video Access /Digital EDGE: Enhanced Data Rates For Global
Video Express Evolution
DIY: Do it Yourself EDI: Electronic Data Interchange
DJ: Disc Jockey EDP: Electronic Data Processing
DLF: Delhi Land and Finance EDUSAT: Education Satellite
DLNA: Digital Living Network Alliance EEC: European Economic Committee
DM: District Magistrate EEE: Electrical and Electronics Engineering
DMA: Departmentalized Ministries Account EEE: Exempt Exempt Exempt
DMIC: Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor EEFCAccount: Exchange Earners Foreign
DMK: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Currency Account
DMRC: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation EEFC: Exchange Earner Foreign Currency
DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid Account
DNS: Domain Name System EEG: Electro Encephalogram
DNSE: Digital Natural Sound Engine EET: Exempt Exempt Taxation
DOB: Date of Birth /Electrocardiographic Exercise Testing
DOJ: Department of Justice EEU: Eurasian Economic Union
DP: Display Picture/Data Processing EFA: Education for All
DPAP: Drought Prone Area Programme EFT: Electronic fund transfer
DPC: Dabhol Power Company /Departmental EGOM: Empowered Group of Ministers
Promotion Committee EIS: Executive Information System
DPEP: District Primary Education Program ELISA: Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay
DRDO: Defence Research and Development ELSS: Equity Linked Saving Scheme
Organisation. EMF: Electromotive Force
DSE: Direct Selling Agent EMI: Equated Monthly Instalment
DSLR: Digital single-lens reflex EMS: European Monetary System
DSP: Deputy Superintendent of Police E-NAM: Electronic National Agriculture Market
DTAA: Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement EOD: End of the Day
DTH: Direct to Home EPABX: Electronic Private Automatic Branch
DTP: Desk Top Publishing Exchange
DVC: Damodar Valley Corporation EPF: Employees Provident Fund
DVD: Digital Video Disk/Digital Versatile Disc EPFO: Employee Provident Fund Organization
EPZ: Export Processing Zone
ERDA: Energy Research and Development FII: Foreign Institutional Investors
Administration. FIMMDA: Fixed Income Money Market and
ERNET: Educational and Research Network Derivatives Association of India
ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board (Of
ESA: European Space Agency India)
ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for FIR: First Information Report
Asia and the Pacific FLAG: Fibre Optic Link Around the Globe
ESIC: Employees State Insurance Corporation FLCC: Financial Literacy and Credit Counselling
ESI: Employees State Insurance FM: Frequency Modulation
ESMA: Essential Services Maintenance Act FMCG: Fast Moving Consumer Goods
ESN: Electronic Serial Number FOB: Free of Board
ESOP: Employee Stock Option Program FOREX: Foreign Exchange
ESPN: Entertainment and Sports Programming FPO: Follow on Public Offer
Network FRBM: Fiscal Responsibility and Budget
ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival Management Act
EU: European Union FRDI: Financial Resolution and Deposit
EVM: Electronic Voting Machine Insurance
EWS: Economically Weaker Sections FRS: Fellow of the Royal Society
EXIM Bank: Export-Import Bank of India FSDC: Financial Stability Development Council
FSSAI: Food Safety and Standards Authority of
India
F FTA: Free Trade Area
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization FTII: Films and Television Institute of India
FAX: Facsimile FTZ: Free Trade Zone
FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA) FYI: For Your Information
FBTR: Fast Breeder Test Reactor
FCCB: Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
FCI: Food Corporation of India/Fertilizer G
Corporation of India GAIL: Gas Authority of India Limited
FCNR: Foreign Currency (Non-Resident) GAIN: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Accounts Scheme GANDHI: Green Action for National Dandi
FCRA: Forward Contracts Regulation Act Heritage Initiative
FDI: Foreign Direct Investment GATE: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
FDR: Fixed Deposit Receipt GATT: General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
FDR: Flight Data Recorder (Black Box). GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council
