Common Abbreviation and Acronyms you Should know for Competitive exams preparation. Various Railway terms, Banking acronyms, Government Departments, Indian, International organizations, political parties, Technical terms, courses, Country names, Organizations, Universities, Companies, Brands and Educational institutions full name that are useful for various Government and Entrance Exams.

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1. 1A: First class Air-conditioned
2. 2A: Air-conditioned 2-tier sleeper
3. 2S: Second-class Sitting
4. 3A: Air-conditioned 3-tier sleeper
5. 3G:  Third Generation

A

1. AEOI: Atomic Energy Organisation Of Iran
2. AE: Automatic Emergency
3. AFTC: Audio Frequency Track Circuiting
4. AF: Afghanistan
5. ASEAN: Association of South East Asian Nations
6. ASLV: Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
7. ASSOCHAM: Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry
8. ART: Accident Relief Train
9. ARTS: Advanced Railway Ticketing System
10. AC: Alternating Current
11. AAP: Aam Aadmi Party
12. AD: Anno Domin
13. AU: Australia
14. ABCP: Asset Backed Commercial Paper
15. AFI: Annual Financial Inspection
16. AAFI: Amateur Athletics Federation of India
17. ACC: Associated Cement Company
18. ACE: Association of Consulting Engineers
19. AIMA: All India Management Association
20. ALH: Advanced Light Helicopter
21. AAA: Asian Athletics Association
22. ASCI: Administrative Staff College of India
23. AASU: All Assam Students Union
24. AE/AEN: Assistant Engineer
25. AEC: Accident Enquiry Committee
26. AIMSCS: Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
27. ANMI: Association of National Exchanges Members of India
28. ACU: Asian Clearing Union
29. AML: Anti-Money Laundering
30. AICC: All India Congress Committee
31. AIR: All India Radio
32. ADEE: Assistant Divisional Electrical Engineer
33. AP: Andhra Pradesh
34. ADME: Assistant Divisional Mechanical Engineer
35. AIBEA: All India Bank Employees Association
36. AJT: Advanced Jet Trainer
37. AITMC: All India Trinamool Congress
38. ANC: African National Congress
39. APEC: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
40. ADF: Augmented Dicky Fuller
41. ASER: Annual status of Education Report
42. AMFI: Association of Mutual Funds in India
43. AAI: Airport Authority of India
44. AGP: Asom Gana Parishad
45. ADR: Asset Development Reserve
46. ABM: Anti Ballistic Missile
47. AD: Ano Domini
48. AERB: Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
49. AIR: All India Radio
50. AIR: Annual Information Report
51. AITUE: All India Trade Union Congress
52. ASWAC: Airborne Surveillance Warning and Control
53. ATS: Anti Tetanus Serum
54. AICTE: All India Council for Technical Education
55. AMU: Asian Monetary Unit
56. ADRs: American Depository Receipts
57. AITUC: All India Trade Union Congress
58. AM: Ante meridiem
59. ACP: Alarm Chain Pulling
60. ADE/ADEN: Assistant Divisional Engineer
61. ATM: Automatic Teller Machine
62. AI: Air India
63. APEDA: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
64. APSC: Army Postal Services Core
65. AFI: Athletics Federation of India
66. AFMC: Armed Forces Medical College
67. AI: Artifical Intelligence
68. AT&T: American Telegraphic and Telephone Co. Ltd.
69. ARC: Administrative Reforms Commission
70. AIADMK: All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
71. AIFI: All India Financial Institution
72. ADB: Asian Development Bank
73. ARP: Air Raid Precaution
74. ADS: Air Defence Ship
75. AEC: Atomic Energy Commission
76. AERE: Atomic Energy Research Establishment
77. AG: Accountant General
78. ABS: Automatic Block Signalling
79. ACD: Anti-Collision Device
80. AIRF: All-India Railwaymen’s Federation
81. AS: Accounting Standard
82. ASM: Assistant Station Master
83. AG: Accountant General
84. AGOC: Asian Games Organisation Committee
85. AHQ: Air Head Quarters
86. AHQ: Army Head Quarters
87. ALM: Asset Liability Management
88. AVJM: Anusheelan Vaichariki Jan Madhyam
89. ATC: Automated Train Control
90. AC: Air-Conditioned
91. ACC: Air-Conditioned coach or class
92. AICC: All India Congress Committee
93. AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
94. AIFE: All India Football Federation
95. AeSIJ: Aeronautical Society India Journal
96. ACCC: Air-Conditioned Chair Car
97. ATP: Automatic Train Protection
98. ANBC: Adjusted Net Bank Credit
99. AD: Authorised Dealer
100. AIIMS: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
101. AIL: Aeronautics India Limited
102. AIMPLB: All India Muslim Personal Law Board
103. AIR: All India Radio
104. ATS: Automatic Train Stop
105. AVB: Automatic Vacuum Brake
106. AP: Andhra Pradesh
107. ABCI: Association of Business Communicators of India
108. ATS: Automatic Train Stop
109. AERA: Airport Economic Regulatory Act
110. AMA: Advanced Measurement Approach
111. APS: Annual Policy Statement
112. AP: Arunachal Pradesh
113. ASLV: Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle

B

1. BC: Business Correspondent
2. BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange
3. BE: Budget Estimates
4. BIS: Bank for International Settlements
5. BoP: Balance of Payments
6. BCP: Business Continuity Planning
7. BASI: Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India
8. BTC: Bankers’ Training College
9. BA: Bachelor of Arts
10. BFSI: Banking, Financial Services & Insurance
11. BOI: Business Optimism Index
12. BRIC: Brazil, Russia, India and China
13. BC: Before Christ
14. BS: Braking in Series configuration
15. BHEL: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
16. BWEL: Bharat Wagon and Engineering Co., Ltd.
17. BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
18. BFS: Board for Financial Supervision
19. BP: Blood Pressure
20. BMRTC: Bangalore Metropolitan Rail Transit Corporation
21. BHS: Bharatiya Hindu Sena
22. BAFT: Bankers’ Association for Finance & Trade
23. BPLR: Benchmark Prime Lending Rate
24. BB&CI / BB&CIR (BBCIR): Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway
25. BCBS: Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
26. BPT: Bombay Port Trust (MPT)
27. B2B: Busines to Business
28. B2C: Business to Consumer
29. BBS: Bulletin Board Service
30. BIOS: Basic Input Output System
31. BIT: Binary Digit
32. BMP: Basic Management Programme
33. BSA: Bilateral Swap Arrangements
34. ASM: Assistant Station Master
35. BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party
36. BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
37. BIO-TOIL: Biological Toilet
38. BJD: Biju Janata Dal
39. B/L: Branch Line
40. BPS: Blue Parcel Service
41. BA: Bachelor of Arts
42. B.Sc.: Bachelor of Science
43. BCG: Bacillus Calmette Guerin
44. BD: Bangladesh
45. BBUNL: Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam, Ltd.
46. BSL: Block Section Limit
47. BCCI: Board of Cricket Control in India
48. BG: Broad Gauge (Railway tracks)
49. BAMS: Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
50. BARC: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
51. BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
52. BTIS: Bio-Technology Information System
53. BPC: Brake Power Certificate
54. BCom: Bachelors of Commerce
55. BVR: Beyond Visual Range
56. BT: Bhutan
57. BEML: Bharat Earth Movers Limited
58. BCR: Bengal Central Railway
59. BESA: British Engineering Standards Association
60. BC: Before Christ
61. BCG: Bacillus Calmette Guerin
62. BEL: Bharat Electronics Limited
63. BSP: Bahujan Samaj Party
64. BFSI: Banking Financial Services and Insurance
65. BSP: Braking in Series-Parallel configuration
66. BPT: Bombay Port Trust (MPT)
67. BPSS: Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems
68. BF: Business Facilitator
69. BSR: Basic Statistical Returns
70. BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
71. BOAC: British Overseas Airways Corporation
72. BREAD: Basic Research Education and Development Society
73. BENELUX: Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg
74. BIFR: Board of Industrial Finance and Reconstruction
75. BIMSTEC: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation
76. B.Ed: Bachelor of Education
77. B Pharma: Bachelor of Pharmacy
78. BSF: Boarder Security Force
79. BPL: Below Poverty Line
80. BPO: Business Process Outsourcing
81. BPR: Business Process Re-engineering
82. BPS: Bytes Per Second
83. BMR: Burma Mines Railway
84. BCSBI: Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
85. BRBNMPL: Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited

