CPU : CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
OS : OPERATING SYSTEM
UPS : UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY
RAM : RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY
ROM : READ-ONLY MEMORY
LCD : LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
LED : LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE
NTFS : NEW TECHNOLOGY FILE SYSTEM
FAT : FILE ALLOCATION TABLE
DOC : DOCUMENT
TXT :TEXT
MS : MICROSOFT
SD : SECURE DIGITAL
MMC : MULTIMEDIA CARD
CD : COMPACT DISC
DVD : DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC
BRD – BD : BLU-RAY DISC
ISO : INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION
DB : DATABASE
IC : INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
SYS : SYSTEM
CONFIG : CONFIGURATION
CTRL : CONTROL
ALT : ALTERNATE
ESC : ESCAPE
DEL : DELETE
NUM LOCK : NUMBER LOCK
FN : FUNCTION
Prnt Scrn : PRINT SCREEN
SysRq : SYSTEM REQUEST
ScrLk : SCROLL LOCK
PgUp : PAGE UP
PgDn : PAGE DOWN
Ins : INSERT
WINXP : WINDOWS XP
WIN7 : WINDOWS 7
SP : SERVICE PACK
CMD : COMMAND
TEMP : TEMPORARY
WMP : WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER
MP3 : MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP PHASE 3 (MPEG-3)
MPEG : MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP PHASE (MPEG)
MPEG 1 : MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP PHASE 1 (MPEG-1)
MPEG 2 : MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP PHASE 2 (MPEG-2)
JPG : JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERTS GROUP
AVI : AUDIO VIDEO INTERLEAVE
WMV : WINDOWS MEDIA VIDEO
GIF : GRAPHICS INTERCHANGE FORMAT
RGB : RED – GREEN – BLUE
CMYK : CYAN – MAGENTA – YELLOW – KEY (BLACK)
ACPI : ADVANCED CONFIGURATION AND POWER INTERFACE
APM : ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT
REGEDIT : REGISTRY EDITOR
PRO : PROFESSIONAL
BAT : BATCH
GPEDIT : GROUP POLICY EDITOR
OSK : ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD
COM : COMPONENT OBJECT MODEL
USB : UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS
IT : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
NET : INTERNET
IP : INTERNET PROTOCOL
AP : ACCESS POINT
DNS : DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM
HTTP : HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL
HTTPS : HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL SECURE
HTML : HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE
PHP : HYPERTEXT PREPROCESSOR
XML : EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE
CSS : CASCADING STYLE SHEETS
ASP : ACTIVE SERVER PAGES
SQL : STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE
WWW : WORLD WIDE WEB
.COM : COMMERCIAL
.NET : NETWORK
.ORG : ORGANIZATION
.EDU : EDUCATIONAL
.GOV : GOVERMENTAL
.INFO : INFORMATION
.BIZ : BUSINESS
.BD : BANGLADESH
.US : UNITED STATE
.UK : UNITED KINGDOM
TLD : TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN
DL : DOWNLOAD
UL : UPLOAD
PR : PAGE RANK
SEO : SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION
CEO : CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
E-MAIL : ELECTRONIC MAIL
SMS : SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE
MMS : MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICE
PW – PASS – P.CODE – CODE : PASSWORD
AP : ALERTPAY
MB : MONEYBOOKERS
PP : PAYPAL
LR : LIBERTY RESERVE
INFO : INFORMATION
LAN : LOCAL AREA NETWORK
WLAN : WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK
NAT : NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION
UPDATE : UP-TO-DATE
IDM : INTERNET DOWNLOAD MANAGER
DAP : DOWNLOAD ACCELERATOR PLUS
KB : KILOBYTE
MB : MEGA BYTE
GB : GIGA BYTE
GiB : GIBI BYTE
TB : TERA BYTE
TiB : TEBI BYTE
PB : PETA BYTE
PiB : PEBI BYTE
EB : EXA BYTE
EiB : EXBI BYTE
ZB : ZETTA BYTE
ZiB : ZEBI BYTE
YB : YOTTA BYTE
YiB : YOBI BYTE
GOOGLE : GOOGLE IS NOT AN ABBREVIATION . IT IS DISTORTED FORM OF GOOGOL NUMBER (10 TO THE POWER OF 100) , THAT IS 1 FOLLOWED BY 100 ZEROS (0) .
