Abbreviations I

I

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

IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

IBEX: Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission

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

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

i.e.: id est; that is

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

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

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

ISCS: Integrated Smart Card System

ISD: International Subscriber Dialled (telephone)

ISH: Information Super Highway

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

Abbreviations H

H

HAWS-           High Altitude Warfare School

HCF    -           Highest Common Factor

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

Common Abbreviations for kids

Common Abbreviations For Kids

AD      - In the year of the Lord Anno Domini

BC       - Before Christ

C         - About/approximately ;usually written before a date or year

c/o       - Care of

e.g.      - Exempli gratia for example

etc       - et cetera or similar things

GMT   - Greenwich Mean Time

i.e        .- That is

IOU     - I owe you

IST      - Indian standard time

Ltd      - Limited

N.B     - Note well

No       - Number

p.a       - Per annum or yearly

RSVP  - Please reply or Repondez sil vous plait

vs.       - Versus or against

via       - by way of

VIP      - Very Important Person

viz.       - Namely

PM      - Prime Minister

GM     - General Manager

ATM   - Automated Teller Machine

SMS    - Short Messaging Service

ASAP  - As soon as possible

Abbreviations G

G

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

GNSS              -           Global Navigation Satellite System

GNP                -           Gross National Product

GOC                -           General Officer Commanding

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

Abbreviations - F

F

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

Abbreviations E

E

EAS     -          Employment Assurance Scheme

ECB    -          European Central Bank

ECG    -          Electro Cardiogram

EEC    -          European Economic Community

EEG    -          Electro Encephalogram

ELISA -          Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbet Assay

EMF   -          Electromotive Force

EPABX-          Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange

EPZ     -          Export Processing Zone

ERDA -          Energy Research and Development Administration

ESMA -          Essential Services Maintenance Act

EVM   -          Electronic Voting Machine

Abbreviations D

D

DDT    -           Dichloride Diphenyle Tri-chloromethane

DFDR -           Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black Box)