FEDAI: Foreign Exchange Dealers Association GDR: Global Depositary Receipt
of India GEF: Global Environment Fund
FEMA: Foreign Exchange Management Act GIC: General Insurance Corporation of India
FERA: Foreign Exchange Regulations Act GIF: Graphics Interchange Format
FFI: Film Federation of India GIT: Global Information Tracker
FICCI: The Federation of Indian Chambers of GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
Commerce and Industry GNP: Gross National Product
FIFA: Federation International de Football GNPA: Gross Non-Performing Advances
Association GOI: Government of India
FIMMDA: Fixed Income Money Market and GOOGLE: Global Organization of Oriented
Derivatives Association of India Group Language Of Earth
GPA: Grade Point Average
GPO: General Post Office I
GPRS: General Packet Radio Service IAAI: International Airport Authority of India
GPS: Global Positioning System IAAS: Indian Audit and Accounts Service
GSI: Geological Survey of India IAC: Indian Airlines Corporation
GSM: Global System for Mobile communication IADF: International Agricultural Development
GST: Goods and Service Tax Fund
IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
IAF: Indian Air Force
H IAS: Indian Administrative Service
H.S: Hotspot IASB: The International Accounting Standards
HAC: Hindustan Aluminium Corporation Board
HCL: Hindustan Computers Limited IB: Intelligence Bureau
/Hydrochloric Acid IBC: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
HDFC: Housing Development Finance IBM: International Business Machines
Corporation Limited IBPS: Inter Bank Mobile Payment Service
HDI: Human Development Index IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and
HDMI: High-Definition Multimedia Interface Development
HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and ICAL: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Accountability Act ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
HIV: Human Immune Deficiency Virus ICC: International Cricket Council
HMS: Huawei Mobile Services /His (or Her) ICCW: Indian Council for Child Welfare
Majesty's Ship ICDS: Integrated Child Development Service
HNI: High Net worth Individual ICICI: Industrial Credit and Investment
HP: Hewlett Packard Corporation of India
HR: Human Resources ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research
HRA: House Rent Allowance ICOR: Incremental capital output ratio
HRIDAY: Heritage City Development & ICRA: Investment information and Credit Rating
Augmentation Yojana Agency
HSBC: Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking ICRC: International Committee of Red Cross
Corporation Limited ICT: Information and Communications
HSDPA: High Speed Down-Link Packet Access Technology
HSPA: High Speed Packet Access ICU: Intensive Care Unit
HSUPA: High-Speed Uplink Packet Access IDA: International Development Agency
HTC: High Tech Computer IDBI: Industrial Development Bank of India
HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language IDFC: Infrastructure Development Finance Co.
HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Ltd.
HTTPS: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure IDR: Indian Depository Receipts
HUDC: Housing and Urban Development IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Corporation Engineers
HUDCO: Housing & Urban Development IES: Indian Economic Service
Corporation. IEX: Indian Energy Exchange
HUF: Hindu Undivided Family IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural
HVAC: Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Development
IFC: International Finance Corporation
IFCI: Industrial Finance Corporation of India
IFFCO: Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative IRDAI: Insurance Regulatory and Development
Limited Authority of India
IFFI: International Film Festival of India IREDA: Indian Renewable Energy Development
IFRS: International Financial Reporting Standard Agency Ltd.
IFSC: Indian Financial System Code IRENA: International Renewable Energy Agency
IFTU: International Federation of Trade Unions IREP: Integrated Rural Energy Planning
IFWJ: Indian Federation of Working Journalists IRFC: Indian Railways Finance Corporation Ltd.