YAHOO : YET ANOTHER HIERARCHICAL OFFICIOUS ORACLE
INTEL : INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS
HP : HEWLETT PACKARD
LG : LIFE’S GOOD
IBM : INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
IPV4 : INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 4
IPV6 : INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6
WI-FI : WIRELESS FIDELITY
ABVP: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
AC: Alternating Current; Ashoka Chakra
ACU: Asian Currency Union
AD: anno Domini; in the year of Lord Christ
ADB: Asian Development Bank
ADC: Aide-de-Camp; Access Deficit Charge
ADF: Asian Development Fund
ADS: Air Defence Ship
AJT: Advanced Jet Trainer
AG: Accountant General; Adjutant General
AI: Air India
AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIIMS: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
AIR: All India Radio; Annual Information Report
AITUC: All India Trade Union Congress
AJT: Advanced Jet Trainer
ALH: Advanced Light Helicopter
AM: ante meridiem; before noon
AMC: Army Medical Corps; Asset Management Companies
AME: Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers
APC: Agricultural Prices Commission
APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APPLE: Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment
APPU: Asian Pacific Postal Union
ARC: Asset Reconstruction Company
ARDR: Agricultural and Rural Debt Relief
ASAT: Anti-Satellite weapon
ASC: Army Service Corps
ASCI: Advanced Strategic Computing Initiative
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information
ASEAN: Association of South-East Asian Nations
ASEM: Asia-Europe Meeting
ASIMO: Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility
ASLV: Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
ASMA: Antarctica Specially Managed Area
ASSOCHAM: Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry
ATA: Air Time Authority; Allen Telescope Array
ATC: Air Traffic Controller
ATM: Automatic Teller Machine
ATR: Action Taken Report
ATV: Automatic Transfer Vehicle
AUM: Assets Under Management
AVC: Army Veterinary Corps
AVM: Additional Volatility Margin
AWACS: Airborne Warning and Control System
BARC: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
BC: Before Christ; Board of Control; British Columbia; Battery Commander
BCG: Bacillus Calmette Guerin—Anti-Tuberculosis Vaccine
BICP: Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices
BIFR: Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
BIOS: Basic Input Output System
BMD: Ballistic Missile Defence System
BOLT: BSE On-Line Trading (System)
BOSS: Bharat Operating System Solutions
BPO: Business Process Outsourcing
BPR: Bottom Pressure Records
BRO: Border Road Organisation
BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange
BSF: Border Security Force
BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
CA: Chartered Accountant
CABE: Central Advisory Board of Education
C & AG: Comptroller & Auditor General
CAIR: Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
CAPART : Council for People’s Action and Advancement of Rural Technology
CAPES: Computer-Aided Paperless Examination System
CAS: Chief of Army Staff; Chief of Air Staff; Conditional Access System
CB: Citizen Band (Radio)
CBI: Central Bureau of Investigation
CBFC: Central Board of Film Certification
CCPA: Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs
CD: Conference on Disarmament
C-DAC: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
CECA: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
CERN: European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Pronounced CERN in French)
CFC: Chlorofluro Carbon
CFS: Container Freight Station
CHOGM: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
CIA: Central Intelligence Agency (of U.S.A.)
CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd
CIC: Chief Information Commissioner
CID: Criminal Investigation Department
C-in-C: Commander-in-Chief
cif: cost, insurance and freight
CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States
CISF: Central Industrial Security Force
CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
CITU: Centre of Indian Trade Unions
CLASS: Computer Literacy and Studies in Schools
CLAWS: Centre for Land Warfare Studies
CM: Command Module; Chief Minister
CMP: Common Minimum Programme
CNG: Compressed Natural Gas
CNN: Cable News Network
CNS: Chief of the Naval Staff
CO: Commanding Officer
COD: Central Ordnance Depot; Cash on Delivery
CPCB: Central Pollution Control Board
CPI: Communist Party of India
CPI(M): Communist Party of India (Marxists)
CPU: Central Processing Unit
CR: Central Railway
CRAC: Cyber Regulation Advisory Council
CRDi: Common Rail Direct injection
CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited
CRM: Customer Relationship Management
CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio
CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force
CSIR: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CTBT: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
CTT: Commodities Transaction Tax
CVRDE: Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment
DA: Dearness Allowance; Daily Allowance
DAVP: Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity
DC: Deputy Commissioner; Direct Current in Electricity
DDT: Dichloro-Diphenyl Trichloro-ethane (disinfectant)
DIN: Director Information Number
DM: District Magistrate; Deputy Minister
DMIC: Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
DMK: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (a regional political party of Tamil Nadu)
DNA: de-oxyribonucleic acid
DO: Demi-official (letter)
DOD: Department of Ocean Development
DPEP: District Primary Education Programme
DPI: Director of Public Instruction
DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory
DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organisation
DST: Daylight Saving Time
DRES: Department of Renewable Energy Sources
DTH: Direct to Home (broadcasting)
ECG: Electro Cardio-gram
ECS: Electronic Clearing Service
ECT: Electro-convulsant Therapy (electric shock treatment)
EDUSAT: Education Satellite
EEG: Electro-encephalography
EET: Exempt Exempt Taxation
EFA: Education for All
EFF: Extended Fund Facility
e.g.: exempli gratia; for example
EHTP: Electronic Hardware Technology Parks
ELISA: Enzyme Linked Immuno Solvent Assay (used for testing AIDS)
EMI: Equated Monthly Instalment
EMS: European Monetary System
EMU: Electric-Multiple Unit; Extra-vehicular Mobility Unit; (European) Economic and Monetary Union
E & OE: Errors and Omissions Excepted
EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
ER: Eastern Railway
ERM: Exchange Rate Mechanism
ERNET: Educational and Research Network
ESA: European Space Agency
ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESMA: Essential Services Maintenance Act
ESOP: Employee Stock Option Programme
etc.: et cetera (and other things)
EU: European Union
EVM: Electronic Voting Machine
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organisation
FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation (of the U.S.A.)
FCNR: Foreign Currency (non-resident) Accounts
Scheme
Scheme
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
FII: Foreign Institutional Investors
FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board (of India)
FLAG: Fibre Optic Link Around the Globe
FM: Field Marshal; Frequency Modulated
FPSB: Financial Planning Standards Boards (India)
FRBM: Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
FSSA: Food Safety and Standards Authority (of India)
FTA: Free Trade Area
FTP: File Transfer Protocol
GAGAN: GPS-aided Geo-augmented Navigation
GAIL: Gas Authority of India Limited
GAIN: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
GATS: General Agreement on Trade in Services
GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GCA: General Currency Area
GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council
GCM: Greatest Common Measure
GEF: Global Environment Fund
GHQ: General Headquarters
GIC: General Insurance Corporation
GIST: Graphics and Intelligence-based Script Technology
GMPS: Global Mobile Personal Communications System
GMRT: Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System
GNP: Gross National Product
GOC: General Officer Commanding
GPO: General Post Office
GPRS: General Packet Radio System
GPS: Global Positioning System
GSLV: Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
GSP: Generalised Special Preferences
GST: Goods and Service Tax
GSTP: Global System of Trade Preferences
HAWS: High Altitude Warfare School
HCF: Highest Common Factor
HDI: Human Development Index
HDTV: High Definition Television
HE: His (or Her) Excellency; His (or Her) Eminence; High Explosive; Horizontal Equivalent
HITS: Headend In The Sky
HMMWV: High Mobility Multipurpose-Wheeled Vehicle
HMS: Hybrid Mail Service
HP: Himachal Pradesh; Horizontal Plane; Horse Power
HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP: Hypetext Transfer Protocol