DIG     -           Deputy Inspector General

D.LIT  -           Doctor of Literature

DM     -           District Majestrate

DMK  -           Dravida Munetra Kazhagam

DNA   -           Di-oxyribo - Nuclric Acid

DPAP  -           Drought Prone Area Programme

DPC    -           Dabhol Power Company

DPSA  -           Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft

DRDO-           Defence Research and Development Organization

DTH    -           Direct to Home

DVD   -           Digital Versatile Disc

Abbreviations C

C

CA       -           Chartered Accountant

CAB    -           Citizens Advice Bureau

CABE -           Central Advisory Board Education

CAFL  -           Chilka Aquatic Farms Limited

CAD    -           Computer Aided Design

CAG    -           Controller and Auditor General

CAI     -           Computer Aided Instruction

CAN    -           Customs Assigned Number

CANTAB        Cantabrigian of Cambridge University

CAP    -           Central Academy for Peace

CAR    -           Central African Republic

CARD -           Campaign Against Racial Discrimination

CARE -           Co-operative for American Relief

                           Every where

CAS    -           Chief of the Air Staff

CASE  -           Commission on Alternative Sources

                          Of Engery

CASTASIA     Conference on Application of Science

                          And Technology in Asia

CAT    -           College of Advanced Techonolgy

CAZRI            Central Arid Zone Research Institute

CBA    -           Common Wealth Broadcasting

                         Association

C & B -           Caught & bowled (cricket) c&b

CBC    -           Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

CBCE -           Central Board of Customs of Excise

CBCI  -           Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India

CBFC  -           Central Board of Film Certification

CBDT -           Central Board of Direct Taxes

CBE    -           Commander of the order of the

                         British Empire

CBI     -           Central Bureau of Investigation

CBR    -           Central Board of Revenue

CBT    -           Children’s Book Trust

CBSE  -           Central Board of Secondary Education

C2C     -           Consumer to consumer

CCC    -           Consumer’s Co-ordination Committee

CCI     -           Cricket Club of India

                        Cement Corporation of India

CCIE   -           Chief Controller of Imports and Exports

CCPC  -           Central Consumer Protection Council

CCRH -           Central Council for Research in

                          Homeopathy

CCRT -           Centre for Cultural Resources and

                          Training

CD      -           Certificate of Deposit/Compact Disk

CDAC -           Centre for Development of Advanced

                          Computing

CDB    -           Coconut Development Board

CDC    -           Coconut Development Corporation

CID     -           Criminal Investigation Department

CDP    -           Community Development Programme

CDRI  -           Central Drug Research Institute

CDS    -           Compulsory Deposit Scheme

CE       -           Civil Engineer

CEA    -           Central Electricity Authority

CEC    -           Chief Election Commissioner

CEE    -           Commissionariate of Entrance

                         Examination

CEERI            Central Electronic Engineering

                           Research Institute

CEF     -           Commonwealth Equity Fund

CEI     -           Council of Engineering Institutions

CENTO          Central Treaty Organization

Abbreviations B

B

BA       -           Bachelor of Arts

BAA    -           British Airports Authority

BAM   -           Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine

BARC -           Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

B2B     -           Business to Business

BBC    -           British Broadcasting Corporation

BC       -           Before Christ/British Council

B2C     -           Business to Consumer

BCC    -           Bharath Chamber of Commerce

BCI     -           Broadcasting Corporation of India

BCCI  -           Board for Control of Cricket in India

BCG    -           Bacillus of Calmette and Gurine (Anti

                           Tuberculosis Vaccine)

BCL    -           Bachelor of Degree Programme

B.Com -           Bachelor of Commerce

B.Agr  -           Bachelor of Agriculture

B.Ed.   -           Bachelor of Education

BDO   -           Block Development Officer

BDP    -           Bachelor of Degree Programme

BDPP  -           Brahmapuram Diesel Power Project

BE       -           Bachelor of Engineering

BEL    -           Bharath Electronics Limited

BEM   -           British Empire Medal

BEML            -           Bharath Earth Movers Limited

BENELUX     Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg

BEP     -           Bereau of Public Enterprises

BFBS  -           British and Foreign Bible Society

BGA    -           Blue Green Algae

BHEL -           Bharath Heavy Electricals Ltd

BHC    -           British High Commission

BHP    -           Brake Horse Power

BHU    -           Banares Hindu University

BLCP  -           Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices

BIF      -           British Industries Fair

BIFR   -           Board for Industrial and Financial

                         Reconstruction

BIM    -           British Institute of Management

BIMARU       Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

                         Uttar Pradesh

BIND  -           Berkeley Internet Name Domain

BIS      -           Bank of International Settlement

BJP     -           Bharathiya Janatha Party

BJS     -           Bharathiya Jana Sanga

BJYM -           Bharathiya Janatha Yuva Morcha

B.L      -           Bachelor of Laws

BMS   -           Bharathiya Masdhoor Sangha

BMS   -           British Medical Asociation

BNEC -           British Nation Export Council

BOA    -           British Overseas Airways Corporation

BOLT -           Build operate Lease and Transfer

BORI  -           Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute

BP       -           Blood Pressure

BP       -           Bharath Petroleum

BPE     -           Bureau of Public Enterprises

BPL     -           British Physical Laboratories

BPS     -           Bytes per second bps

BRL    -           Bharath Refineries Limited

BSA    -           Building Societies Association

B.Sc    -           Bachelor of Science

BSC    -           British Safety council

BSF     -           Bahujan Samaj Party

                        Bharathiya Samaj Party

BSF     -           Bhilai Steel Plant

BSRB -           Banking Service Recruitment Board

BSS     -           Bahujan Shramik Smithi

BTU    -           Board of Trade Unions

BUP    -           British United Press

BUPA  -           British United Provident Association

BOLT -           Build Operate Lease and transfer

BDA    -           Block Development Authority

BDA    -           Bangalore Development Authority

          

Abbreviations A

A                     - Academician / A Class / Adult / Amateur

A/C                  - Account

A-1                  - First Class

A.A                  - Automobile Association/Author's Alterations/

                           Anti Aircraft/Automobile

A.A.A.A          - Asian Amateur Athletic Association

A.A.C              - Awami Action Committee (Kashmir)

A.A.F              - Auxilitary Air Force

AAFI               - The Amateur Athletics Federation of India

A.A.M.O         - Asia Association of Management organization

A.A.P.S.O       - Afro - Asian People's Solidarity Organization

A.A.Q.M.G     - Acting Assistant Quarter Master General

AARRO          - Afro-Asian Rural Reconstruction organization

AAU                - Amateur Athletic Union

ABA                - Amateur Boxing Association

Abbv.              - Abbreviated/Abbreviation

ABC                - Atomic Biological and Chemical (Welfare)