IG: Inspector-General of Police IRNSS: Indian Regional Navigation Satellite
IGNOU: Indira Gandhi National Open University System
IGST: Integrated Goods and Services Tax IRR: Internal Rate of Return
IIM: Indian Institutes of Management ISI: Indian Standards Institute
IIP: Index Of Industrial Production ISO: International Standards Organization
IPA: Indian Institute of Public Administration ISRO: India Space Research Organization
IISS: International Institute of Strategic Studies ISS: International Space Station
IIT: Indian Institutes of Technology IT: Information Technology
ILO: International Labour Organisation ITBPM:Information Technology Business
IMA: Indian Military Academy Process Management
IMEI: International Mobile Equipment Identity ITC: Indian Tobacco Company
IMF: International Monetary Fund ITDC: Indian Tourism Development Corporation
IMO: International Maritime Organization ITI: Industrial Training Institute
IMRB: Indian Market Research Bureau ITO: International Trade Organization; Income-
IAS: Indian Accounting Standards/Indian Tax Officer
Administrative Services. ITS: International Telecommunication Satellite
INMARSAT: International Mobile Satellite ITU: International Telecommunication Union.
Organization ITUC: Indian Trade Union Congress
INR: Indian Rupee IUHDSS: Integrated Underwater Defence and
INS: Indian National Satellite Surveillance System
INSAT: Indian National Satellite System IVRS: Interactive Voice Response System
INTERNET: Interconnected Network
INTERPOL: International Police Organization
INTUC: Indian National Trade Union Congress J
IOC: International Olympic Committee / Indian
Oil Corporation J2ME: Java 2 Micro Edition
IP: Interest Payment JAM: Jan Dhan, Aadhar and Mobile /Joint
IPC: Indian Penal Code Admission Test for Masters
IPCC: Integrated Professional Competence JCB: Joseph Cyril Bamford Excavators Ltd
Course JIO: Joint Implementation Opportunities
IPL: Indian Premier League JMM: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
IPO: Initial Public Offering JNNURM: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban
IPR: Intellectual Property Right Renewal Mission
IPS: Indian Police Service JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
IRBI: Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India JPG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
IRCTC: Indian Railways Catering and Tourism JSON: JavaScript Object Notation
Corporation
IRDA: Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority K
KBPS: Kilobits per second MA: Master of Arts
KFC: Kentucky Fried Chicken MAIT: Manufacturers' Association for
KG: Kinder Garten Information Technology
KNBS: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics MANAS: Maulana Azad National Academy for
KPO: Knowledge Process Outsourcing Skills set up to address skill development needs of
KRA: Key Result Area minority communities /Mental Health and
KVIC: Khadi& Village Industries Corporation Normalcy Augmentation System
KYC: Know Your Customer MASER: Microwave Amplification by
Stimulated Emission of Radiation
MAT: Minimum Alternative Tax
MBA: Master of Business Administration
L MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of
L&T: Larsen and Toubro Surgery
LAF: Liquid Adjustment Facility MBT: Main Battle Tank
LAMPS: Large-sized Adivasi Multipurpose MCA: Monetary Compensatory
Societies /Large Area Multipurpose Societies Allowance/Master of Computer Application
LAN: Local Area Network MCA: Ministry of Company Affairs
LASER: Light Amplification by Stimulated MCAP: Market capitalization/Mid cap
Emission of Radiation MCC: Melbourne Cricket Club
LCD: Liquid Crystal Display MD: Doctor of Medicine
LCM: Lowest Common Multiple MDG: Millennium development goals
LDC: Least Developed Countries MEC: Military Engineer Corps /Member of the
LED: Light Emitting Diode Executive Council
LFAR: Long Form Audit Report MEP: Minimum Export Price
LG: Lieutenant Governor MFA: Multi-Fiber Agreement
LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate MFI: Micro finance institution
LIC: Life Insurance Corporation (Of India) MFIN: Micro finance institution network
LLB: Bachelor of Law MFN: Most Favoured Nation
LLC: Logical Link Control MGNREGA: National Rural Employment
LLM: Master of Law Guarantee Act
LLP: Limited Liability Partnership MGNREGA: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
LMG: Light Machine Gum Employment Guarantee Act
LN: Logical Name MHFA: Mental Health First Aid
LOAC: Line of Actual Control (China) MI: Military Intelligence.