C

1. CGRA: Currency & Gold Revaluation Account
2. CD: Certificate of Deposit
3. CVPS: Currency Verification and Processing System
4. CSAA: Control Self Assessment Audit
5. CCEA: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
6. COS: Central Office of Standards
7. CAD: Command Area Development
8. CAG: Comptroller and Auditor General
9. CFO: Chief Financial Officer
10. CHD: Consumer Health Division
11. CTC: Cost to Company
12. CARE: Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere
13. CR: Central Railway
14. CRIS: Centre for Railway Information Systems
15. CA&FO: Chief Accounting and Finance Officer
16. CARS: Central Accounting and Reporting System
17. CBO: City Booking Office
18. CLW: Chittaranjan Loco Works
19. CA: Chartered Accountant
20. CCIL: Clearing Corporation of India Limited
21. CASE: Commission for Alternative Sources of Energy
22. CBDT: Central Board of Direct Taxes
23. CDC: Consultancy Development Centre
24. CDROM: Compact Disc Read Only Memory
25. CDS: Computerized Data Services
26. CCEA: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
27. CCMB: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
28. CC: Cubic Capacity
29. CA: Canada
30. CBI: Central Bureau of Investigation
31. C/o: Care of
32. CC: Chair Car
33. CCS: Chief Commercial Superintendent
34. CCTV: Closed-Circuit TV
35. CDO: Coaching Depot
36. CLS: Colour Light Signalling
37. CRAR: Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets Ratio
38. CEE: Chief Electrical Engineer
39. CFTS: Chief Freight Traffic Superintendent
40. CFS: Container Freight Station
41. CoR: Certificate of Registration
42. CID: Criminal Investigation Department
43. CITU: Centre of Indian Trade Union
44. CHA: Custom House Agent
45. C2C: Consumer to Consumer
46. CAD: Com­puter Aided Design
47. CAT: Common Admission Test
48. CGI: Common Gateway Interface
49. CNN: Cable News Network
50. CRIS: Centre for Railway Information System
51. CME: Chief Mechanical Engineer
52. CCS: Cabinet Committee on Security
53. C-DAC: Centre For Development of Advance Computing
54. COIS: Coaching Operations Information System
55. CERN: European Organisation for Nuclear Research known
56. CAD: Current Account Deficit
57. Conc.: Concessional fare
58. CRS: Chief Reservations Supervisor
59. CT: Control Tower
60. CFSA: Committee on Financial Sector Assessment
61. CABE: Central Advisory Board of Education
62. CACCI: Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce & Industry
63. CADP: Command Area Development Programme
64. CCI: Cricket Club of India
65. COCR: Confirmatory Oscillograph Car Run
66. COFC: Container on flat car
67. CCR: Counterfeit Currency Report
68. CDOs: Collateralised Debt Obligations
69. CTC: Centralised Traffic Control
70. CTR: Complete Track Renewal
71. CP: Commercial Paper
72. CinC: Commander-In-Chief
73. CMC: Computer Maintenance Corporation
74. CSER: Calcutta and South-Eastern Railway
75. CMC: Calcutta Metro Corporation
76. CVD: Countervailing Duty
77. CTI: Central Training Institute
78. CTU: Centralized Training Unit
79. CVM: Coupon Validating Machine
80. CPDO: Centralised Public Debt Office
81. CAS: Conditional Access System
82. CASA: Current Account and Savings Account deposits
83. CCI: Cricket Club of India
84. CBS: Consolidated Banking Statistics
85. CAS: Central Account Section
86. CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States
87. CIC: Central Information Commission
88. COFMOW: Central Organization for the Modernization of Workshops
89. CONCOR: Container Corporation of India
90. CODs: Central Office Departments
91. CBI: Central Bureau of Investigation
92. CBSE: Central Board of Secondary Education
93. CR: Confidential Report
94. CDS: Credit Default Swap
95. CRCS: Central Register of Co-operative Societies
96. CD: Certificate of Deposit
97. CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
98. CDRI: Central Drug Research Institute
99. CPC: Cheque Processing Centre
100. COOIS: Central Organization for Operations Information Systems
101. CORE: Central Organization for Railway Electrification
102. CTS: Complaint Tracking System
103. CA: Concurrent Audit
104. CRM: Customer Relationship Management
105. CTC: Calcutta Tramways Corporation
106. CHOGM: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
107. CIA: Central Intelligence Agency
108. CID: Criminal Investigation Department
109. CACP: Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
110. CBS: Core Banking Solutions
111. CFMS: Centralised Funds Management System
112. CBLO: Collateralised Borrowing and Lending Obligation
113. CCB: Central Co-operative Bank
114. CTS: Cheque Truncation System
115. CPIs: Consumer Price Indices
116. CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States
117. CISF: Central Industrial Security Force
118. CITU: Centre of Indian Trade Unions
119. CDBMS: Centralised Data Base Management System
120. CPFF: Commercial Paper Funding Facility
121. CPI-IW: Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers
122. CII: Confederation for Indian Industry
123. CM: Chief Minister
124. CCRS: Currency Chest Reporting System
125. CLAT: Common Law Admission Test
126. CMP: Common Minimum Programme
127. CNG: Compressed Natural Gas
128. CPPC: Central Pension Payment Cell
129. CPADS: Centralised Public Accounts Department System
130. CAMELS: Capital Adquacy, Asset Quality, Management, Earnings, Liquidity, Systems and Control
131. CPI: Communist Party of India
132. CPI (M): Communist Party of India (Marxist)
133. CDR: Corporate Debt Restructuring
134. CMCPS: Compulsorily and Mandatorily Convertible Preference Shares
135. CPI: Consumer Price Index
136. CTR: Cash Transaction Receipt
137. CNLU: Chanakya National Law University
138. CNPC: China National Petroleum Corporation
139. COD: Central Ordnance Depot
140. CWC: Central Water Commission
141. CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio
142. CD: Certificate of Deposit
143. CFT: Combating Financing of Terrorism
144. CVC: Central Vigilance Commission
145. COFEPOSA: Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act
146. CPO: Central Passport Organisation
147. CPRI: Central Power Research Institute
148. CCC: Central Complaints Committee
149. CC: Air-conditioned chair car
150. CPMG: Corporate Performance Monitoring Group
151. CPI-AL: Consumer Price Index- Agricultural Labourers
152. CAB: College of Agricultural Banking
153. CICs: Credit Information Companies
154. CENVAT: Central Value Added Tax
155. CSD: Customer Services Department
156. CMIS: Currency Management Information System
157. CPI-RL: Consumer Price Index-Rural Labourers
158. CPIO: Central Public Information Officer
159. CPI (ML): Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
160. CPWD: Central Public Works Department
161. CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force
162. CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio
163. CSIR: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
164. CGFTMSE: Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises
165. CPSEs: Central Public Sector Enterprises
166. CSGL: Constituant Subsidiary General Ledger
167. CBDT: Central Board of Direct Taxes
168. CoBoSAC: Corporate Bonds and Securitisation Advisory Committee
169. C-D: Currency-Deposit
170. CSO: Central Statistical Organisation
171. CSTO: Collective Security Treaty Organisation
172. CTS: Computerised Tomography Scanner
173. CSF: Consolidated Sinking Fund
174. CR: Contingency Reserve
175. CSO: Central Statistical Organisation

