181 COMMON ABBREVIATIONS :
1.ABM-Anti ballistic missiles
2.ADB-Asian Development Bank
3.AERE-Atomic Energy Research Establishment
4.AFSPA-Armed Forces Special Power Act
5.AGOC-Asian Games Organizing Committee
6.AIDS-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
7.AIIMS-All India Institution of Medical Sciences
8.ALH-Advanced Light Helicopter
9.APPLE-Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment
10.AMRUT-Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
11.APEC-Asian – Pacific Economic Cooperation
12.ASAT-Anti-Satellite Weapon
13.ASIAN-Association of Southeast Asian Nations
14.ASCII-American Standard Code for Information Interchange
15.ASLV-Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
16.ASI-Archaeological Survey of India
17.ATM-Automated Teller Machine
18.AU.-African Union
19.AVES-Acute Viral Encephalitic Syndrome
20.BC SBI-Banking Codes and Standard Board of India
21.BARC-Bhaba Atomic Research Centre
22.BBC-British Broadcasting Corporation
23.BCG-Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti-tuberculosis Vaccine)
24.BCTT-Banking Cash Transaction Tax
25.BCCI-Board of Control of Cricket in India
26.BENELUX-Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
27.BIMSTEC-Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multispectral Technical and Economic Cooperation
28.BIS-Bureau of Indian Standards
29.BMD-Ballistic Missile Defence System
30.BPO-Business Process Outsourcing
31.BRO-Border Roads Organisation
32.CAA-Civil Aviation Authority
33.CABE-Central Advisory Board of Education
34.CAG-Comptroller and Auditor General
35.CAPES-Computer-Aided Paperless Examination System
36.CAZRI-Central Arid Zone Research Institute
37.CFC-Chlorofluorocarbon
38.CID-Criminal Investigation Department
39.CISF-Central Industrial Security Force
40.CNG-Compressed Natural Gas
41.COFEPOSA-Conservation of Foreign Exchange and prevention of Smuggling Act
42.CPCB-Central Pollution Control Board
43.CRR-Cash Reserve Ratio
44.CPRI-Central Power Research Institution
45.CSIR-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
46.DAVP-Directorate Advertising and Visual Publicity
47.DDT-Dichloro Tricholoro Ethane
48.DNA-Deoxyribonucleic Acid
49.DPSA-Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft
50.DPT-Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus
51.DRDO-Defence Research and Development Organisation
52.DTH-Direct-to-Home
53.DVD-Digital Versatile Disk
54.ECG-Electrocardiogram
55.EEG-Electroencephalography
56.EET.Eastern European Time
57.ESCAP-Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
58.EVM-Electronic Voting Machine
59.FDI-Foreign Direct Investment
60.FII.Foreign Institutional Investor
61.FBI-Federal Bureau of Investigation
62.FERA-Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
63.FICCI-Federation of India Chambers of Commerce and Industry
64.FDR.Fixed Deposit Receipt
65.FLAG-Fibre Optic Link Around the Globe
66.GAIN-Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
67.GANDHI-Green Action for National Dandi Heritage Initiative
68.GATT-General Agreement on Trade in Services
69.GEF-Global Environment Fund
70.GNSS-Global Navigation Satellite System
71.GPS-Global Positioning System
72.GSLV-Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
73.HAC-Hindustan Aluminum Corporation
74.HIV-Human Immunodeficiency Virus
75.HTML-Hypertext Markup Language
76.HTTP-Hypertext Transfer Protocol
77.HYV-High Yielding Variety
78.IAAI-International Airport Authority of India
79.IAEA-International Atomic Energy Agency
80.IBRD-International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
81.ICAO-International Civil Aviation Organisation
82.ICAR-Indian Council of Agriculture
83.ICRC-International Committee of the Red Cross
84.IDBD-Industrial Development Bank of India
85.IMA-Indian Military Academy
86.IMO-International Maritime Organisation
87.INMAS-Institute of Nuclear Medicines and Allied Sciences
88.INSAS-Indian Small Arms System
89.INSAT-Indian National Satellite
90.INTERPOL-International Police Organisation
91.IPCC-Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