LOC: Line of Control (Pakistan) MIBOR: Mumbai Interbank offer rate
LPG: Liquefied Petroleum Gas MICR: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
LSA: Localised Service Area MICR: Mumbai Interbank offer rate
LSB: Least Significant Bit MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface
LSD: Lysergic acid diethylamide MII: Make in India
LTCM: Long Term Capital Management MIN: Mutual fund identification no.
LTE: Long-Term Evolution MIPS: Million Instructions per Second
LTTE: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam MIS: Management Information System
MIS: Marketing Intelligence System
MISA: Maintenance of Internal Security Act
M MIT: Mechachusates Institute of Technology
M&A: Merger & Acquisition (USA)
MLA: Member of Legislative Assembly NASA: National Aeronautics and Space
MLC: Member of Legislative Council Administration
MMMF: Money Market Mutual Funds NASDAQ: National Association of Securities
MMS: Multimedia Messaging Service Dealers Automated Quotation
MNC: Multi-National Corporation. NASSCOM: National Association of Software
MODVAT: Modified Value Added Tax. and Service Companies
MPEG: Moving Pictures Experts Group NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
MRCP: Member of Royal College of Physicians NAV: Net Asset Value
MRCS: Member of Royal College of Surgeons NAVIC: Navigation Indian Constellation
MRF: Madras Rubber Factory NBFC: Non-Banking Financial Company
MRGF: Mortgage Risk Guarantee Fund. NCAER: National Council of Applied Economic
MRP: Maximum Retail Price Research
MRT: Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy NCB: Narcotics Control Bureau
MRTPC: Monopolies and Restrictive Trade NCC: National Council for Civil Right
Practices Commission NCC: National Cadet Corps
MRTS: Mass Rapid Transit System NCERT: National Council of Educational
MSF: Marginal Standard Facility Research & Training
MSME: Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises NCLT: National Company Law Tribunal
MSP: Minimum support price NCPCR: National Commission for Protection of
MSS: Market Stabilization Scheme Child Rights
MT: Mail Transfer NCR: National Capital Region
MTNL: Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited NDC: National Development Council
MTO: Multilateral Trade Organization NDMA: National Disaster Management Authority
MTS: Microsoft Transaction Server NDRA: National Defense and Research Agency
MUDRA: Micro Units Development and NDRF: National Disaster Response Force
Refinance Agency NDTL: Net Demand and Time Liabilities
NDTV: New Delhi Television
NEFT: National Electronic Fund Transfer
N NEGP: National E-Governance Plan
NAAC: National Assessment and Accreditation NEP: National Education Policy
Council NEPA: National Environment Protection
NABARD: National Bank for Agriculture and Authority
Rural Development NERPAP: National Electoral Roll Purification
NACO: National AIDS Control Organisation and Authentication Program
NAEP: National Adult Education Programme NFC: Near Field Communication
NAFED: National Agricultural Cooperative NFC: Non-Banking Finance Companies
Marketing Federation of India Ltd NFO: New Fund Offers
NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement NHAI: National Highways Authority of India
NAM: Non-Aligned Movement NGO: Non-governmental organization
NAMA: Non-Agriculture Market Access NHB: National Housing Bank
NAPP: Narora Atomic Power Plant. NHDP: National Highways Development Project
NARC: National Agricultural Research Centre NHRC: National Human Rights Commission
NAREDCO: National Real Estate Development NIC: National Industrial Classification
Council NIC: National Informatics Centre
NASA: National Association of Software & NICRA: National Innovations on Climate
Service Companies Resilient Agriculture
NIFT: National Institute of Fashion Technology OMO: Open Market Operation
NIFTY: National Stack Exchange Fifty OMR: Optical Mark Recognition
NIO: National Institute of Oceanography ONGC: Oil and Natural Gas Commission
NITI: National Institution for Transforming India OPD: Outpatient Department
NLMA: National Literacy Mission Authority OPEC: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
NMCG: National Mission for Clean Ganga Countries
NMDC: National Mineral Development OSCE: Organization For Security And
Corporation Cooperation In Europe
NMET: National Mineral Exploration Trust OTG: On-The-Go.