D

1. DEPB: Duty Entitlement Pass Book
2. DIT: Department of Information Technology
3. DAPM: Department of Administration and Personnel Management
4. DCCB: District Central Cooperative Bank
5. DGCI & S: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics
6. DBS: Department of Banking Supervision
7. DAE: Department of Atomic Energy
8. DDT: Dichloro Diphenyle Tri-chloroethane
9. DFDR: Digital Flight Data Recorder (also called Black box)
10. DAC: Digital Axle Counter
11. DEIO: Department of External Investments and Operations
12. DIG: Deputy Inspector General (of Police)
13. D.Phil.: Doctor of Philosophy
14. DTP: Desktop Publishing
15. DSP: Deputy Superintendent of Police
16. DAD: Deposit Accounts Department
17. DRI: Differential Rate of Interest
18. DEAP: Department of Economic Analysis and Policy
19. DAP: District Agricultural Plan
20. DA: Dearness Allowance
21. DC: Direct Current
22. DIP: Disclosure and Investor Protection
23. DIAS: Direct Internet Access System
24. DIG: Deputy Inspector General
25. DBT: Department of Bio-Technology
26. DCPC: Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals
27. DoE: Department of Electronics
28. DoT: Department of Telecommunication
29. DM: District Magistrate
30. D. Litt: Doctor of Literature
31. DOC: Department of Communication
32. DD: Doordarshan
33. DMK: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
34. DDT: Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloro-Ethane
35. DLO: Dead Letter Office
36. DLW: Diesel Loco Works
37. DSIM: Department of Statistics and Information Management
38. DS: Disconnecting Switch
39. DM: District Magistrate
40. DMK: Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
41. DNA: Di-oxyribo-Nucleic Acid
42. DRG: Development Research Group
43. DMU: Diesel Multiple Unit
44. DAL: Delhi Avoiding Line
45. DEE: Divisional Electrical Engineer
46. D.Sc.: Doctor of ScienceD.Sc.: Doctor of Science
47. DF: Development Fund
48. DOART: Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting Technology
49. DPAP: Drought Prone Area Programme
50. DTH: Direct to Home
51. DD: Demand Draft
52. DSP: Deputy Superintendent of Police
53. DPC: Driving Power Car
54. DPI: Director of public Instruction
55. DVD: Digital Versatile Disk
56. DIR: Defence of India Rules Esq- Esquire
57. DBOD: Department of Banking Operations and Development
58. DCC: District Consultative Committee
59. DCW: Diesel Component Works
60. DF: Defence Quota
61. DME: Divisional Mechanical Engineer
62. DP: Duty Pass
63. DMRC: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
64. DIC: District Industries Centre
65. DBFO: Design-Build-Finance-Operate
66. DLBI: Double Line Block Instrument
67. DCA: Drug and Cosmetic Act
68. DDT: Dichloro Diphenyle Trichloroethane
69. DGCA: Director General of Civil Aviation
70. DLO: Dead Letter Office
71. DPCS: Defence Satellite Communication System
72. DRFL: Depreciation Reserve Fund
73. DRM: Divisional Railway Manager
74. DvP: Delivery versus Payment
75. DCM: Department of Currency Management
76. DMIS: Document Management Information System
77. DSB: Designated Settlement Banks
78. DoT: Department of Telecommunications
79. DHMU: Diesel Hydraulic Multiple Unit
80. DMH: Dead Man’s Handle
81. DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organisation
82. DRT: Debt Recovery Tribunal
83. DoT: Department of Telecommunication
84. DEBC: Department of Expenditure and Budgetary Control
85. DGBA: Department of Government and Bank Accounts
86. DICGC: Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
87. DS: Difference Stationary
88. DNBS: Department of Non-Banking Supervision
89. DEMU: Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit
90. DETC: Diesel-Electric Tower Car