HUDCO: Housing and Urban Development Corporation
HVDC: High Voltage Direct Current
IAAI: International Airport Authority of India
IAAS: Indian Audit and Accounts Service
IADF: International Agricultural Development Fund
IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
IAF: Indian Air Force
IAMC: Indian Army Medical Corps
IAS: Indian Administrative Service
IATA: International Air Transport Association
IATT: Inland Air Travel Tax
IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IBEX: Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission
ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organisation
ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
ICCR: Indian Council of Cultural Relations
ICCW: Indian Council for Child Welfare
ICDS: Integrated Child Development Service
ICJ: International Court of Justice (with Headquarters at the Hague)
ICL: Indian Cricket League
ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research
ICPA: Indian Cricket Players’ Association
ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross
IDA: International Development Association
IDBI: Industrial Development Bank of India
IDSA: Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis
i.e.: id est; that is
IEA: International Energy Agency
IES: Indian Economic Service
IEX: Indian Energy Exchange
IFRS: International Financial Reporting Standard
IFS: Indian Foreign Service; Indian Forest Service
IFTU: International Federation of Trade Unions
IFWJ: Indian Federation of Working Journalists
IGNOU: Indira Gandhi National Open University
IIPA: Indian Institute of Public Administration
IISS: International Institute of Strategic Studies
IIT: Indian Institutes of Technology
ILO: International Labour Organisation
IMA: Indian Military Academy
IMET: International Military Education Training Programme.
IMF: International Monetary Fund
IMO: International Maritime Organisation
IN: Indian Navy; Intelligent Network
INA: Indian National Army
INK: International Newspaper Kiosks
INMARSAT: International Maritime Satellite Organisation
INMAS: Institute of Nuclear Medicines and Allied Sciences
INS: Indian Naval Ship; Indian Newspaper Society
INSAS: Indian Small Arms System
INSAT: Indian National Satellite
INTERPOL: International Police Organisation
INTUC: Indian National Trade Union Congress
IOC: International Olympic Committee
IP: Indian Police
IPC: Indian Penal Code
IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPEC: International Programme on Elimination of Child Labour
IPR: Intellectual Property Right
IPS: Indian Police Service; Indian Postal Service
IPTV: Internet Protocol Television
IPU: Inter-Parliamentary Union
IQ: Intelligence Quotient
IR: Infra-red
IRA: Insurance Regulatory Authority
IRBM: Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
IREP: Integrated Rural Energy Planning
IRS: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite; Indian Revenue Service
ISAF: International Stabilization and Assistance Force (in Afghanistan)
ISC: Inter-State Council
ISCS: Integrated Smart Card System
ISD: International Subscriber Dialled (telephone)
ISH: Information Super Highway
ISKCON: International Society for Krishna Consciousness
ISO: International Standardisation Organisation
ISP: Internet Service Provider
ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation
ISS: International Space Station
IST: Indian Standard Time
ISTRAC: ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network
ITDC: Indian Tourism Development Corporation
ITO: International Trade Organisation; Income-tax Officer
ITU: International Tele-communication Union
IUC: Interconnect User Charge
JCO: Junior Commissioned Officer
JNNURM: Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
JPC: Joint Parliamentary Committee
JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
JWG: Joint Working Group
KG: Kindergarten
Kg: Kilogramme
KPO: Knowledge Process Outsourcing
LAC: Line of Actual Control
LCA: Light Combat Aircraft
LDC: Least Developed Countries
LHC: Large Hadron Collider
LIC: Life Insurance Corporation (of India)
LLP: Limited Liability Partnership
LOAC: Line of Actual Control
LTA: Light Transport Aircraft
LTTE: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
MAT: Minimum Alternative Tax
MER: Mars Exploration Rover
MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MCF: Master Control Facility
MEP: Minimum Export Price
MES: Military Engineering Service
METSAT: Meteorological Satellite
MFA: Multi-Fibre Agreement
MFN: Most Favoured Nation
MIP: Moon Impact Probe
MMS: Multimedia Messaging Service
MMTC: Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India
MNC: Multi-national Corporation
MNIC: Multi-purpose National Identity Card
MODEM: Modulator-Demodulator
MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRTPC: Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
MRTS: Mass Rapid Transit System
MSA: Maritime Safety Agency
MSCF: Maritime Security Cooperation Framework
Mss: Manuscript
MTCR: Missile Technology Control Regime
MTO: Multilateral Trade Organisation
MVC: Maha Vir Chakra
MUNO: Maha Vir Chakra
NAA: National Airport Authority
NABARD: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. (It helps rural development by providing re-finance facility).
