Full Forms for Banking and Other Exams

Here on this page, you will find All types of Important Full forms / abbreviations including Banking. As you all know, one or two questions are asked in competitive exams like SSC, SBI, RBI, IBPS etc. all bank exams and others.
This list is huge and is among the biggest collection and have most of the terms.Candidates can also use ctrl+f on their keyboard to easily locate the words they are looking for.

Full Forms / abbreviations for IBPS RBI SBI etc. All Bank & Other Exams

Some of them have already been asked in Competitive exams. So candidates are advised to remember some/all of them if they can or at least some important ones according to them. The list is provided alphabetical so as to easily locate the words.

A:

  • ADB – – Asian Development Bank
  • ADR – – American Depositary Receipt
  • AGM  – Annual General Meeting
  • AIDWA – – All India Democratic Woman’s Association
  • AITUC – – All India Trade Union Congress
  • AMFI – – Association of Mutual Funds in India
  • AO  – Additive Outliers
  • APEC – – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
  • APL – – Above Poverty Line
  • APM – – Administered Pricing Mechanism
  • ARC – – Asset Reconstruction Company
  • ARDR – – Agricultural and Rural Debt Relief
  • ASBA – – Application Supported by Block Amount
  • ASEAN – – Association of South-East Asian Nations
  • ASEM – – Asia-Europe Meeting
  • ASSOCHAM  – Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
  • ATM  – Asynchronous Transfer Mode
  • ATM  – Automated teller machine

B:

  • BCBS – – Basel committee for Banking Supervision
  • BCSBI – – Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
  • BIFR – – Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
  • BIS  – Bank for International Settlements
  • BIS – – Bureau of Indian Standards
  • BOLT – – BSE On-Line Trading (System)
  • BOP  – Balance of Payments
  • BOT – – Build, Operate and Transfer
  • BPL – – Below Poverty Line
  • BPO – – Business Process Outsourcing
  • BSCS  – Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
  • BSE  – Bombay Stock Exchange
  • BSR  – Basic Statistical Returns

C:

  • CA – – Chartered Accountant
  • CABE – – Central Advisory Board of Education
  • CACP – – Commission of Agriculture Cost and Price
  • CAD  – Capital Account Deficit
  • CAG  – Controller and Auditor General of India
  • CAMELS – – C – Capital adequacy, A – Asset quality, M – Management quality, E – Earnings, L – Liquidity, S – Sensitivity to Market Risk
  • CAPART – – Council for People’s Action and Advancement of Rural Technology
  • CAR – – Capital adequacy ratio
  • CARE – – Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.
  • CBS – – Core banking solution
  • CC  – Cash Credit
  • CCI – – Competition Commission of India
  • CCIL – – Clearing Corporation of India limited
  • CD  – Certificate of Deposit
  • CDSL – – Central Securities Depository Limited
  • CECA – – Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
  • CEPA – – Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
  • CFRA  – Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts
  • CHOGM – – Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
  • CIBIL – – Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd
  • CII – – Confederation of Indian Industry
  • CIS – – Commonwealth of Independent States
  • CITES – – Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
  • CITU – – Centre Of Indian Trade Unions
  • CMP – – Common Minimum Program
  • CO  – Capital Outlay
  • CP  – Commercial Paper
  • CPI  – Consumer Price Index
  • CPI (AL) – – Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labors.
  • CPI (IW) – – Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers
  • CPI (RL) – – Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers
  • CPI (UNME) – – The Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees.
  • CR  – Capital Receipts
  • CRAR  – Capital to Risk Weighted Asset Ratio
  • CRISIL – – Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited
  • CRR – – Cash Reserve Ratio
  • CSIR – – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
  • CST – – Central Sales Tax
  • CTT – – Commodities Transaction Tax

D:

  • DA – – Dearness Allowance; Daily Allowance
  • DAP  – Development Action Plan
  • DBOD  – Department of Banking Operations and Development
  • DBS Bank Lt – The Development Bank of Singapore Limited.
  • DCA  – Department of Company Affairs- (Now known as Ministry of Companies Affairs- MCA)
  • DCM  – Department of Currency Management
  • DD  – Demand Draft
  • DDS – Data Dissemination Standards
  • DICGC  – Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
  • DMA  – Departmentalized Ministries Account
  • DMIC – – Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
  • DPEP – – District Primary Education Program

