Abbreviations( Miscellaneous )

AAA	:	Asian Atheletics Association
AAFI	:	Amateur Atheletics Federation of India
ABC	:	Atomic Biological and Chemical (warfare)
ABLE	:	Association of Biotechnology led Enterprises
AC	:	Ante Christum
AD	:	Anno Domini
ADB	:	Asian Development Bank
ADBS	:	Advanced Data Broadcast System
AFI	:	Atheletics Federation of India
AFMS	:	Armed Forces Medical College
AFP	:	Agence France Presse
AG	:	Accountant General
AI	:	Artificial Intelligence
AIDS	:	Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
AIG	:	American International Group
AINEC	:	All India Newspaper Editors’ Conference
ALGOL	:	Algebraic Oriented Language
AMIE	:	Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers
ANC	:	African National Congress
ANERT	:	Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology
ANN	:	Artificial Neural Network
AOC	:	Air Officer Commanding
APCTT	:	Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology
AQA	:	Assessment and Qualification Alliance
APEC	:	Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
APM	:	Administered Price Mechanism
ARPANET	:	Advanced Research Project Agency Network
ART	:	Assisted Reproductive Technologies
ASCII	:	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASEAN	:	Association of South East Asian Nations
ASEM	:	Asia-Europe Meeting
ASLV	:	Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
ASPO	:	Asoociation for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas
ASP	:	Application Service Provider
ATC	:	Air Traffic Control
ATM	:	Automated Teller Machine
ATP	:	Adenosine Tri-Phosphate
ATS	:	Anti-Tetanus Serum
AU	:	Astronomical Units
AVRC	:	Audio Video Research centre
AVATAR	:	Aerobic Vehicle for Hypersonic Aerospace Transportation
AWACS	:	Airborne Warning and Control System
BBC	:	British Broadcasting Corporation
BBS	:	Bulletin Board Service
BC	:	Before Christ
BCG	:	Bacillus Calrnette-Guerin (anti TB)
BHP	:	Brake Horsepower
BIOS	:	Basic Input Output System
BIS	:	Bank of International Settlement
BIT	:	Binary Digit
BOT	:	Build, Operate and Transfer
BPO	:	Business Process Outsourcing
BPR	:	Business Process Re-engineering
BPS	:	Bytes per Second
BRO	:	Border Roads Organisation
CABE	:	Central Advisory Board of Education
CAD	:	Computer Aided Design
CADA	:	Command Area Development Authority
CAFTA	:	Central American Free Trade Agreement
CAG	:	Comptroller and Auditor General of India
CAN	:	Calcium Ammonium Nitrate
CAPA	:	Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation
CAS	:	Conditional Access System
CAT	:	Computerized Axial Tomography (CT)
CBDT	:	Central Board of Direct Taxes
CBFC	:	Central Board of Film Certification
CBM	:	Confidence Building Measures
CBU	:	Completely built up
CADC	:	Center for the Development of Advanced Computing
CDMA	:	Code Division Multiple Access
CECA	:	Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement
CERT	:	Computer Emergency Response Team
CFC	:	Chloro Fluoro Carbons
CFSL	:	Central Forensic Science Laboratory
CGI	:	Common Gateway Interface
CGS	:	Chief of General Staff
CIBIL	:	Credit Information Bureau of India
CIF	:	Cost, Insurance and Freight
CIS	:	Commonwealth of Independent States
CISC	:	Complex Instruction Set Computing
CITU	:	Centre of Indian Trade Union
CMIE	:	Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy
COFEPOSA	:	Conservative of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act
COPRA	:	Consumer Protection Act
CPWD	:	Central Public Works Department
CRM	:	Customer Relation Management
CSC	:	Customer Service Centre
CSO	:	Central Statistical Organisation
CTBT	:	Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
CVC	:	Chief Vigilance Commission
CWC	:	Chemical Weapons Convention
DDT	:	Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane
DHSD	:	Duplex-High Speed Data Service
DMA	:	Direct Memory Access
DNA	:	Deoxyribo-nucleic Acid
DPT	:	Diphtheria, pertussisand tetanus (vaccine)
DSL	:	Digital Subscriber Line
DTP	:	Desktop Publishing
DVD	:	Digital Versatile Disc
DVI	:	Digital Video Interactive
EAM	:	Emergency Action Message
ECA	:	Essential Commodities Act
ECG	:	Electro Cardiogram
EDI	:	Electronic Data Interchange
EFTA	:	European Free Trade Association
EIS	:	Executive Information System
EMI	:	Equated Monthly Installments
EOU	:	Export Oriented Unit
EPCI	:	Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative
EPROM	:	Erasable, Programmable Read Only Memory
