ACRONYMS USED IN DAILY ROUTINE

1. ABM: Anti Ballistic Missiles
2. AC: Alternating Current; Ashoka Chakra
3. AD: Anno Domini; In The Year Of Lord Christ
4. AFSPA: Armed forces special powers act
5. AIIMS: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
6. AIR: All India Radio; Annual Information Report
7. AJT: Advanced Jet Trainer
8. ALH: Advanced Light Helicopter
9. AM: Ante Meridiem; Before Noon
10. APPLE: Arian Passenger Payload Experiment
11. AJT: Advanced Jet Trainer
12. AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
13. ASAT: Anti-Satellite Weapon
14. ASCI: Advanced Strategic Computing Initiative
15. ASCII: American Standard Code for Information
16. ASLV: Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
17. ATC: Air Traffic Controller
18. ATR: Action Taken Report
19. AWACS: Airborne Warning And Control System
20. BARC: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
21. BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
22. BC: Before Christ; Board Of Control; British Columbia; Battery Commander
23. BCCI: Board Of Cricket Control India
24. BCG: Bacillus Calmette Guerin—Anti-Tuberculosis Vaccine
25. BIOS: Basic Input Output System
26. BMD: Ballistic Missile Defence System
27. BRO: Border Road Organisation
28. BRAI: Biotechnology regulatory authority of india
29. BSF: Border Security Force
30. BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
31. CAPES: Computer-Aided Paperless Examination System
32. CBI: Central Bureau Of Investigation
33. CBFC: Central Board Of Film Certification
34. CBSE: Central Board of Secondary Education
35. CCPA: Cabinet Committee On Political Affairs
36. CD: Conference On Disarmament
37. CDM: Clean Development Mechanism
38. C-DAC: The Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing
39. CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
40. CERC: Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
41. CERN: European Organisation For Nuclear Research (Pronounced CERN In French)
42. CFC: Chlorofluro Carbon
43. CIA: Central Intelligence Agency (Of U.S.A.)
44. CIC: Chief Information Commissioner
45. CID: Criminal Investigation Department
46. CISF: Central Industrial Security Force
47. CNG: Compressed Natural Gas
48. CNN: Cable News Network
49. CPCB: Central Pollution Control Board
50. CPI: Communist Party Of India
51. CPI(M): Communist Party Of India (Marxists)
52. CPU: Central Processing Unit
53. CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force
54. CTBT: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
55. DC: Deputy Commissioner; Direct Current In Electricity
56. DDT: Dichloro-Diphenyl Trichloro-Ethane (Disinfectant)
57. DM: District Magistrate; Deputy Minister
58. DMK: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (A Regional Political Party Of Tamil Nadu)
59. DNA: De-Oxyribonucleic Acid
60. Dot : Department Of Telecommunications
61. DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory
62. DRDO: Defence Research And Development Organisation
63. DTH: Direct To Home (Broadcasting)
64. ECG: Electro Cardio-Gram
65. ECS: Electronic Clearing Service
66. ECT: Electro-Convulsant Therapy (Electric Shock Treatment)
67. EDGE : Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution
68. EEG: Electro-Encephalography
69. EHTP: Electronic Hardware Technology Parks
70. ELISA: Enzyme Linked Immuno Solvent Assay (Used For Testing AIDS)
71. EMU: Electric-Multiple Unit; Extra-Vehicular Mobility Unit; (European) Economic And Monetary Union
72. E & OE: Errors And Omissions Excepted
73. EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
74. Etc.: Et Cetera (And Other Things)
75. EVM: Electronic Voting Machine
76. FBI: Federal Bureau Of Investigation (Of The U.S.A.)
77. FIFA : Fédération Internationale De Football Association
78. FLAG: Fibre Optic Link Around The Globe
79. FM: Field Marshal; Frequency Modulated
80. FTP: File Transfer Protocol
81. GAGAN: GPS-Aided Geo-Augmented Navigation
82. GAIL: Gas Authority Of India Limited
83. GHG: Green House Gases
84. GMPS: Global Mobile Personal Communications System
85. GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
86. GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System
87. Goi : Government Of India
88. Gom : Group Of Ministers
89. GPRS: General Packet Radio System
90. GPS: Global Positioning System
91. GSLV: Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
92. GSP: Generalised Special Preferences
93. HDTV: High Definition Television
94. HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language
95. HTTP: Hypetext Transfer Protocol
96. HVDC: High Voltage Direct Current
97. IAMAI: Internet And Mobile Association Of India
98. IAS: Indian Administrative Service
99. IATA: International Air Transport Association
100. IATT: Inland Air Travel Tax
101. ICANN: Internet Corporation For Assigned Names And Numbers
102. ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organisation
103. ICJ: International Court Of Justice (With Headquarters At The Hague)
104. ICL: Indian Cricket League
105. I.E.: Id Est; That Is
106. IFS: Indian Foreign Service; Indian Forest Service
107. IGNOU: Indira Gandhi National Open University
108. IIT: Indian Institutes Of Technology
109. IMA: Indian Military Academy
110. INMAS: Institute Of Nuclear Medicines And Allied Sciences
111. INSAT: Indian National Satellite
112. IPC: Indian Penal Code
113. IPS: Indian Police Service; Indian Postal Service