E:

  • ECA – – Essential Commodity Act
  • ECB – – External Commercial Borrowings
  • ECS  – Electronic Clearing Service
  • EDUSAT – – Education Satellite
  • EEE – – Exempt Exempt Exempt
  • EEFC Accounts – – Exchange Earners Foreign Currency Account
  • EET – – Exempt Exempt Taxation
  • EFA – – Education for All
  • EFT – – Electronic fund transfer
  • EGOM – – Empowered Group of Ministers
  • EMI – – Equated Monthly Installment
  • EMS – – European Monetary System
  • EPF  – Employees Provident Fund
  • EPFO – – Employees Provident Fund Organization
  • ERNET – – Educational and Research Network
  • ESA – – European Space Agency
  • ESCAP – – Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacify
  • ESMA – – Essential Services Maintenance Act
  • ESOP – – Employee Stock Option Program
  • EU – – European Union
  • EXIM  – Export Import Bank of India

F:

  • FAO – – Food and Agriculture Organization
  • FCCB – – Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
  • FCNR – – Foreign Currency (Non-Resident) Accounts Scheme
  • FCNR(B)  – Foreign Currency Non-Repatriable(Banks)
  • FCNR(B)  – Foreign Currency Non-resident (Banks)
  • FDI – – Foreign Direct Investment
  • FEMA – – Foreign Exchange Management Act
  • FERA – – Foreign Exchange Regulations Act
  • FICCI  – Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
  • FII – – Foreign Institutional Investors
  • FIMMDA  – Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India
  • FIPB – – Foreign Investment Promotion Board (Of India)
  • FMCG – – Fast Moving Consumer Goods
  • FPO – – Follow on Public Offer
  • FRBM – – Fiscal Responsibility And Budget Management
  • FSSA – – Food Safety And Standards Authority (Of India)
  • FTA – – Free Trade Area

G:

  • GATT – – General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade
  • GCC – – Gulf Cooperation Council
  • GDP  – Gross Domestic Product
  • GDR – – Global Depositary Receipt
  • GEF – – Global Environment Fund
  • GIC – – General Insurance Corporation
  • GNP – – Gross National Product
  • GOI  – Government of India
  • GST – – Goods and Service Tax

H:

  • HDFC – – Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited
  • HDI – – Human Development Index
  • HSBC – – Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
  • HUDCO  – Housing & Urban Development Corporation
  • HUDCO – – Housing And Urban Development Corporation

I:

  • IAAI – – International Airport Authority Of India
  • IAAS – – Indian Audit and Accounts Service
  • IADF – – International Agricultural Development Fund
  • IAEA – – International Atomic Energy Agency
  • IASB – – The International Accounting Standards Board
  • IBRD  – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • ICAI – –  Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • ICAR – – Indian Council of Agricultural Research
  • ICCW – – Indian Council for Child Welfare
  • ICDS – – Integrated Child Development Service
  • ICICI – – Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
  • ICMR – – Indian Council of Medical Research
  • ICOR – – Incremental capital output ratio
  • ICRA – – Investment information and Credit Rating Agency
  • ICRC – – International Committee of Red Cross
  • IDA – – International Development Association
  • IDBI – – Industrial Development Bank of India
  • IDR – – Indian Depository Receipts
  • IES – – Indian Economic Service
  • IEX – – Indian Energy Exchange
  • IFAD  – International Fund for Agricultural Development
  • IFC  – International Finance Corporation
  • IFRS – – International Financial Reporting Standard
  • IFSC  – Indian Financial System Code
  • IFSC – – Indian financial system code
  • IFTU – – International Federation of Trade Unions
  • IFWJ – – Indian Federation of Working Journalists
  • IIP – – The Index of Industrial Production
  • IIPA – – Indian Institute of Public Administration
  • IISS – – International Institute of Strategic Studies
  • ILO – – International Labor Organization
  • IMF – – International Monetary Fund
  • IMO – – International Maritime Organization
  • IMRB – – Indian Market Research Bureau
  • INMARSAT – – International Maritime Satellite Organization
  • INR  – Indian Rupee
  • INTERPOL – – International Police Organization
  • INTUC – – Indian National Trade Union Congress
  • IOC – – International Olympic Committee
  • IP  – Interest Payment
  • IPCC – – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  • IPEC – – International Program on Elimination Of Child Labor
  • IPO – – Initial public offer
  • IPR – – Intellectual Property Right
  • IRDA  – Insurance Regulatory Developement Authority
  • IREP – – Integrated Rural Energy Planning
  • ISO – – International Standardization Organization
  • ISS – – International Space Station
  • ITDC – – Indian Tourism Development Corporation
  • ITO – – International Trade Organization; Income-Tax Officer
  • ITU – – International Tele-Communication Union