NNP: Net National Production OTP: One Time Password
NOC: No Objection Certificate OVI: Ohio Video Intranet /Operating a Motor
NOHFC:Non-Operative Financial Holding Vehicle Impaired
Company
NPA: Non-Performing Asset
NPC: National Productivity Council P
NPR: National Population Register P.O.I: Point of Interest
NRC: National Register of Citizens PAC: Public Accounts Committee
NREP: National Rural Employment Programme PACS: Primary Agriculture Credit Societies
NRI: Non-Resident Indian /Picture Archiving and Communication System
NSC: National Security Council PAHAL: Pratyaksha Hanstantrit Labh
NSC: National Statistical Commission PAN: Permanent Account Number
NSDL: National Securities Depository Limited PATA: Pacific-Asia Travel Association
NSE: National Stock Exchange PCI: Press Council of India
NSG: National Security Guard PCI: Per capita income
NSM: National Supercomputing Mission PCO: Public Call Office
NSS: National Service Scheme PCS: Public Communications Services
NSSO: National Sample Survey Organisation PD: Primary Deficit
NSUI: National Students Union of India PDF: Portable Document Format
NTC: National Textile Corporation. PDO: Public Debt Office
NTPC: National Thermal Power Corporation PDS: Public Distribution System
PF: Provident Fund
PFC: Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
O PFRDA: Pension Fund Regulatory &
O.S: Operating System Development Authority
OBC: Other Backward Class PGDCA: Post Graduate Diploma in Computer
OD: Over Draft Application
ODA: Official Development Assistance PHD: Doctor of Philosophy
OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation PHP: Hypertext Pre-Processor
and Development PIL: Public Interest Litigation
OFCD: Optionally Fully Convertible Debenture PIN: Postal Index Number
OGL: Open General Licence PIN: Personal Identification Number
OIC: Organization of Islamic Countries PIO: Persons of Indian Origin
OIL: Oil India Limited. PLR: Prime Lending Rate
OLED: Organic Light-Emitting Diode PM: Post Meridiem
OLTAS: Online Tax Accounting System PMAY: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
OMCS: Oil Marketing Companies
PMBJP: Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi QVGA: Quarter Video Graphics Array
Pariyojana
PMFBY: Pradhan Mantri Fasal BimaYojana
PMJJBY: Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima R
Yojana R & D: Research and Development
PMKSY: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee RAC: Reservation Against Cancellation
Yojana RADAR: Radio Detection and Ranging
PMSBY: Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana RAM: Random Access Memory
PMUY: Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana RAW: Research and Analysis Wing
PN: Participatory Note RBI: Reserve Bank of India
PNB: Punjab National Bank RCTC: Risk Capital and Technology Finance
PNG: Portable Network Graphics Corporation Ltd /Royal Calcutta Turf Club
PNR: Passenger Name Reference RDBMS: Relational Data Base Management
PO: Principal Office System
PO: Probationary Officer RE: Revenue Expenditure
POLICE: Public Officer for Legal Investigations REC: Rural Electrification Corporation
and Criminal Emergencies REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust
POP: Point of Purchase RIDF: Rural infrastructure development fund
POS: Point of Scale RIP: Rest in Peace
POTUS: President of the United States RMB: Renminbi (Chinese)
PPF: Public Provident Fund RNA: Ribonucleic Acid
PPI: Pixels Per Inch ROM: Read Only Memory
PPP: Public private partnership/Purchasing power RR: Revenue Receipts
parity RRB: Regional Rural Bank
PRAGATI: Pro-Active Governance and Timely RRPI: Rural Retail Price Index
Implementation RSETI: Rural Self Employment Training Institute
PRASAD: Pilgrimage Rejuvenation & Spiritual RSS: Really Simple Syndication
Augmentation Drive RTGS: Real Time Gross Settlement
PRO: Public Relations Officer RTI: Right to Information
PSA:Priority Sector Advances RTO: Regional Transport Officer
PSE: Public Sector Enterprises RTO: Road Transport Office
PSF: Price Stabilization Fund
PSLC: Priority Sector Lending Certificates S
PTA: Preferential Trade Area SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional
PTO: Please Turn Over Cooperation
