Important Fullforms
If we observe the trend for Past Exams for various Entrance Exams we will find that a
couple of questions based on Abbreviations are always asked. Here is a small list that
we have put together for you. Please go through and try to remember as many as you
can.
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This is useful for Banking Exams (Clerk, PO, MT), SSC, FCI and other Entrance Exams.
Sr. No.
Abbreviation
AAFI
AAPSO
AASU
ABM
AC
ACC
AD
ADB
Stands For
Amateur Athletics Federation
of India
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Afro-Asian People's Solidarity
Organisation
All Assam Students Union
Anti Ballistic Missile
Alternate Current OR Air
Conditioner
Ancillary Cadet Core
Ano Domini (After the birth of
Jesus)
Asian Development Bank.
Atomic Energy Research
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AERE
Establishment
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AGOC
11
AICC
12
AICTE
13
AIDS
14
AIFE
15
AIIMS
16
AIL
17
AIMPLB
18
AIR
19
AITUE
20
AM
Anti Meridian (Before Noon)
21
ANC
African National Congress
22
APEC
Cooperation
23
APSC
Army Postal Services Core
24
ASEAN
Asian Games Organisation
Committee
All India Congress Committee
All India Council of Technical
Education
Acquired Immuno Deficiency
Syndrome
All India Football Federation
All India Institute of Medical
Sciences
Aeronautics India Limited
All India Muslim Personal Law
Board
All India Radio (Broadcasting)
All India Trade Union
Congress
Asia Pacific Economic
Association of South East
Asian Nations
Augmented Satellite Launch
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ASLV
Vehicle
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ASI
Archaeological Survey of India
Associated Chamber of
27
ASSOCHAM
Commerce and Industry
(India)
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ASWAC
29
ATS
30
BAMS
31
BARC
32
BBC
33
BC
34
BCG
35
BCCI
36
BEL
37
BENELUX
38
BHEL
Airborne Surveillance Warning
and Control
Anti Tetanus Serum
Bachelor of Ayurvedic
Medicine and Surgery
Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre
British Broadcasting
Corporation
Before Christ (Before the birth
of Jesus)
Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti
TB Vaccine)
Board of Control for Cricket in
India
Bharat Electronics Limited
Belgium, Netherlands and
Luxemburg
Bharat Heavy Electronics
Limited
Board of Industrial Finance
39
BIFR
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Industrial Reconstruction
Finance Board)
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar,
40
BIMSTEC
Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic
Cooperation
41
BIS
Bureau of Indian Standards
42
B Pharma
Bachelor of Pharmacy
43
BSF
Border Security Force
44
CAD
Command Area Development
45
CAG
46
CARE
47
CASE
Comptroller and Auditor
General
Cooperative for American
Relief Everywhere
Commission for Alternative
Sources of Energy
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Central Bureau of
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CBI
49
CBSE
50
CCEA
51
CCS
52
C-DAC
53
CDMA
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Investigation
Central. Board of Secondary
Education
Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs
Cabinet Committee on
Security
Centre For Development of
Advance Computing
Code Division Multiple Access
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CDRI
Central Drug Research
Institute
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Commonwealth Heads of
55
CHOGM
56
CID
57
CIS
58
CISF
59
CITU
60
CLAT
61
CNG
Compressed Natural Gas
62
COD
Central Ordnance Depot
Government Meeting
Criminal Investigation
Department
Commonwealth of
Independent States
Central Industrial Security
Force
Centre of Indian Trade Unions
Common Law Admission Test
(Started May 2008)
Conservation of Foreign
63
COFEPOSA
Exchange and Prevention of
Smuggling Act
64
CPO
65
CPRI
66
CRPF
Central Reserve Police Force
67
CRR
Cash Reserve Ratio
68
CSIR
69
CSO
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Central Passport Organisation