92.IRBM-Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
93.IRS-Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
94.ISCS-Integrated Smart Card System
95.ISRO-Indian Space Research Organisation
96.ITU-International Telecommunication Union
97.JNNURM-Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
98.LAC-Light Combat Aircraft
99.LOAC-Line of Actual Control
100.LTA-Light Transport Aircraft
101.MAT-Minimum Alternative Tax
102.METSAT-Meteorological Satellite
103.MNP-Mobile Number Portability
104.MSS-Multimedia Message Service
105.MODEM-MOdulator DEModulator
106.MRI-Magnetic Resonance Imaging
107.MRTS-Mass Rapid Transit System
108.MTCR-Missile Technology Control Regime
109.NAA-National Airport Authority
110.NABARD-National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development
111.NADA-National Aeronautics and Space Administration
112.NEERI-National Environment Engineering Research Institute
113.NATA-Natural Aptitude Test for Architecture
114.NCEP-National Committee on Environmental Planning
115.NCERT-National Council of Educational Research and Training
116.NEP-National Education Policy
117.NEPA-National Environmental Protection Authority
118.NHPD-National Highways Development Project
119.NHRC-National Human Right Commission
120.NITI Ayog-National Institution for Transforming India
121.OCI-Overseas Citizenship of India
122.OAS-Organisation of American States
123.OAU-Organisation of African Unity
124.ODS-Ozone Depletion Substances
125.OIC-Organisation of the Islamic Countries
126.OPEC-Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
127.OSCE-Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
128.PURA-Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas
129.PATA-Pacific Asia Travel Association
130.POTA-Prevention of Terrorism Act
131.PSLV-Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
132.QIB-Qualified Institutional Buyer
133.QIP-Qualified Institutional Placement
134.RAF-Rapid Action Force
135.RBI-Reserve Bank of India
136.RCC-Reinforced Concrete Cement
137.RDSS-Radiodetermination Satellite Service
138.RTGS-Real Time Gross Settlement System
139.RTE-Right to Education
140.RTI-Right to Information
141.SAARC-South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
142.SAFTA-South Asian Free Trade Area
143.SAIL-Steel Authority of India Limited
144.SAPTA-SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement
145.SATNAV-SATellite NAVigation
146.SALT-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
147.SAVE-SAARC Audio Visual Exchange
148.SCO-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
149.SEBI-Securities and Exchange Board of India
150. SIDBI-Small Industrial Development Bank of India
151.SPIN-Software process Improvement Networks
152.STARS-Satellite Tracking and Ranging Station
153.START-Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
154.SWIFT-Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
155.TADA-Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act
156.TAPS-Tarapur Atomic Power Station
157.TIN-Tax Identification Number
158.TRAI-Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
159.TRIPS-Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
160.TVOA-Tourist Visa on Arrival
161.UVA-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
162.UNCTAD-United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
163.UNDP-United Nations Development Programme
164.UNEP-United Nations Environment Programme
165.UNFPA-United Nations Fund for Population Activities
166.UPS-Uninterruptible Power Supply
167.VAT-Value Added Tax
168.VOIP-Voice Over Internet Protocol
169.VPN-Virtual Private Network
170.VSAT-Very Small Aperture Terminals
171.WADA-World Anti-Doping Agency
172.WAVE-Wireless Access for Virtual Enterprise
173.WFP-World Food Programme
174.WFTU-World Federation of Trade Unions
175.WHO-World Health Organisation
176.WLL-Wireless in Local Loop
177.WWW-World Wide Web
178.XML-Extensible Markup Language
179.YWCA-Young Women’s Christian Association
180.ZSI-Zoological Survey of India
181.ZUPO-Zimbabwe United People Organisation