PURA: Providing urban amenities in rural areas SAFTA: South Asian Free Trade Area
PVR: Priya Village Roadshow SAI: Sports Authority of India
PWD: Public Works Department SAIL: Steel Authority of India Limited
SAM: Social Accounting Matrix /Severe Acute

Q Malnutrition
SANKALP: Skill Acquisition and Knowledge
QIB: Qualified Institutional Buyer Awareness for Livelihood Promotion
QIP: Qualified Institutional Placement SAP: Systems, Applications & Products in Data
QR: Quantitative Restriction /Quick Response Processing
QRR: Quick Review Report /Quality SAPTA: SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement
Requirement Review
SARFAESI ACT: The Securitization and SIP: Systematic Investment Plan
Reconstruction of Financial Assets and SKU: Stock Keeping Unit
Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 S-LCD: Super Liquid Crystal Display
SARFAESI: Securitisation and Reconstruction of SLR: Statutory Liquidity Ratio
Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security SLV: Satellite Launch Vehicle
Interest Act SME: Small and Medium Enterprises
SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SME: Small Micro Enterprises
SATA: Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SMO: Social Media Optimization
SBI: State Bank of India SMS: Short Message Service
SBM: Swacch Bharat Mission SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SC: Schedule Caste SNS: Social Network Service
SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data SPG: Special Protection Guard
Acquisition SPMRM: Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban
SCC: Selective Credit Control Mission
SCICI: Shipping Credit and Investment Company SPNS: Shared Payment Network System
of India Ltd. SSB: Service Selection Board
SCM: Smart Cities Mission SSC: Secondary School Certificate, Staff
SCO: Shanghai Cooperation Organization Selection Commission
SCOPE: Standing Conference on Public SSI: Small-Scale Industries
Enterprises /Standing Committee on Professional ST: Schedule Tribe
Exchange STCI: Securities Trading Corporation of India
SDF: Shipping declaration form /Standing Limited
Deposit Facility STD: Subscriber Trunk Dialling/ Sexually
SDM: Sub Divisional Magistrate Transmitted Diseases
SDR: Special Drawing Rights STDR: Special Term Deposit Receipt
SEBI: Securities and Exchange Board of India STRIPS: Separate Trading Registered Interest
SEHAT: Social Endeavour for Healthcare and and Principal Securities
Telemedicine STT: Securities Transaction Tax
SENSEX: Stock Exchange Sensitive Index SUUTI: Specified Undertaking for Unit Trust of
SEO: Search Engine Optimization India
SEPA: Single Euro Payment Area SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics
SETU: Self-Employment and Talent Utilization SWAYAM: Study Webs of Active-learning for
SEWA: Self Employed Women's Association Young Aspiring Minds
SEZ: Special Economic Zones SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Interbank
SFC: State Financial Corporation /Sergeant First Financial Telecommunication
Class SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Financial
SGL: Subsidiary General Ledger /Same-Gender Telecommunications
Loving SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,
SHC: Soil Health Card Scheme/ Sub-Health and Threats
Centre
SHO: Station House Officer
SIDBI: Small Industries Development Bank of
India T
SIM: Subscriber Identity Module TAN: Tax Deduction and Collection Account
SIMO: Skill India Mission Operation / Single Number
Input, Multiple Output TC: Transfer Certificate, Trusteeship Council
TC: Temporary Change /Take care UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade
TCP: Transmission Control Protocol and Development
TDICI: Technology Development and UNDP: United Nations Development Programmer
Information Company of India Ltd. UNEF: United Nations Emergency Force
TDS: Tax Deducted at Source UNEP: United Nations Environment Program
TFCI: Tourism Finance Corporation of India Ltd. UNESCO: United Nations Economic Social and
TFT: Thin Film Transistor Cultural Organisation
TIFR: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific
TIN: Tax Information Network and Cultural Organization