J:

  • JNNURM – – Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

K:

  • KPO – – Knowledge Process Outsourcing
  • KVIC  – Khadi & Village Industries Corporation
  • KYC – – Know your customer

L:

  • LAMPS  – Large-sized Adivasi Multipurpose Societies
  • LDC – – Least Developed Countries
  • LIBOR – – London Inter Bank Offer Rate
  • LIC – – Life Insurance Corporation (Of India)
  • LLP – – Limited Liability Partnership

M:

  • MA  – Moving Average
  • MAIT – – Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology
  • MAT – – Minimum Alternative Tax
  • MCA  – Ministry of Company Affairs
  • MCAP – – Market capitalization / Mid cap
  • MDG – – Millennium development goals
  • MEP – – Minimum Export Pric
  • MFA – – Multi-Fiber Agreement
  • MFI – – Micro finance institution
  • MFIN – – Micro finance institution network
  • MFN – – Most Favored Nation
  • MGNREGA – – Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
  • MIBOR – – Mumbai Interbank offer rate
  • MICR  – Magnetic ink character recognition
  • MIN – – Mutual fund identification no.
  • MIS  – Marketing Intelligence System
  • MNC – – Multi-National Corporation
  • MRP  – Maximum Retail Price
  • MRTPC – – Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
  • MRTS – – Mass Rapid Transit System
  • MSME – – Micro Small and Medium Enterprises
  • MSP – – Minimum support price
  • MT  – Mail Transfer
  • MTO – – Multilateral Trade Organization

N:

  • NABARD  – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
  • NAEP – – National Adult Education Program
  • NAFED – – National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd
  • NAFTA – – North America Free Trade Agreement
  • NAM – – Non-Aligned Movement
  • NAMA – – Non-Agriculture Market Access
  • NASDAQ – – National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
  • NASSCOM  – National Association of Software and Services Companies
  • NATO – – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • NAV – – Net Asset Value
  • NBFC – – Non Banking Finance Companies
  • NCAER – – National Council Of Applied Economic Research
  • NCERT – – National Council Of Education Research And Training
  • NCPCR – – National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
  • NDC – –  National Development Council
  • NEFT – – National Electronic Fund Transfer
  • NEGP – – National E-Governance Plan
  • NEP – – National Education Policy
  • NFO – – New Fund Offers
  • NGO  – Non-Governmental Organization
  • NHAI – – National Highways Authority of India
  • NHDP – – National Highways Development Project
  • NHRC – – National Human Rights Commission
  • NIC  – National Industrial Classification
  • NIFT – – National Institute of Fashion Technology
  • NIO – – National Institute of Oceanography
  • NLMA – – National Literacy Mission Authority
  • NMDC – – National Mineral Development Corporation
  • NNP – – Net National Production
  • NOHFC  – non-operative financial holding company
  • NPA – – Non Performing Asset
  • NPR – – National Population Register
  • NRI  – Non-Resident Indian
  • NSC  – National Statistical Commission
  • NSDL – – National Securities Depository Limited
  • NSE  – National Stock Exchange
  • NSSO – – National Sample Survey Organization
  • NTPC – – National Thermal Power Corporation