EPZ	:	Export Processing Zone
ER&DC	:	Electronic Research and Development Center
ERNET	:	Educational and Research Network
ESA	:	European Space Agency
ESCAP	:	Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESMA	:	Essential Services Maintenance Act
ESR	:	Electron Spin Resonance
ETT	:	Embryo Transfer Technology
EVA	:	Economic Value Added
EVE	:	Economic Valuation of the Environment
FAO	:	Food and Agriculture Organisation
FBI	:	Federal Bureau of investigation
FBT	:	Fringe Benefit Tax
FBTR	:	Fast Breeder Test Reactor
FCI	:	Food Corporation of India
FCRA	:	Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
FEMA	:	Foreign Exchange Management Act
FIFA	:	Federation Internationale de Football Association
FIR	:	First Information Report
FIRE	:	Fully integrated robotised engine
FLAG	:	Fibre optic Link Around the Globe
FOSDIC	:	Film Optical Sensing Device for Input to Computers
FPD	:	Flat panel display
FTII	:	Films and Television Institute of India
GAAP	:	Generally Accepted Accounting Practices
GAIN	:	Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
GATS	:	General Agreement on Trade and Services
GDP	:	Gross Domestic Product
GDR	:	Global Depository Receipt
GLS	:	Geographical Information System
GMO	:	Genetically Modified Organisms
GPS	:	Global Positioning System
GSI	:	Geological Survey of India
GSLV	:	Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
GSM	:	Global System for Mobile Communications
HAL	:	Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
HFD	:	High Frequency
HIV	:	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HTML	:	Hyper Text Markup Language
HTR	:	High Temperature Reactor
Http	:	Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HUDCO	:	Housing and Urban Development Corp.
IA	:	Indian Airlines
IAAI	:	International Atomic Authority of India
IAEA	:	International Atomic Energy Agency
IARI	:	Indian Agricultural Research Institute
IAS	:	Indian Administrative Service
IATA	:	International Air Transport Association
IBRD	:	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICAR	:	Indian Council of Agricultural Research
ICCR	:	Indian Council for Cultural Relations
ICJ	:	International Court of Justice
ICMR	:	Indian Council of Medical Research
ICRA	:	Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India
ICU	:	Intensive Care Unit
ICWAI	:	Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India
IDBI	:	Industrial Development Bank of India
IEEE	:	Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers
IFC	:	Industrial Finance Corporation; International Finance Corporation
IIPA	:	Indian Institute of Public Administration
IISS	:	International Institute of Strategic Studies
ILO	:	International Labour Organisation
IMF	:	International Monetary Fund
INA	:	Indian National Army
INS	:	Indian Newspaper Society
INSAT	:	Indian National Satellite
IP	:	Internet Protocol
IPC	:	Indian Penal Code
IPCL	:	Indian Petro-Chemicals Corporation LTD
IPS	:	Indian Police Service: Inter Press Service
IRBM	:	Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
IRDP	:	Integrated Rural Development Programme
ISBN	:	International Standard Book Number
ISDN	:	Integrated Services Digital Network
ISI	:	Indian Statistical Institute
ISKCON	:	International Society for Krishna Consciousness
ISRO	:	Indian Space Research Organisation
ISSN	:	International Standard Serial Number
ITBP	:	Indo-Tibetan Border Police
ITI	:	Indian Telephone Industries; Industrial Training Institute
ITU	:	International Telecommunication Union
IVF	:	In-Vitro Fertilisation
IVM	:	In-Vitro maturation
JPEG	:	Joint Photographic Expert Group
LASER	:	Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LASIK	:	Laser in situ Keratomileusis
LCD	:	Liquid Crystal Display
MIBBS	:	Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MICR	:	Magnetic ink character recognition
MIPS	:	Million Instructions per Second
MLA	:	Member of Legislative Assembly
MMTC	:	Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation
MODEM	:	Modulator demodulator
MODVAT	:	Modified Value Added Tax
MOU	:	Memorandum of Understanding
MPEG	:	Motion Picture Experts Group
MRTPC	:	Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
NABARD	:	National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
NAFTA	:	North American Free Trade Agreement
NASA	:	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO	:	North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NAV	:	Net Asset Value