NACIL: National Aviation Company of India Ltd
NADA: National Anti-Doping Agency
NAEP: National Adult Education Programme
NAFTA: North America Free Trade Agreement
NAG: National Air Guard
NAM: Non-aligned Movement
NAMA: Non-Agriculture Market Access
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (of the U.S.A.)
NASDAQ: National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
NATA: Natural Aptitude Test for Architecture
NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NAV: Net Asset Value
NB: Nota bene; note well, or take notice
NCA: Nuclear Command Authority
NCC: National Cadet Corps
NCEP: National Committee on Environmental Planning
NCERT: National Council of Education Research and Training
NCR: National Capital Region
NDA: National Defence Academy; National Democratic Alliance
NDNC: National Do Not Call (Registry)
NDPS: Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances
NDRF: National Disaster Response Force
NDTL: National Dope Testing Laboratory
NeGP: National e-governance Plan
NEDB: North-Eastern Development Bank
NEP: National Education Policy
NEPA: National Environment Protection Authority
NFO: New Fund Offers
NHDP: National Highways Development Project
NHRC: National Human Rights Commission
NIC: National Integration Council
NIFT: National Institute of Fashion Technology
NIO: National Institute of Oceanography
NIS: National Institute of Sports
NIT: National Institute of Technology
NLMA: National Literacy Mission Authority
NMD: Nuclear Missile Defence
NMDC: National Mineral Development Corporation
NPL: National Physical Laboratory
NPR: National Population Register
NPT: (Nuclear) Non-Proliferation Treaty
NRBI: National Rural Bank of India
NREGA: National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
NREP: National Rural Employment Programme
NRF: National Renewal Fund
NRI: Non-Resident Indian
NRR: National Reproduction Rate
NRSA: National Remote Sensing Agency
NSA: National Security Act
NSC: National Service Corps; National Security Council
NSDL: National Securities Depository Limited
NSE: National Stock Exchange
NSR: National Skills Registry
NTPC: National Thermal Power Corporation
NWDA: National Water Development Agency
NWRC: National Water Resources Council
OAS: Organisation of American States
OAU: Organisation of African Unity
OBC: Other Backward Communities
OBU: Offshore Banking Unit
ODA: Official Development Assistance
ODF: Open Document Format
ODS: Ozone Depletion Substances
OECD: Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development
OGL: Open General Licence
OIC: Organisation of Islamic Countries
OIGS: On India Government Service
OIL: Oil India Limited
OM: Order of Merit
ONGC: Oil and Natural Gas Commission
OPEC: Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OSCE: Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
OSD: Officer on Special Duty
OXML: Open Extended Marking Language
PAC: Political Affairs Committee; Public Accounts Committee
PACER: Programme for Acceleration of Commercial Energy Research
PAN: Permanent Account Number (of Income-Tax)
PATA: Pacific-Asia Travel Association
PCS: Public Civil Service; Punjab Civil Service
PIB: Press Information Bureau
Pin Code: Postal Index Number Code
PIO: Persons of Indian Origin
PLF: Plant Load Factor
PM: Post Meridiem; after-noon; also Postmaster; Prime Minister; post-mortem (after death)
PMG: Postmaster General
PN: Participatory Note
PO: Post Office; Postal Order
POPs: Persistent Organic Pollutants; Point of Purchase
POTA: Prevention of Terrorism Act
POW: Prisoner of War
PP: Public Prosecutor; Particular Person
PRO: Public Relations Officer
PS: Post Scriptum; Post Script; written after
PSC: Public Service Commission
PSE: Public Sector Enterprises
PSLV: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
PTA: Preferential Trade Area
PTI: Press Trust of India
PTO: Please Turn Over; Privilege Ticket Order
PUFA: Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids
PVC: Param Vir Chakra
PVSM: Param Vishisht Sewa Medal
PWD: Public Works Department
QMG: Quarter Master General
QR: Quantitative Restriction
RAF: Rapid Action Force
RAM: Random Access Memory
RBI: Reserve Bank of India
RCC: Reinforced Concrete Cement
RDF: Rapid Development Force
RDS: Radio Data Servicing
RDSS: Radio Determination Satellite Service
REACH: Rehabilitate, Educate and Support Street Children
RLO: Returned Letter Office
RLV: Reusable Launch Vehicle
RPM: Revolution Per Minute
RPO: Recruitment Process Outsourcing; Regional Passport Officer
RRB: Regional Rural Bank
RRPI: Rural Retail Price Index
RSS: Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh
RSVP: Repondez s’il vous plait (Fr.) reply, if you please
RTGS: Real Time Gross Settlement System
SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Co- operation
SAFTA: South Asian Free Trade Area
SAIL: Steel Authority of India Limited
SAPTA: SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement
SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SATNAV: Satellite Navigation (Initiative)
SAVE: SAARC Audio Visual Exchange
SC: Security Council; Supreme Court; Scheduled Caste
SCI: Shipping Corporation of India
SCO: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
SCOPE: Standing Conference on Public Enterprises
SDO: Sub-Divisional Officer
SDR: Special Drawing Rights (created by the World Bank)
SEBI: Securities and Exchange Board of India
SFC: Strategic Forces Command
SGPC: Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee
SIDBI: Small Industries Development Bank of India
SIT: Special Investigation Team
SITE: Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
SLR: Statutory Liquidity Ratio
SMS: Short Messaging Service; Subscriber Management System
SOS: Save Our Souls—distress signal
SPG: Special Protection Group
SPIN: Software Process Improvement Networks
SPV: Solar Photo Voltaic
SQUID: Super-conducting Quantum Interference Device
SRE: Space Capsule Recovery Experiment
SRV: Submarine Rescue Vessel
SSN: Social Security Number
STARS: Satellite Tracking and Ranging Station
START: Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
STEP: Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Park
STT: Securities Transaction Tax
SWAN: State-wide Area Network
SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Financial Telecommunications
TA: Travelling Allowance; Territorial Army
TAAI: Travel Agents Association of India
TACDE: Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment
TADA: Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act
TAPS: Tarapur Atomic Power Station
TB: Tuberculosis
TDC: Transport Development Council
TDS: Tax Deduction at Source
TDSAT: Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal
TERLS: Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
TIFR: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
TIN: Tax Information Network
TINXSYS: Tax Information Exchange System
TISCO: Tata Iron and Steel Company
TMC: Terrain Mapping Camera
TMO: Telegraphic Money Order
TNT: Tri-nitro-toluene (high explosive)
TPP: 20-Point Programme
TRAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
TRIMs: Trade Related Investment Measures
TRIPS: Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
TRP: Television Rating Points; Tax Return Preparer
TRYSEM: Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment
TTE: Travelling Ticket Examiner
TTF: Tourism Task Force
UAE: United Arab Emirates
UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
UF: United Front
UFO: Unidentified Flying Object
UGC: University Grants Commission
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
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
UNTAC: United Nations Transitional Authority for Cambodia
UPA: United Progressive Alliance
UPSC: Union Public Service Commission
UPTN: Universal Personal Telephone Number
USA: United States of America