E

1. ECR: Export Credit Refinance
2. EME: Emerging Market Economies
3. EBT: Electronic Benefit Transfer
4. EMF: Electromotive Force
5. EPABX: Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
6. EPIC: Elector’s Photo Identity Card
7. ESOS: Employees Stock Option Scheme
8. EEA: Exchange Equalisation Account
9. Etc: Et Cetera
10. E-MAIL: Electronic Mailing
11. EMI: Equated Monthly Installments
12. ENT: Ear, Nose and Throat
13. EOF: End of File
14. ERNET: Educational and Research Network
15. Exp.: Express
16. E & O E: Errors And Omissions Excepted
17. ECR: East Coast Railway
18. EMU: Electric Multiple Unit
19. EAS: East Asia Summit
20. ECG: Electro Cardiogram Graph
21. EEG: Electro Encephalogram Graph
22. EAS: Employment Assurance Scheme
23. ECGC: Export Credit Guarantee Corporation
24. EFT: Electronic Funds Transfer
25. EOU: Export Oriented Unit
26. E/A: Extra time Allowed
27. EC or ECC: Executive Chair Car
28. EEFC: Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency
29. EIR: East Indian Railway
30. ETCS: European Train Control System
31. EY: Empty
32. EPZ: Export Processing Zone
33. ERDA: Energy Research and Development Administration
34. ESCAP: Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
35. EG: Exempli Gratia
36. ECB: European Central Bank
37. ECS: Electronic Clearing Services
38. ELRTS: Elevated Light Rail Transit System
39. EU: European Union
40. EOD: End of day
41. ECIL: Electronics Corporation of India Limited
42. ECG: Electro Cardiogram
43. EDCIL: Educational Consultants India Ltd.
44. EPR: Eastern Punjab Railway
45. ECR: Empty Coaching Rake
46. ESMA: Essential Services Maintenance Act
47. EVM: Electronic Voting Machine
48. EXIM Bank: Export-Import Bank of India
49. EQ: Emergency Quota
50. EPCG: Export Promotion Capital Goods
51. ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival
52. EDI: Educational Development Index
53. EDM: Electronic Data Management
54. ENVIS: Environmental Information System
55. EDUSAT: Education Satellite
56. EEC: Eurasian Economic Community
57. EACB: European Association of Co-operative Banks
58. ECBs: External Commercial Borrowings
59. EEG: Electro Encephalogram
60. EET: Exempt, Exempt, Taxable
61. ELISA: Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay
62. ER: Eastern Railway
63. EXIM Bank: Export Import Bank

F

1. FCI: Food Corporation of India
2. FVCIs: Foreign Venture Capital Investors
3. FBT: Fringe Benefit Tax
4. FIU-IND: Financial Intelligence Unit-India
5. FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board
6. FPS: Focus Product Scheme
7. FRL: Full Reservoir Level
8. FMD: Financial Markets Department
9. FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions
10. FEDAI: Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India
11. FDI: Foreign Direct Investment
12. FCCB: Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
13. FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization
14. FEDL: Fully Electrified Double Line
15. FFMVFT: Frequency-modulated Voice-frequency Telegraph
16. FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation
17. FC: Financial Commissioner
18. FC: Foreign Collaborations
19. FT: Foreign Tourist
20. FSA: Financial Services Authority
21. FAO: Food and Agriculture Organisation
22. FBTR: Fast Breeder Test Reactor
23. FCI: Fertilizer Corporation of India
24. FII: Foreign Institutional Investor
25. FSF: Financial Stability Forum
26. FC: Forward Caste
27. FM: Finance Minister
28. FOR: Free On Rail
29. FOR: Forward motion
30. FRLs: Fiscal Responsibility Legislations
31. FAO: Food & Agriculture Organisation
32. FC: Financial Conglomerate
33. FOF: Flow of Funds
34. FEMA: Foreign Exchange Management Act
35. FICA: Federation of International Cricketer’s Association
36. FICCI: Federation of India Chambers of Commerce and Industry
37. FED: Foreign Exchange Department
38. FLCC: Financial Literacy and Credit Counseling Centre
39. FCNR(B): Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Banks)
40. FATF: Financial Action Task Force
41. FC: First Class
42. FDI: Foreign Direct Investment
43. FIR: First Information Report
44. FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board
45. FRS: Fellow of the Royal Society
46. FTA: Free Trade Agreement
47. FCI: Food Corporation of India
48. FDI: Foreign Direct Investment
49. FERA: Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
50. FRRO: Foreigner’s Regional Registration Office
51. FNRM: Friends of the National Rail Museum
52. FROA: Federation of Officer’s Associations
53. FITL: Funded Interest Term Loan
54. FTII: Films and Television Institute of India
55. FTZ: Free Trade Zone
56. FST: Financial Sector Technology
57. FIFA: Federation Internationale de Football Association
58. FRBM: Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
59. FI: Financial Institutions
60. FCAs: Foreign Currency Assets
61. FSB: Financial Stability BoardFM: Frequency modulation
62. FIEO: Federation of Indian Export Organisation
63. FMCG: Fast Moving Consumer Goods
64. FRB: Floating Rate Bond