NBOT	:	National Board of Trade
NCAER	:	National Council of Applied Economic Research
NCC	:	National Cadet Corps
NCERT	:	National Council of Educational Research and Training
NDA	:	National Defence Academy
NGO	:	Non-Government Organisation
NHPC	:	National Hydroelectric Power Corporation
NMDC	:	National Mineral Development Corporation
NOC	:	No Objection Certificate
NPC	:	National Productivity Council
NRS	:	National Readership Survey
NSUI	:	National Students Union of India
NTPC	:	National Thermal Power Corporation
NTSE	:	National Talent Search Examination
OAS	:	Organisation of American States
OAU	:	Organisation of African Unity
OCR	:	Optical Character Recognition
OECD	:	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OIC	:	Organisation of Islamic Conference
OPEC	:	Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
ORT	:	Oral Rehyderation Therapy
PAC	:	Public Accounts committee
PAN	:	Permanent Account Number
PCM	:	Pulse code modulation
PETA	:	People for Ethical Treatment of Animals
PIB	:	Press Information Bureau
PIL	:	Public Interest Litigation
Pin	:	Postal Index Number
PM	:	Post Meridiem; Prime Minister
PMG	:	Post Master General
POTA	:	Prevention of Terrorism Act
POW	:	Prisoner of war
PSLV	:	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
PVC	:	Poly vinyl Chloride
PWD	:	Public Works Department
R&D	:	Research and Development
RADAR	:	Ratio Detecting and Ranging
RAM	:	Random Access Memory
RDX	:	Research Department Explosive (Cyclotrimethylin Trinitratetrate)
RITES	:	Rail Indian Technical & Economic Services
RNA	:	Ribonucleic acid
ROM	:	Read Only Memory
RPM	:	Revolutions per Minute
RSS	:	Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh
R.S.V.P	:	Repondez S’il Vous Plait (Reply if you please)
SAM	:	Surface to Air Missile
SAPTA	:	South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement
SARS	:	Severe Actual Respiratory Syndrome
SCI	:	Shipping Corporation of India
SDR	:	Special Drawing Rights
SGPC	:	Siromani Gurudwara Prabandak Committee
SIM	:	Subscriber Information Module
SITA	:	Suppression of Immoral Traffic Act
SLR	:	Statutory Liquidity Ratio
SMTP	:	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
STC	:	State Trading Corporation
STD	:	Subscriber Trunk Dialing; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
SUV	:	Sports Utility Vehicle
SWOT	:	Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
TADA	:	Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention Act)
TAFTA	:	Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement
TCP	:	Transfer Call Protocol
TDMA	:	Time Division Multiple Access
TELCO	:	Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company
TIFR	:	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
TISCO	:	Tata Iron and Steel Company
TMO	:	Telegraphic Money Order
TQM	:	Total Quality Management
TRIPS	:	Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
UAV	:	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
UGC	:	University Grants Commission
UNCED	:	UN Conference on Environment & Development
UNCIP	:	United Nations Commission for India & Pakistan
UNCLOS	:	United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNCSTD	:	United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development
UNCTAD	:	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNEP	:	United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO	:	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNI	:	United Nations Population Fund
UNICEF	:	United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Now ‘United Nations Children’s Fund’)
UNIDO	:	United Nations Industrial Development Fund for Women
UPA	:	United Progressive Alliance
UPS	:	Uninterrupted Power Supply
UPSC	:	Union Public Service Commission
URL	:	Uniform Resource Locator
VCR	:	Video Cassette Recorder
VHS	:	Video Home System
VIP	:	Very Important Person
VPI	:	Virtual Private Internet
WAN	:	World Association of Newspapers; Wide Area Network
WEF	:	World Economic Forum
WFTU	:	World Federation of Trade Unions
WHO	:	World Health Organisation
WMD	:	Weapons of Mass Destruction
WMO	:	World Meteorological Organisation
WPI	:	Wholesale Price Index
WTO	:	World Trade Organisation
WWF	:	World Wildlife Fund, now renamed Worldwide Fund for Nature
WWW	:	World Wide Web
YMCA	:	Young Men’s Christian Association
YWCA	:	Young Women’s Christian Association
ZIP	:	Zone Improvement Plan