O:

  • OD  – Over Draft
  • ODA – – Official Development Assistance
  • OECD – – Organization of Economic Co-Operation and Development
  • OGL – – Open General License
  • OIC – – Organization of Islamic Countries
  • OIL – – Oil India Limited
  • OLTAS  – OnLine Tax Accounting System
  • OMCS – – Oil Marketing Companies
  • ONGC – – Oil And Natural Gas Commission
  • OPEC – – Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries
  • OSCE – – Organization For Security And Cooperation In Europe

P:

  • PAC – – Public Accounts Committee
  • PACS  – Primary Agriculture Credit Societies
  • PAN – – Permanent Account Number (Of Income-Tax)
  • PATA – – Pacific-Asia Travel Association
  • PCI – – Per capita income
  • PD  – Primary Deficit
  • PDO  – Public Debt Office
  • PDS – – Public Distribution System
  • PIL – – Public Interest Litigation
  • PIO – – Persons Of Indian Origin
  • PN – – Participatory Note
  • PNB – Punjab National Bank.
  • PO  – Principal Office
  • POP – – Point Of Purchase
  • PPF – – Public Provident Fund
  • PPP – – Public private partnership / Purchasing power parity
  • PSE  – Public Sector Enterprises
  • PTA – – Preferential Trade Area
  • PURA – – Providing urban amenities in rural areas

Q:

  • QIB – – Qualified Institutional Buyer
  • QIP – – Qualified Institutional Placement
  • QR – – Quantitative Restriction

R:

  • RBI – – Reserve Bank Of India
  • RDBMS  – Relational Database Management System
  • RE  – Revenue Expenditure
  • REC  – Rural Electrification Corporation
  • RIDF – – Rural infrastructure development fund
  • RMB  – Renminbi (Chinese)
  • RR  – Revenue Receipts
  • RRB  – Regional Rural Bank
  • RRPI – – Rural Retail Price Index
  • RSETI  – Rural Self Employment Training Institute
  • RTGS  – Real Time Gross Settlement

S:

  • SAARC – – South Asian Association for Regional Co-Operation
  • SAFTA – – South Asian Free Trade Area
  • SAIL – – Steel Authority of India Limited
  • SAM  – Social Accounting Matrix
  • SAPTA – – SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement
  • SARFAESI ACT – – The Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002
  • SBI – State Bank of India.
  • SC  – Schedule Caste
  • SCO – – Shanghai Cooperation Organization
  • SCOPE – – Standing Conference On Public Enterprises
  • SDF  – shipping declaration form
  • SDR – – Special Drawing Rights
  • SEBI  – Securities and Exchange Board of India
  • SEWA – – Self employed woman’s association
  • SEZ – – Special Economic Zone
  • SFC  – State Financial Corporation
  • SGL  – Subsidiary General Ledger
  • SIDBI – – Small Industries Development Bank of India
  • SLR – – Statutory Liquidity Ratio
  • SSI  – Small-Scale Industries
  • ST  – Schedule Tribe
  • STDR  – Special Term Deposit Receipt
  • STT – – Securities Transaction Tax
  • SWIFT – – Society for Worldwide Financial Telecommunications,

T:

  • TC  – Temporary Change
  • TDS – – Tax Deduction at Source
  • TIFR – – Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research
  • TIN – – Tax Information Network
  • TINXSYS – – Tax Information Exchange System
  • TISCO – – Tata Iron and Steel Company
  • TPDS – – Targeted Public Distribution System
  • TRAI – – Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India
  • TRIMS – – Trade Related Investment Measures
  • TRIPS – – Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
  • TRYSEM – – Training Of Rural Youth For Self Employment
  • TT  – Telegraphic Transfer

U:

  • UCO – United Commercial Bank.
  • UN – – United Nations
  • UNCTAD – – United Nations Conference On Trade And Development
  • UNDP – – United Nations Development Program
  • UNEF – – United Nations Emergency Force
  • UNEP – – United Nations Environment Program
  • UNESCO – – United Nations Educational, Scientific And Cultural Organization
  • 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
  • UNICEF – – United Nations International Children’s (Emergency) Fund
  • UNIDO – – United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  • UNRRA – – United Nations Relief And Rehabilitation Administration
  • US  – United States
  • USD  – US Dollars
  • USE  – United Stock Exchange

V:

  • VAT – – Value-Added Tax
  • VC  – Venture Capital
  • VDIS – – Voluntary Disclosure Of Income Scheme
  • VRS – – Voluntary Retirement Scheme

W:

  • WEF – – World Economic Forum
  • WFP – – World Food Program
  • WHO – – World Health Organization
  • WIPO – – World Intellectual Property Organization

 

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All full forms – Important for competitive exams including banking
A –

  • A.C- Alternating Current
  • A.D- Anno Domin
  • A.G- Accountant General
  • A.I.C.C- All India Congress Committee
  • A.I.R- All India Radio
  • A.I.T.U.C- All India Trade Union Congress
  • a.m- Ante meridien
  • A.R.P- Air Raid Precaution
  • ABM – – Anti Ballistic Missiles
  • 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
  • ADIDAS- All Day I Dream AboutSports
  • ADS – – Air Defence Ship
  • 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
  • AMW- Asian Motor Works
  • and Cultural Organisation
  • and Service Companies
  • APC – – Agricultural Prices Commission
  • APEC – – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
  • APJ Abdul Kalam- Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
  • 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
  • AT&T- American telegraphic and Telephone Co. Ltd.
  • ATA – – Air Time Authority; Allen Telescope Array
  • ATC – – Air Traffic Controller
  • ATM – – Automatic Teller Machine
  • ATR – – Action Taken Report
  • ATV – – Automatic Transfer Vehicle
  • AUDI-Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt
  • AUM – – Assets Under Management
  • AVC – – Army Veterinary Corps
  • AVM – – Additional Volatility Margin
  • AWACS – – Airborne Warning and Control System

B

  • B.A- Bachelor of Arts
  • B.B.C- British Broadcasting Corporation
  • B.C- Before Christ
  • B.C.G- Bacillus Calmette Guerin
  • B.Ed.- Bachelor of Education
  • B.S.F- Boarder Security Force
  • BARC – – Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
  • BBC – – British Broadcasting Corporation
  • 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
  • BKU – – Bharatiya Kisan Union
  • BMD – – Ballistic Missile Defence System
  • BMW- Baverian Motor Works
  • 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

C

  • C & AG – – Comptroller & Auditor General
  • C.B.I- Central Bureau of Investigation
  • C.C.I- Cricket Club of India
  • C.I..D- Criminal Investigation Department
  • C.I.T.U- Centre of Indian Trade Union
  • C/o- Care of
  • CA – – Chartered Accountant
  • CABE – – Central Advisory Board of Education
  • 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
  • CAT- Common Admissiom Test
  • CB – – Citizen Band (Radio)
  • CBFC – – Central Board of Film Certification
  • CBI – – Central Bureau of Investigation
  • 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
  • Children’s Fund’)
  • 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
  • cif – – cost, insurance and freight
  • C-in-C – – Commander-in-Chief
  • 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
  • CMYK- Cyan Magenta Yellow Kinda(Black)
  • CNG – – Compressed Natural Gas
  • CNN – – Cable News Network
  • CNN-IBN- Cable News Network-Indian Broadcasting 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
  • CRPF – – Central Reserve Police Force
  • CRR – – Cash Reserve Ratio
  • CSIR – – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
  • CTBT – – Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
  • CTT – – Commodities Transaction Tax
  • CVRDE – – Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment

D

  • D.A- Dearness Allowance
  • D.C- Direct Current
  • D.D.T- Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloro-Ethane
  • D.I.R- Defence of India Rules Esq- Esquire
  • D.L.O- Dead Letter Office
  • D.P.I- Director of public Instruction
  • 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- Deoxy-ribo Nucleic Acid
  • DO – – Demi-official (letter)
  • Doctor)
  • 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
  • DRES – – Department of Renewable Energy Sources
  • DST – – Daylight Saving Time
  • DTH – – Direct to Home (broadcasting)