USIS: United States Information Service
VAT: Value-added Tax
VC: Vice-Chancellor; Vice Counsel; Victoria Cross; Vir Chakra
VDIS: Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme
VHRR: Very High Resolution Radiometer
VIP: Very Important Person
VLSI: Very Large Scale Integration
VOIP: Voice Over Internet Protocol
VPN: Virtual Private Network
VPP: Value Payable Post
VRS: Voluntary Retirement Scheme
VSAT: Very Small Aperture Terminals
WADA: World Anti-Doping Agency
WAP: Wireless Application Protocol
WAVE: Wireless Access for Virtual Enterprise
WDF: Wasteland Development Force
WEF: World Economic Forum
WFP: World Food Programme
WFTU: World Federation of Trade Unions
WGIG: Working Group on Internet Governance
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organisation
WLL: Wireless in Local Loop
WMD: Weapons of Mass Destruction
WR: Western Railway
WTO: World Trade Organisation (previously called GATT); also World Tourism Organisation
XML: eXtensible Markup Language
YMCA: Young Men’s Christian Association
YWCA: Young Women’s Christian Association
| HDFC | – | Housing Development Finance Corporation |
| ICICI | – | Industrial Credit & Investment Corporation of India |
| SBI | – | State Bank Of India |
| ONGC | – | Oil & Natural Gas Corporation |
| HSBC | – | Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation |
| IBP | – | Indian British Petroleum |
| IFFCO | – | Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative |
| UNICEF | – | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| CRY | – | Child Relief & You |
| IDBI | – | Industrial Development Bank of India |
| BARC | – | Bhabha Atomic Research Centre |
| MBBS | – | Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery |
| PhD | – | Doctor of Philosophy |
| I.Q | – | Intelligence Quotient |
| A.M | – | Anti Meridiem. |
| P.M | – | Post Meridiem. |
| e.g | – | Exempli Gratia. |
| i.e | – | Id Est (That is to say) |
| SMS | – | Short Messaging Service |
| ETC | – | Et cetera (Used to mention the continuation of a specific list) |
| G.I.JOE | – | Global Integrated Operating Entity |
| CT SCAN | – | Computerised Tomography |
| MRI SCAN | – | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MBBS | – | Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery |
| MD | – | Doctor of Medicine |
| PhD | – | Doctor of Philosophy |
| TTE | – | Traveling Ticket and Examiner |
| FIAT ( AUTOMOBILE COMPANY) | – | Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino |
| FAX | – | Facsimile |
| GPS | – | Global Positioning System |
| JBL | – | James Bullough Lansing (Founder) |
| SIM CARD | – | Subscriber Identity Module |
| SOS | – | Save Our Souls |
| ATKT (Exams) | – | Allowed To Keep Terms |
| VFX | – | Visual Effects |
| TRP | – | Television Rating Point |
| GQ MAGAZINE | – | Gentlemen Quarterly |
| AUDI | – | Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt |
| SIM | – | Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card) |
| PNR | – | Passanger Name Record |
| QR Code | – | Quick Response Code |
| SAP | – | System analysis and program |
| DLF | – | Darbari Lal Foundation Limited |
| GPRS | – | General Packet Radio Service |
| GSM | – | Global System for Mobile Communications |
| CDMA | – | Code Division Multiple Access |
| IVRS | – | Interactive Voice Response System |
| BMW | – | Bavarian Motor Works |
| ATM | – | Automated Teller Machine |
| AIDS | – | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| AM | – | Ante Meridian |
| PM | – | Post Meridian |
| ASCII | – | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ERP | – | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| BPO | – | Business Process Output |
| BPL | – | British Physical Laboratories |
| LASER | – | Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
| RADAR | – | Radio Detection and Ranging |
| CTC | – | Cost To Company |
| CT Scan | – | Computerized Tomography Scan |