Adj.                 - Adjective, Adjourned

Advt.               - Advertisement

Amt.                - Amount

a.m                  - ante meridian/before noon

Ans.                 - Answer

Apr.                 - April

Aug.                - August

AK (47)           - Abtomat Kalashmikova

ATTA              - Afghan Transit Trade Agreement

ABC                - American Broadcasting Company

ABFM            - American Board of Foreign Missions

ABM               - Anti Ballistic Missile

ABOA             - Associated Bank Officers' Association

ABU                - Asian Broadcasting Union

AC                   - Air conditioner / Anti Christen (before Christ),

                           Alternating Current,

ACC                - Auxiliary Cadet Corps/Arab co-operation council

ACGB             - Arts Council of Great Britain

ACI                 - Aero Club of India of Secretaries

ACJ                 - Asian College of Journalism

ACL                - Access Control List

ACTH             - Adrenocortictropic hormone

AD                  - Anno Domini (After Christ) After Death

ADA                - Aeronautical development Agency

ADAM            - Animated Dissection of Anatomy for Medicine

ADB                - Asian Development Bank

ADBS             - Advanced Data Broadcast System

ADC                - Aide-de-camp

ADIC              - Alcohol and Drug Information Centre

ADM              - Additional District Magistrate

ADMK           - Anna Dravide Munnetra Kazhakam

AE                   - Assistant Engineer

AEA                - Architects and Engineers' Association

AEC                - Atomic Energy Commission

AEO                - Assistant Educational Officer

AERB             - Atomic Energy Regulatory Board

AF                   - Audio Frequency

AFA                - Amateur Food Ball Association

AFBS              - American and Foreign Bible Society

AFLCIO         - American Federation of Labour and Congress

                           of Industrial Organisation.

AFP                 - Agence France-Presse

AFMC            - Armed Forces Medical College

AFTC              - Air Force Technical College

AG                  - Accountant General/Adjutant General

AGP                - Accelerated graphics port

AGSOC          - Asian Games Special Organizing Committee

AH                  - Anno Hegirae ( Mohammed's Flight from

                           Mecca to Medina 622 AD)

AHQ               - Army Head Quarters

AI                    - Air India / Artificial Intelligence

AIADMK       - All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kalagam

AICC              - All India Congress Committee

AICTE            - All India Congress Committee

AICTE            - All India Council for Technical Education

AICTE            - All India Council of University sports

AID                 - Artificial Insemination Donor/Agency for

                           International Development

AIDS               - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

AIFF               - All India Football Federation

AIIMS            - All India Institute of Medical Sciences

AINEC            - All India Newspaper Editor's Conference

AIR                 - All India Radio

AISF               - All India Students Federation

AITA               - All India Tennis Association

AITUC            - All India Trade Union Congress

AIWHA          - All India Women's Hockey Association

ALGOL          - Algebraic Oriented Language

AM                 - Ante Meridian (before noon) amplitude Modulation

AMIE             - Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers

AMPI              - Association of Medical Physicians of India

AMU               - Aligarh Muslim University

ANC                - African National Congress

ANERT          - Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural

                          Development

ANN               - Asian News Network

ANZUS           - Australia, New Zealand US (Pacific pact Nations)

AOC                - Air Officer Commanding

AP                   - Andhra Pradesh

APCTT           - Asian and Pacific Center for Transfer of

                          Technology

APD                -  Automated Peritoneal Dialysis

APEC              - Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation

APPLE             - Ariane Passenger Pay Load Experiment

APM               - Administered Price Mechanism

ARC                - Agricultural Research Council

ARDRS         - Agricultural and Rural Development

                           Relief Scheme

ARMD                       - Age - related Muscular Disease

ARPANET                 - Advanced Research Project Agency Network

ART                - Assisted Reproductive Technologies

ASAP              -  As soon as possible

ASCII            - American Standard code for Information

                           Interchange

AS EAN          - Association of South East Asian Nations

ASEM             - Asia-Europe Meeting

ASLV              - Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle

ASSOCHAM             - Associated Chamber of Commerce

                           and Industry

ATC                - Air Traffic Control

ATM               - Automated Teller Machine / Adobe Type

                           Manager

ATP                 - Adenosine Tri-Phosphate

ATS                 - Anti-Tetanus Serum

AT&T             - American Telegraphic and Telephone Ltd

                           (The company no longer expands AT&T)

AU                   - Astronomical Units

AUT                - Association of University Teacher

AVARD          - Association of Voluntary Agencies for Rural

                           Development

AVRC             - Audio Visual Research Center

AVSM            -  Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

AWACS          - Airborne Warning and Control System

AWHRC         - Asian Woman Human Rights Council

AWRE            - Atomic Weapons Research Establishment

AWWA           - Army Wives Welfare Association