ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS

மனப்பாடம் செய்வதற்கு பதிலாக புரிந்துகொள்ள முயற்சிக்கவும். அதிக வினாக்கள் இருப்பதால் மனப்பாடம் செய்வது உகந்தது அல்ல. Try to understand instead of Memorize. Memorization is not optimal as there are too many questions.

1	AFI	Athletics Federation of India
2	AICTE	All India Council for Technical Education
3	AIFF	All India Football Federation
4	AITUC	All India Trade Union Congress
5	ASAP	As Soon As Possible
6	ASLV	Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
7	ATM	Automated Teller Machine
8	AIR	All India Radio
9	AIDS	Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
10	A1IMS	All India Institute of Medical Sciences
11	BA	Bachelor of Arts
12	BARC	Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
13	BBC	British Broadcasting Corporation
14	BCCI	Board of Cricket Control in India
15	B.Ed.	Bachelor of Education
16	BHEL	Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
17	BIOS	Basic Input Output System
18	BPCL	Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
19	BS	Bachelor of Science
20	BSNL	Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
21	CAD	Computer-Aided Design
22	CAT	Common Aptitude Test
23	CBI	Central Bureau of Investigation
24	CEO	(a)Chief Educational Officer (b) Chief Executive Officer
25	CFC	Chlorofluorocarbon
26	CEL	Compact Fluorescent Lamps
27	CGST	Central Goods and Services Tax
28	CIA	Central Intelligence Agency
29	CID	Criminal Investigation Department
30	CNN	Cable News Network
31	COD	Cash On Delivery
32	COPRA	Consumer Protection Act
33	CPU	Central Processing Unit
34	CPWD	Central Public Works Department
35	CRPF	Central Reserve Police Force
36	CRY	Child Relief and You
37	CSIR	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
38	DNA	Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
39	DoT	Department of Telecommunications
40	DPEP	District Primary Education Programme
41	ELISA	Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay
42	EMI	Equated Monthly Installment
43	EWS	Economically Weaker Section
44	FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
45	FERA	Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
46	FIFA	Federation International de Football Association
47	FIR	First Information Report
48	GATE	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
49	GMT	Greenwich Mean Time
50	GPS	Global Positioning System
51	GSLV	Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
52	GST	Goods and Services Tax
53	HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
54	HRD	Human Resource Development
55	HTML	Hyper Text Mark-up Language
56	HTTP	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
57	IAS	Indian Administrative Service
58	ICSE	Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
59	ICT	Information and Communication Technology
60	IELTS	International English Language Testing System
61	IFS	Indian Forest Service
62	IIM	Indian Institute of Management
63	IIT	Indian Institute of Technology
64	IMD	India Meteorological Department
65	INA	Indian National Army
66	INSAT	Indian National Satellite
67	IPL	Indian Premier League
68	IPS	Indian Police Service
69	ISP	Internet Service Provider
70	ISRO	Indian Space Research Organisation
71	1ST	Indian Standard Time
72	LPG	Liquefied Petroleum Gas
73	MLA	Member of the Legislative Assembly
74	MLC	Member of the Legislative Council
75	NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
76	NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
77	NBT	National Book Trust
78	NCERT	National Council of Educational Research and Training
79	NCTE	National Council for Teacher Education
80	NEET	National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test
81	NGO	Non-Governmental Organisation
82	NLC	Neyveli Lignite Corporation
83	NOC	No Objection Certificate
84	ONGC	Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
85	OPAC	Online Public Access Catalogue
86	OPEC	Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
87	PA	Personal Assistant
88	PAC	Public Accounts Committee
89	PAN	Permanent Account Number
90	PIN	Postal Index Number
91	PSLV	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
92	PTA	Parents Teachers Association
93	PWD	Public Works Department
94	RAM	Random Access Memory
95	RTE	Right To Education
96	RTI	Right To Information
97	SAARC	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
98	SAIL	Steel Authority of India Limited
99	SAM	Surface to Air Missile
100	SARS	Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
101	SASE	Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
102	SBI	State Bank of India
103	SEZ	Special Economic Zone
104	SGST	State Goods and Services Tax
105	SIM	Subscriber Identity Module
106	SMS	Short Message Service
107	SSC	Staff Selection Commission
108	TISCO	Tata Iron and Steel Company
109	TLC	Total Literacy Campaign
110	TNEB	Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
111	TNPSC	Tamil Nadu Public Service Com mission
112	TOEFL	Test of English as a Foreign Language
113	UGC	University Grants Commission (India)
114	ULFA	United Liberation Front Assam
115	UNICEF	United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
116	UNO	United Nations Organization
117	UPSC	Union Public Service Commission
118	UV	Ultra Violet
119	VAO	Village Administrative Officer
120	VAT	Value Added Tax
121	WHO	World Health Organisation
122	Wi-Fi	Wireless Fidelity
123	WTO	World Trade Organisation
124	WWW	World Wide Web
125	ZIP	Zone Improvement Plan