| MRI | – | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING |
| NASA | – | National Aeronautics and Space Agency |
| SIM | – | Subscriber’s Identification Module |
| STD | – | Subscriber Trunk Dialling |
| ISD | – | International Subscriber Dialling |
| PCO | – | Public Call Office |
| DHL | – | Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn |
| EPABX | – | Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange |
| SAARC | – | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| URL | – | Uniform Resource Locator |
| HTTP | – | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| HTTPS | – | Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure |
| USB | – | Universal Serial Bus |
| CBSE | – | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| CBD Belapur | – | Central Business District Belapur |
| USP | – | Unique Selling Proposal |
| FMCG | – | Fast Moving Consumer Goods |
| FAX | – | Far Away Xerox, FAX is the shortened form for ‘facsimile’ |
| FICCI | – | Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry |
| VAT | – | Value Added Tax |
| GRE | – | Graduate Record Examination |
| GMT | – | Greenwich Mean Time |
| – | Portable Document Format | |
| PNR | – | Passenger Name Record |
| PING | – | Packet Internet Groper |
| PVR | – | Priya Village Roadshow |
| NEWS | – | North,East,West, South |
| NIFTY | – | National Stock Exchange’s Fifty |
| NATO | – | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NASSCOM | – | National Association of Software and Service Companies |
| NGO | – | Non Governmental Organisation |
| NIIT | – | National Institute of Information Technology |
| NRI | – | NonResident Indian |
| MPEG | – | Moving Picture Experts Group |
| GIF | – | Graphic Interchange Format |
| JPEG | – | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| RSS | – | Really Simple Syndication |
| WIFI | – | Wireless Fidelity |
| WWF | – | World Wildlife Fund |
| LLP | – | Limited Liability Partnership |
| LED | – | Light Emitting Diode |
| LCD | – | Liquid Crystal Display |
| CRT | – | Cathode Ray Tube |
| ITC | – | Imperial Tobacco Company |
| ESPN | – | Entertainment and Sports Programming Network |
| RTO | – | Regional Transport Office |
| TDS | – | Tax Deduction Source |
| TCP | – | Transmission Control Protocol |
| IP | – | Internet Protocol |
| TOEFL | – | Test Of English as a Foreign Language |
| GMAT | – | Graduate Management Admission Test |
| GATE | – | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering |
| GAIL | – | Gas Authority of India Limited |
| SATA | – | Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
| PATA | – | Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment |
| CIDCO | – | City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd |
| BBC | – | British Broadcasting Channel |
| CNN | – | Cable News Network |
| CNBC | – | Consumer News and Business Channel |
| AJAX | – | Asynchronous JavaScript + XML |
| MIS | – | Management Information System |
| MICR | – | Magnetic Ink Character Recognition |
| IFSC | – | Indian Financial System Code |
| ISI | – | Indian Standards Institute |
| ISO | – | International Organization for Standardization |
| ISDN | – | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISKCON | – | International Society for Krishna Consciousness |
| R S V P | – | Répondez s’il vous plait |
| P S | – | Post script |
| A S A P | – | As soon as possible |
| E T A | – | Estimated time of arrival |
| B Y O B | – | Bring your own bottle |
| D I Y | – | Do it yourself |
| URL | – | Uniform Resource Locator |
| USB | – | Universal Serial Bus |
| Eg (Example) | – | Exempli Gratia |
| IE | – | Id Est |
| CAPTCHA | - | Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart |
| SCUBA | – | Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus |
| IMAX | – | Image Maximum |
| ZIP Code | – | Zone Improvement Plan Code |
| OMG | – | Oh, My God |
| BYE | – | Be with you Everytime |