G

1. GFCE: Government Financial Consumption Expenditure
2. GIPSA: General Insurer’s (Public Sector) Association of India
3. GCC: General-purpose Credit Card
4. GPS: Global Positioning System
5. GSI: Geological Survey of India
6. GUAM: Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova
7. GIPR: Great Indian Peninsular Railway
8. GSDP: Gross State Domestic Product
9. GDP: Gross Domestic Product
10. GPF: General Post Office
11. GK: General Knowledge
12. GAIL: Gas Authority of India Limited
13. GATT: General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
14. GIC: General Insurance Corporation
15. GM: General Manager
16. GRP: Government Railway Police
17. GSLV: Geostationary Launch Vehicle
18. GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council
19. GFD: Gross Fiscal Deficit
20. GSIR: Great Southern of India Railway
21. GSA: General Sales Agent
22. GoI: Government of India
23. G7: Group of Seven (US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, japan and Canada) G8 includes G7 plus Russia
24. GATE: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineer­ing
25. GMAT: Graduate Management Admission Test
26. GSP: Generalised System Preference
27. GUI: Graphical User Interface
28. GST: Goods and Services Tax
29. GIST: Global Institute of Science and Technology
30. GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
31. Gm.: Gram
32. GNLF: Gorkha National Liberation Front
33. GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
34. GDR: Global Depository Receipt
35. GFSR: Global Financial Stability Report
36. GNP: Gross National Product
37. GPF: General Provident Fund
38. GPO: General Post Office
39. GRF: Guarantee Redemption Fund

H

1. HTM: Held-to-Maturity
2. HLCCFM: High Level Coordination Committee on Financial Markets
3. HR: Human Resources
4. HH: His Or Highness
5. HMT: Hindustan Machine Tools
6. HHPDMU: High-Horsepower Diesel Electric Multiple Unit
7. HAC: Hindustan Aluminium Corporation
8. HAL: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
9. HCF: Highest Common Factor
10. HPDMU: High-powered Diesel Multiple Unit
11. HSCB: High-speed Circuit Breaker
12. HT: High Tension
13. HO: Head Office
14. HRD: Human Resource Development
15. HP: Handicapped Persons quota
16. HTS: High Tensile-strength Steel
17. HDFC: Housing Development Finance Corporation
18. HLL: Hindustan Levers Limited
19. HUL: Hindustan Unilever Limited
20. HURC: Hindustan Unilever Research Centre
21. HFCs: Housing Finance Companies
22. HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language
23. HSUI: Housing Start Up Index
24. HLAC: High Level Advisory Committee
25. HDFC: Housing Development Finance Corporation
26. HMT: Hindustan Machine Tools
27. HUDCO: Housing and Urban Development Corporation
28. HQ: Head Quarters
29. HRDD: Human Resources Development Department
30. HYVS: High Yield Variety Seeds
31. HLG: High Level Group
32. HSRL: High Speed Rail Line (Link)
33. HP: Himachal Pradesh
34. HC: High Court
35. HNI: High Net-worth Individual
36. HP: Horse Power
37. HP: Himachal Pradesh
38. HRMS: Human Resources Management System