E

  • E & O E- Errors And Omissions Excepted
  • E & OE – – Errors and Omissions Excepted
  • E.G- Exempli Gratia
  • e.g. – – exempli gratia; for example
  • 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
  • EHTP – – Electronic Hardware Technology Parks
  • ELISA – – Enzyme Linked Immuno Solvent Assay (used for testing AIDS)
  • Emergency Fund (now, ‘United Nations
  • EMI- Equated Monthly Instalments
  • EMI – – Equated Monthly Instalment
  • EMS – – European Monetary System
  • EMU – – Electric-Multiple Unit; Extra-vehicular Mobility Unit; (European) Economic and Monetary Union
  • 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
  • etc. – – et cetera (and other things)
  • ethylin Trinitrate)
  • EU – – European Union
  • EVM – – Electronic Voting Machine

F

  • F.A.O- Food and Agriculture Organization
  • F.B.I- Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • F.O.R- Free On Rail
  • F.R.C.S-Fellow Of Royal Collage of Surgeons
  • FAO – – Food and Agriculture Organisation
  • FBI – – Federal Bureau of Investigation (of the U.S.A.)
  • FCNR – – Foreign Currency (non-resident) Accounts 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

G

  • G.K-General Knowledge
  • G.M.T-Greenwich Mean Time
  • G.P.F-General Post Office
  • 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
  • GNP – – Gross National Product
  • GNSS – – Global Navigation Satellite System
  • GOC – – General Officer Commanding
  • GOOGLE- Global Organization Of Oriented Group Language of Earth
  • 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
  • H
  • H.H-His Or Highness
  • H.M.T-Hindustan Machine Tools
  • H.P-Horse Power
  • HAWS – – High Altitude Warfare School
  • HCF – – Highest Common Factor
  • HDFC- Housing Development Finance Corporation
  • 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

I

  • I.A.F-Indian Air Force
  • I.A.S-Indian Administrative Association
  • I.A-Intermediate In Arts
  • i.e- id est (that is)
  • I.F.A-Indian Football Association
  • I.N.A-Indian National Army
  • I.N.T.U.C-Indian National Trade Union Congress
  • I.O.U-I Owe You I.e-Id est,That is
  • I.P.S-Indian Police Service
  • I.S.T-Indian Standard Time
  • 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
  • IBEX – – Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission
  • Ibid-Ibidem
  • IBRD – – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • 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
  • ICICI- Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
  • 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
  • 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
  • INTEL- Integrated Electronics
  • 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
  • IPI- International Press Institute
  • 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
  • ISCON- International Society for Krishna Consciousness
  • ISCS – – Integrated Smart Card System
  • ISD – – International Subscriber Dialled (telephone)
  • ISH – – Information Super Highway
  • ISI- Indian Standard Institute
  • 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

J:

  • 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

K:

  • Kg – – Kilogramme
  • KG – – Kindergarten
  • KPO – – Knowledge Process Outsourcing

L:

  • L.B.W-Leg Before Wicket Ltd-Limited
  • L.M.G-Light Machine Gun
  • L.M.P-Licentiate in the practice of Medicine
  • LAC – – Line of Actual Control
  • LASER- Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
  • LCA – – Light Combat Aircraft
  • LDC – – Least Developed Countries
  • LHC – – Large Hadron Collider
  • LIC – – Life Insurance Corporation (of India)
  • LL.B-Bachelor Of  law
  • LLP – – Limited Liability Partnership
  • LML- Lohia Machines Limited
  • LOAC – – Line of Actual Control
  • Lt,Lient-Lieutenant
  • LTA – – Light Transport Aircraft
  • LTTE – – Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

M:

  • M.A-Master of Arts
  • M.B.B.S-Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery
  • M.C.C- Marylebone Cricket Club
  • M.E.D-Master of Education
  • M.I.S.A-Maintenance of Internal Security Act
  • M.L.A-Member of Legislative Assembly
  • M.L.C-Member of Legislative
  • M.P.H-Mile Per Hour
  • M.P-Member of Parliament
  • MAT – – Minimum Alternative Tax
  • MBBS – – Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
  • MCF – – Master Control Facility
  • MDH(Massala)- Mahashian Di Hatti
  • MEP – – Minimum Export Price
  • MER – – Mars Exploration Rover
  • MES – – Military Engineering Service
  • Messrs-Messieurs
  • METSAT – – Meteorological Satellite
  • MFA – – Multi-Fibre Agreement
  • MFN – – Most Favoured Nation
  • ministration
  • 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
  • MPEG- Motion Picture Experts Groups
  • MRF- Madras Rubber Factory
  • 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
  • MUNO – – Maha Vir Chakra
  • MVC – – Maha Vir Chakra
  • N
  • N.B-Note Bene ,Note Well
  • N.C.C-National Cadet Corps
  • N.D.F-National Defence Fund
  • N.E.F.A-North East Frontier Agency
  • N.S.S-National Service Scheme
  • NAA – – National Airport Authority
  • NAAC- National Assessment and Accreditation Council
  • NABARD – – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. (It helps rural development by providing re-finance facility).
  • NABARD National Bank for Agriculture and
  • 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
  • NALCO National Aluminium Company Ltd.
  • 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
  • NASSCOM National Association of Software
  • 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
  • NDA National Defence Academy
  • NDNC – – National Do Not Call (Registry)
  • NDPS – – Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances
  • NDRF – – National Disaster Response Force
  • NDTL – – National Dope Testing Laboratory
  • NEDB – – North-Eastern Development Bank
  • NeGP – – National e-governance Plan
  • 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

O:

  • O.K-All Correct
  • OAS – – Organisation of American States
  • OAU – – Organisation of African Unity
  • OBC – Other Backward Classes
  • 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

P:

  • P.M-Prime Minister
  • P.M.G-Post Master General
  • P.O.W-Prisoner of war
  • P.T.I-Physical Training
  • P.T.O-Please Turn Over
  • P.W.D-Public Works Deparment
  • PAC – – Political Affairs Committee; Public Accounts Committee
  • PACER – – Programme for Acceleration of Commercial Energy Research
  • PAN – – Permanent Account Number (of Income-Tax)
  • PAN Permanent Account Number
  • PATA – – Pacific-Asia Travel Association
  • PCS – – Public Civil Service; Punjab Civil Service
  • Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy
  • PIB – – Press Information Bureau
  • Pin Code – – Postal Index Number Code
  • PIN Postal Index Number
  • PIN Postal Index Number
  • 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: Probationary Officer
  • 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

Q:

  • QMG – – Quarter Master General
  • QR – – Quantitative Restriction

R:

  • R&D Research and Development
  • R.S.S- Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh
  • R.S.V.P-Repondez S,ll Vous Plait
  • RADAR Radio Detecting and Ranging
  • RAF – – Rapid Action Force
  • RAM – – Random Access Memory
  • RAW Research & Analysis Wing
  • RBI – – Reserve Bank of India
  • RBI Reserve Bank of India
  • RCC – – Reinforced Concrete Cement
  • RDF – – Rapid Development Force
  • RDS – – Radio Data Servicing
  • RDSS – – Radio Determination Satellite Service
  • RDX Research Department Explosive (Cyclotrim-ethylin Trinitrate)
  • REACH – – Rehabilitate, Educate and Support Street Children
  • Research and Training
  • RISC – Reduced instruction-set computing
  • RLO – – Returned Letter Office
  • RLV – – Reusable Launch Vehicle
  • RNA : Ribonucleic acid
  • ROM : Read Only Memory
  • 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
  • RTI -Right to Information

S:

  • S.B.I-State Bank of India
  • S.C-Supreme Court ,Schedule Caste
  • S.D.I- Strategic Defence Initiative
  • S.E.A.T.O-South East Asia treaty Organization
  • S.T-Scheduled Tribe
  • 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
  • SCSI -Small Computer Systems Interface
  • SDO – – Sub-Divisional Officer
  • SDR – – Special Drawing Rights (created by the World Bank)
  • SEBI – – Securities and Exchange Board of India
  • SEZ -Special Economic Zone
  • SFC – – Strategic Forces Command
  • SGPC – – Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee
  • SIDBI – – Small Industries Development Bank of India
  • SIM -Subscriber Information Module
  • SIT – – Special Investigation Team
  • SITE – – Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
  • SLR – – Statutory Liquidity Ratio
  • SLV -Satellite Launch Vehicle
  • SMS – – Short Messaging Service; Subscriber Management System
  • SMTP- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
  • 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

T:

  • T.A-Traveling Allowance
  • T.B-Tuberculosis
  • T.E.L.E.X-Tele Printer Exchange
  • T.M.O-Telegraphic Money
  • T.T.E-Traveling Ticket Examiner
  • T.V-Television
  • 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
  • TCP -Transfer Call Protocol
  • TDC – – Transport Development Council
  • TDS – – Tax Deduction at Source
  • TDSAT – – Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal
  • TELCO Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company
  • TERLS – – Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
  • TFT -Thin-Film Transistor
  • 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)
  • TOEFL- Test of English as a Foreign Language
  • TPP – – 20-Point Programme
  • TRAI – – Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
  • Transmission Control Protocol
  • Transmitted Diseases
  • 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
  • TVS- T.V Sundaram(Co-Founder)

U:

  • U.G.C-University Grants Commission
  • U.N.D.P- United nations Development Programme
  • U.N.O-United Nations Organization
  • UAE – – United Arab Emirates
  • UAV – – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
  • UF – – United Front
  • UFO – – Unidentified Flying Object
  • UK-United Kingdom
  • ULFA – – United Liberation Front of Assam
  • UN – – United Nations
  • UNCTAD – – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  • 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
  • UNI – – United News of India
  • UNICEF-United Nation 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
  • UNU -United Nations University
  • UPA – – United Progressive Alliance
  • UPSC – – Union Public Service Commission
  • UPTN – – Universal Personal Telephone Number
  • URL -Uniform Resource Locator
  • USA – – United States of America
  • USIS – – United States Information Service
  • USSR-Union of Soviet Socialist Republic

V:

  • V.I.P-Very Important Person
  • V.P.P-Value Payable Post
  • VAT – – Value-added Tax
  • VC – – Vice-Chancellor; Vice Counsel; Victoria Cross; Vir Chakra
  • VCR- Video Cassette Recorder
  • VDIS – – Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme
  • VHRR – – Very High Resolution Radiometer
  • VIRUS- Vital Information Resources Under Siege
  • VLSI – – Very Large Scale Integration
  • VOIP – – Voice Over Internet Protocol
  • Vol-Volume
  • VPN – – Virtual Private Network
  • VPP – – Value Payable Post
  • VRML -Virtual Reality Modelling Language
  • VRS – – Voluntary Retirement Scheme
  • VSAT – – Very Small Aperture Terminals
  • VSSC -Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

W:

  • W.H.O-World Health Organization
  • W.M.O-World Meteorological Organization
  • 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
  • WIPRO- Western Indian Products
  • WLL – – Wireless in Local Loop
  • WMD – – Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • WR – – Western Railway
  • WTO – – World Trade Organisation (previously called GATT); also World Tourism Organisation
  • WWF -World Wildlife Fund
  • WWW -World Wide Web

X:

  • XML -Extensible Mark-up Language

Y:

  • YMCA – – Young Men’s Christian Association
  • YWCA – – Young Women’s Christian Association
  • Z.A.P.U-Zimbabwe Africa Peoples Union
  • Z.P.Z – Zero Population Growth
  • Z.S-Zoological Society
  • ZIP: Zone Improvement Plan

From above, You can check All Important Full Forms to remember for banking and other competitive exams like SSC, IBPS, SBI, Railway, PSC, Board etc.

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