114. IPTV: Internet Protocol Television
115. IRBM: Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
116. IRS: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite; Indian Revenue Service
117. ISAF: International Stabilization And Assistance Force (In Afghanistan)
118. ISC: Inter-State Council
119. ISD: International Subscriber Dialled (Telephone)
120. ISKCON: International Society For Krishna Consciousness
121. ISP: Internet Service Provider
122. ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation
123. IST: Indian Standard Time
124. ISTRAC: ISRO Telemetry, Tracking And Command Network
125. IUC: Interconnect User Charge
126. JCO: Junior Commissioned Officer
127. JPC: Joint Parliamentary Committee
128. JWG: Joint Working Group
129. Kg: Kilogramme
130. LAC: Line Of Actual Control
131. LCA: Light Combat Aircraft
132. LHC: Large Hadron Collider
133. LOAC: Line Of Actual Control
134. LTA: Light Transport Aircraft
135. LTTE: Liberation Tigers Of Tamil Eelam
136. METSAT: Meteorological Satellite
137. MIP: Moon Impact Probe
138. MMS: Multimedia Messaging Service
139. MMTC: Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India
140. MODEM: Modulator-Demodulator
141. MER: Mars Exploration Rover
142. MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
143. MCF: Master Control Facility
144. MOU: Memorandum of understanding
145. MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
146. MSA: Maritime Safety Agency
147. MSCF: Maritime Security Cooperation Framework
148. MTCR: Missile Technology Control Regime
149. MVNO: Mobile Virtual Network Operator
150. NACO: National aids control organisation
151. NACIL: National Aviation Company Of India Ltd
152. NADA: National Anti-Doping Agency
153. NAG: National Air Guard
154. NASA: National Aeronautics And Space Administration (Of The U.S.A.)
155. NBW: Non Bailable Warrant
156. NCA: Nuclear Command Authority
157. NCC: National Cadet Corps
158. NCR: National Capital Region
159. NDA: National Defence Academy; National Democratic Alliance
160. NDNC: National Do Not Call (Registry)
161. NDRF: National Disaster Response Force
162. NDTL: National Dope Testing Laboratory
163. NEPA: National Environment Protection Authority
164. NHRC: National Human Rights Commission
165. NIC: National Integration Council
166. NIS: National Institute Of Sports
167. NIT: National Institute Of Technology
168. NMD: Nuclear Missile Defence
169. NOC: No Objection Certificate
170. NPT: (Nuclear) Non-Proliferation Treaty
171. NRI: Non-Resident Indian
172. NSA: National Security Act
173. NSC: National Service Corps; National Security Council
174. OBC: Other Backward Communities
175. ODS: Ozone Depletion Substances
176. PIB: Press Information Bureau
177. Pin Code: Postal Index Number Code
178. PM: Post Meridiem; After-Noon; Also Postmaster; Prime Minister; Post-Mortem (After Death)
179. PO: Post Office; Postal Order
180. POTA: Prevention Of Terrorism Act
181. POW: Prisoner Of War
182. PP: Public Prosecutor; Particular Person
183. PRO: Public Relations Officer
184. PSLV: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
185. PTI: Press Trust Of India
186. PTO: Please Turn Over; Privilege Ticket Order
187. PUFA: Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids
188. PWD: Public Works Department
189. RAF: Rapid Action Force
190. RAM: Random Access Memory
191. REACH: Rehabilitate, Educate And Support Street Children
192. RLV: Reusable Launch Vehicle
193. RISUG : Reversible Inhalation of sperms under guidance
194. SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
195. SC: Security Council; Supreme Court; Scheduled Caste
196. SMS: Short Messaging Service; Subscriber Management System
197. SOS: Save Our Souls—Distress Signal
198. SPG: Special Protection Group
199. SPV: Solar Photo Voltaic
200. SQUID: Super-Conducting Quantum Interference Device
201. SRE: Space Capsule Recovery Experiment
202. SRV: Submarine Rescue Vessel
203. SSN: Social Security Number
204. STARS: Satellite Tracking And Ranging Station
205. START: Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
206. STEP: Science And Technology Entrepreneurship Park
207. SWAN: State-Wide Area Network
208. TA: Travelling Allowance; Territorial Army
209. TADA: Terrorist And Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act
210. TAPS: Tarapur Atomic Power Station
211. TB: Tuberculosis
212. TDSAT: Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal
213. TNT: Tri-Nitro-Toluene (High Explosive)
214. TRP: Television Rating Points; Tax Return Preparer
215. UAE: United Arab Emirates
216. UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
217. UFO: Unidentified Flying Object
218. UGC: University Grants Commission
219. ULFA: United Liberation Front Of Assam
220. UNI: United News Of India
221. UPA: United Progressive Alliance
222. UPSC: Union Public Service Commission
223. USA: United States Of America
224. VC: Vice-Chancellor; Vice Counsel; Victoria Cross; Vir Chakra
225. VHRR: Very High Resolution Radiometer
226. VIP: Very Important Person
227. VLSI: Very Large Scale Integration
228. VOIP: Voice Over Internet Protocol
229. VSAT: Very Small Aperture Terminals
230. WADA: World Anti-Doping Agency
231. WAP: Wireless Application Protocol
232. WAVE: Wireless Access For Virtual Enterprise
233. Wifi : Wireless Fidelity
234. WLL: Wireless In Local Loop
235. WMD: Weapons Of Mass Destruction