I

1. IRDA: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
2. IGR: Indian Government Railways
3. IMR: Indian Midland Railway
4. IAF: Indian Air Force
5. IA: Intermediate In Arts
6. IWMP: Integrated Watershed Management Programme
7. IUSSTF: Indo-US Science and Technology Forum
8. ISSP: Indian Scientific Satellite Project
9. IST: Indian Standard Time
10. ITBP: Indo-Tibet Border Police
11. ITDC: Indian Tourism Development Corporation
12. ICICI: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited
13. IIP: Index of Industrial Production
14. IIPM: Indian Institute of Planning and Management
15. INR: Indian Rupees
16. ISEC: Institute for Social and Economic Change
17. IT: Information Technology
18. ITC: Indian Tobacco Company
19. ICFOSS: International Centre for Free and Open Source Software
20. IR: Indian Railways
21. ISR: Indian State Railway
22. i.e.: id est (that is)
23. IBM: International Business Machines
24. ICSE: Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
25. ICU: Intensive Care Unit
26. IEEE: Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers
27. IELTS: International English Language Testing System
28. IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
29. IAAI: International Airport Authority of India
30. lAC: Indian Airlines Corporation
31. IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
32. IMF: International Monetary Fund
33. IRF: Interest Rate Futures
34. ISW: Indian Standard Wagon Works
35. IGBT: Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
36. IMD: India Meteorological Department
37. ITER: International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
38. ITES: Information Technology Enabled Services
39. ITPO: Indian Trade Promotion Organisation
40. ITO: International Trade Organisation
41. IPWE: Institution of Permanent Way Engineers
42. IARI: Indian Agricultural Research Institute
43. IBA: Indian Bank Association
44. IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
45. IRAS: Indian Railway Accounts Services
46. ITUC: Indian Trade Union Congress
47. IUCN: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resource
48. IUPEP: Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme
49. IVSR: Indus Valley State Railway
50. ISRO: Indian Space Research Organization
51. IPO: Initial Public Offering
52. IBSA: India, Brazil, South Africa
53. ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
54. ICBM: Inter Continental Ballistic Missile
55. IPA: Issuing and Paying Agent
56. IRPS: Indian Railway Personnel Services
57. IHTT: Institute of Handloom and Textile Technology
58. IUMJ: Indiana Universityrsity Mathematics Journal
59. IRRA: Indian Railways Regulatory Authority
60. ICC: International Cricket Council
61. IISS: International Institute of Strategic Studies
62. IMAP: Internet Mail Access Protocol
63. IP: Internet Protocol
64. IQ: Intelligence Quotient
65. ISBN: International Standard Book Number
66. ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network
67. ICFTU: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
68. ICICI: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited
69. IDR: Indian Depository Receipt
70. IOU: I Owe You
71. IFA: Indian Football Association
72. ICAI: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
73. ISI: Indian Standards Institute (BIS: Bureau of Indian Standards)
74. ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation
75. ITE: Intra-Group Transactions and Exposure
76. ICJ: International Court of Justice
77. ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research
78. ICRIER: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
79. IAS: Indian Administrative Association
80. InISJ: Indian Institutetute of Science Journal
81. ICSI: Indian Company Secretaries Institute
82. ICSID: International Centre for Settlement of Industrial Disputes
83. ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross
84. InJME: Indian Journal of Mechanical Engineering
85. INA: Indian National Army
86. IMA: Internal Models Approach
87. IRVS: Interactive Voice Response System
88. ICSSR: Indian Council of Scientific and Social Research
89. IDA: International Development Agency
90. IDBI: Industrial Development Bank of India
91. IRC: Indian Railways Corporation
92. IRCA: Indian Railway Conference Association
93. ISKCON: International Society for Krishna Consciousness
94. ISO: International Standards Organisation
95. ITBP: Indo-Tibetan Border Police
96. ITES: Information Technology enabled services
97. INTUC: Indian National Trade Union Congress
98. IDO: International Defence Organisation
99. IDPL: Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited
100. IFA: Indian Football Association
101. IPS: Indian Police Service
102. IAS: Integrated Accounting Systems
103. IGIDR: Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
104. IST: Indian Standard Time
105. IFCI: Industrial Finance Corporation of India
106. IFFI: International Film Festival of India
107. ITI: Industrial Training Institute
108. ITU: International Telecommunication Union
109. IVF: In-Vitro Fertilisation
110. IVM: In-vitro Maturation