TIN: Taxpayer Identification Number
TINXSYS: Tax Information Exchange System UNFCCC: United nation framework convention
TISCO: Tata Iron and Steel Company on climate change
TLCS: Thermal Line Control System UNFPO: United Nations Fund for Population
TMC: Trinamool Congress Activities
TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language UNHCR: United Nations High Commission for
TPA: Third Party Administrator Refugees
TPDS: Targeted Public Distribution System UNI: United News of India /University
TRAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India UNICEF: United Nations International Children's
TRIMS: Trade Related Investment Measures Emergency Fund
TRIPS: Trade Related Intellectual Property UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development
Rights Organization
TRP: Television Rating Point /Target Rating UNO: United Nations Organization
Point UNRRA: United Nations Relief And
TRYSEM: Training of Rural Youth For Self- Rehabilitation Administration
Employment UPI: Unified Payment Interface
TT: Telegraphic Transfer UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply
UPSC: Union Public Service Commission
URL: Uniform Resource Locator
U US: United States
UC: Uniersity of California /Unified USA: United States of America
Communications USB: Universal Serial Bus
UCO: United Commercial Bank USCIS: United States Citizenship and
UDAN: Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik Immigration Services
UDAY: Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojna USD: United States dollar
UDISE: Unified District Information System for USE: United Stock Exchange
Education USP: Unique Selling Proposition /Unique Selling
UDP: User Datagram Protocol Point
UGC: University Grants Commission USSD: Unstructured Supplementary Service Data
UIDAI: Unique Identification Authority of India USTTAD: Upgrading the Skills and Training in
UIIC: United India Insurance Company Limited Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development
UJALA: UnnatJyoti by Affordable LEDs for All UTI: Unit Trust of India/ Urinary tract infection
ULIP: Unit Linked Insurance Plan UUI: User-to-User Information
UML: Unified Modeling Language
UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunications
System
UN: United Nations
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VASP: Value Added Service Provider /Virtual
Asset Service Provider X
VAT: Value Added Tax XML: Extensible Markup Language
VC: Venture Capital XMPP: Extensible Messaging and Presence
VC: Vice Chancellor Protocol
VC: Victoria Cross X'TIAN: Christian
VDIS: Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme
VGA: Video Graphics Array
VIP: Very Important Person Y
VIRUS: Vital Information Resources Under Siege
VISA: Visitors International Stay Admission YAHOO: Yet Another Hierarchical Officious
VLC: Video LAN Client Oracle
VOIP: Voice Over Internet Protocol
VOLTE: Voice Over Long Term Evolution YMCA: Young Men's Christians Association
VPI: Virtual Path Identifier YMIA: Young Men's Indian Association
VPN: Virtual Private Network YWCA: Young Women's Christians Association
VPP: Value Payable Post
VRS: Voluntary Retirement Scheme
VSNL: Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
VSSC: VikramSarahhai Space Centre Z
ZBB: Zero Based Budgeting
W ZIP: Zone Improvement Plan
WCDMA: Wide-Band Code Division Multiple ZOPFAN: Zone of Place, Freedom and Neutrality
Access ZPG: Zero Population Growth
WEF: World Economic Forum ZS: Zoological Society
WFP: World Food Program ZSI: Zoological Survey of India
WHO: World Health Organisation ZTP: Zone Improvement Plan /Zero Touch
WI-FI: Wireless Fidelity Provisioning
WINDOW: Wide Interactive Network
Development For Office Work Solution
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization
WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network
WLL: Wireless Local Loop/ Working Load Limit
WMO: World Meteorological Organisation
WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access
WPI: Wholesale Price Index
WTO: World Trade Organisation
WVGA: Wide Video Graphics Array
WWF: World Wide Fund for Nature
WWF: World Wildlife Fund
WWW: World Wide Web
WXGA: Wide Extended Graphics Array