111. ITI: Industrial Training Institute

112. ITU: International Telecommunication Union
113. IVF: In-Vitro Fertilisation
114. IVM: In-vitro Maturation
115. IFFCO: Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative
116. ISA: Information Systems Audit
117. IIBM: Indian Institute of Bank Management
118. IRCON: Indian Railways Construction Company
119. InJTP: Indian Journal of Theoretical Physics
120. IFPRI: International Food Policy Research Institute
121. IFTU: International Federation of Trade Unions
122. IFWJ: Indian Federation of Working Journalists
123. IAS: Indian Administrative Service
124. IIT: Indian Institute of Technology
125. IMPCOPS: Indian Medical Practitioners Co-operative Pharmacy and Stores
126. IPL: Indian Premier League
127. ISD: International Subscriber Dialing
128. INSAP: Indian National Science Academy
129. IRCOT: Indian Railways Central Organization for Telecom
130. IEM: Industrial Entrepreneurs Memoranda
131. IRSE: Indian Railway Service of Engineers
132. IRSEE: Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers
133. IGCAR: Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
134. IGMDP: Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme
135. IGNCA: Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts
136. IGNOU: Indira Gandhi National Open University
137. IIM: Indian Institute of Management
138. IBA: Indian Banks’ Association
139. IIFT: Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
140. IDMD: Internal Debt Management Department
141. IIFA: International Indian Film Academy
142. IIPA: Indian Institute of Public Administration
143. IIS: Indian Institute of Sciences
144. IT-BPO: Information Technology – Business Process Outsourcing
145. IRSME: Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
146. IRSS: Indian Railway Stores Services
147. IIT: Indian Institute of Technology
148. INSAT: Indian National Satellite
149. IRCTC: Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation
150. IREB: Indian Railways Executive Board
151. IISCO: Indian Iron and Steel Company
152. ILO: International Labour Organisation
153. IMA: Indian Military Academy
154. IAEA: International Atomic Energy of India
155. IVR: Interactive Voice Response
156. IPDIs: Innovative Perpetual Debt Instruments
157. ICAR: Indian Council for Agricultural Research
158. IRSSE: Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers
159. IRSTE: Indian Railway Signal and Telecom Engineering
160. IASC: Inspection and Audit Sub-Committee
161. IMDT: Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act
162. IMF: International Monetary Fund
163. INGCA: Indira Gandhi Gallery for Culture and Art
164. IDRBT: Institute for Development & Research in Banking Technology
165. IRFC: Indian Railways Finance Corporation
166. IRIATT: Indian Railways Institute of Advanced Track Technology
167. ISAS: Institute of Space and Astronomical Science
168. ISB: Indian Standard Bureau
169. ISE: International Stock Exchange
170. ISS: Institute of Social Sciences
171. ISACA: Information Systems Audit and Control Assessment
172. IPCC: Inter-Govermental Panel on Climate Change
173. IMD: India Millennium Deposits
174. IIA: Institute of Internal Auditors
175. IT: Information Technology
176. IRTS: Indian Railway Traffic Services
177. INS: Indian Naval Ship
178. INS: Indian News Paper Society
179. INSDOC: Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre
180. ISRS: Indian Steam Railway Society
181. IFRS: International Financial Reporting Standards
182. IES: Integrated Establishment System
183. ITO: International Trade Organization
184. ITR: Integrated Test Range
185. ICCOMS: Integrated Computerised Currency Operations and Management System
186. IPCs: Irrevocable Payment Commitments
187. IIP: Index of Industrial Production
188. IMFC: International Monetary and Financial Committee
189. INTELSAT: International Telecommunication Satellite
190. INTERPOL: International Police Organisation
191. INTUC: Indian National Trade Union Congress
192. INTACH: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
193. ICAS: Indian Council of Ayurveda & Siddha
194. ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research
195. ICSSR: Indian Council of Social Sciences Research
196. INC: Indian National Congress
197. IPR: Intellectual Property Rights
198. IISc: Indian Institute of Science
199. ILD: Institute for Labour Development
200. ITB: International Tourist Bureau
201. ICAC: International Cotton Advisory Committee
202. IMD: India Meteorological Department
203. IRBM: Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
204. IRICEN: Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering
205. IRIEEN: Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering
206. ISMS: Information Security Management System
207. IIFCL: India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited
208. LAN: Local Area Network
209. LCA: Light Combat Aircraft
210. LIS: Library and Information Science
211. INXFAC: Indian Naval Extra-Fast Attact Craft
212. IOC: Indian Oil Corporation
213. IOC: International Olympic Committee
214. IPC: Indian Penal Code
215. ICT: Information and Communication Technology
216. IN: India
217. IJRSP: Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics
218. IIApN: Indian Institute of Astrophysics Newsletter
219. IQ: Iraq
220. IP-RR: Interest Payment – Revenue Receipt
221. IPKF: Indian Peace Keeping Force
222. IQ: Intelligence Quotient
223. IRBM: Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
224. IRC: International Red Cross
225. ILO: International Labour Organisation
226. IRIMEE: Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jamalpur
227. IRISET: Indian Railways Insitute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications, Secunderabad
228. IODP: Integrated Officers Development Programmes
229. IPKF: Indian Peace Keeping Force
230. IRS: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
231. IRDA: Insurance Regulatory Development Authority
232. IRDP: Integrated Rural Development Programme
233. ISB: Indian Standard Bureau
234. ISI: Inter Services Intelligence
235. IRB: Internal Ratings Based
236. IRMS: Indian Railway Medical Services
237. IRPHA: Indian Railway Public Health Association
238. ISO: International Organisation for Standardisation
239. ISM: Indian School of Mines
240. IFS: Indian Foreign Service or Indian Forest Service
241. IRS: Indian Revenue Service
242. ISP: Internet Services Provider
243. ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation
244. IMD: India Meteorological Department
245. IAF: Indian Air Force
246. ITO: Income Tax Officer
247. IG: Inspector General (of Police)

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