Central Power Research
Institute
Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research
Central Statistical
Organisation
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Computerised Tomography
70
CTS
71
CVC
72
DDT
73
DFDR
74
DIG
Deputy Inspector General
75
D. Lit.
Doctor of Literature
76
DM
District Magistrate
77
DMK
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
78
DNA
Di-oxyribo-Nucleic Acid
79
DPAP
80
DPC
82
DRDO
83
DTH
Direct to Home
84
DVD
Digital Versatile Disk
85
EAS
86
ECD
European Central Bank
87
ECG
Electro Cardiogram
88
EEC
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Scanner
Central Vigilance Commission
Dichloro Diphenyle Trichloroethane
'Digital Flight Data Recorder
(Black box)'
'Drought Prone Area
Programme
Dabhol Power Company
Defence Research and
Development Organisation
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Employment Assurance
Scheme
European Economic
Community
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EEG
90
ELISA
91
EMF
Electro Encephalogram
Enzyme Linked Immuno
Sorbent Assay
Electromotive Force
Electronic Private Automatic
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EPABX
Branch Exchange
93
EPZ
Export Processing Zone
94
ERDA
95
ESMA
96
EVM
Electronic Voting Machine
97
EXIM Bank
Export-Import Bank of India
98
FAO
99
FBI
100
FBTR
101
FCI
102
FDR
103
FERA
104
FEMA
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Energy Research and
Development Administration
Essential Services
Maintenance Act
Food and Agriculture
Organisation
Federal Bureau of
Investigation (USA)
Fast Breeder Test Reactor
Food Corporation of India /
Fertilizer Corporation of India
Flight Data Recorder (Black
Box)
Foreign Exchange Regulation
Act
Foreign Exchange
Management Act
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Federation of India Chambers
105
FICCI
106
FIPB
107
FIR
First Information Report
108
FRS
Fellow of the Royal Society
109
FTII
110
FTZ
Free Trade Zone
111
GAIL
Gas Authority of India Limited
112
GATT
113
GIC
General Insurance Corporation
114
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
115
GNLF
116
GNP
Gross National Product
117
GPF
General Provident Fund
118
GPO
General Post Office
119
GPS
Global Positioning System
120
GSI
Geological Survey of India
121
HAC
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of Commerce and Industry
Foreign Investment Promotion
Board
Films and Television Institute
of India
General Agreement on Tariff
and Trade
Gorkha National Liberation
Front
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Hindustan Aluminium
Corporation
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HAL
Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited
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HCF
124
HDFC
125
HIV
126
HMT
127
HUDCO
128
HYVS
129
IAAI
130
lAC
131
IAEA
132
IARI
Highest Common Factor
Housing Development Finance
Corporation
Human Immuno-deficiency
Virus
Hindustan Machine Tools
Housing and Urban
Development Corporation
High Yield Variety Seeds
International Airport Authority
of India
Indian Airlines Corporation
International Atomic Energy
Agency
Indian Agricultural Research
Institute
International Bank for
133
IBRD
Reconstruction and
Development (World Bank)
134
ICAR
135
ICBM
136
ICC
137
ICFTU
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Indian Council of Agricultural
Research
Inter Continental Ballistic
Missile
International Cricket Council
International Confederation of
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Free Trade Unions
Industrial Credit and
138
ICICI
Investment Corporation of
India Limited
139
ICJ
140
ICMR
141
ICSI
142
IDA
143
IDBI
144
IDO
145
IDPL
146
IFA
147
IFCI
148
IFFI
149
IFFCO
150
IFTU
151
IIPA
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International Court of Justice
Indian Council of Medical
Research
Indian Company Secretaries
Institute
International Development
Agency
Industrial Development Bank
of India
International Defence
Organisation
Indian Drugs and
Pharmaceuticals Limited
Indian Football Association
Industrial Finance Corporation
of India
International Film Festival of
India
Indian Farmers Fertilizers
Cooperative
International Federation of
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Trade Unions
Indian Institute of Public
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Administration
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IIS
Indian Institute of Sciences
153
IISCO
Indian Iron and Steel Company
154
IIT
Indian Institute of Technology
155
ILO
156
IMA
Indian Military Academy
157
IMF
International Monetary Fund
158
INGCA
159
INS
Indian Naval Ship
160
INSAT
Indian National Satellite
161
INTELSAT
162
INTERPOL
163
INTUC
International Labour
Organisation
Indira Gandhi Gallery for
Culture and Art
International
Telecommunication Satellite
International Police
Organisation
Indian National Trade Union
Congress
International Olympic
164
IOC
Committee / Indian Oil
Corporation
165
IPC
Indian Penal Code
166
IPKF
Indian Peace Keeping Force
167
IQ
Intelligence Quotient
168
IRBM
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Intermediate Range Ballistic
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Missile
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IRC
International Red Cross
170
IRDA
171
IRDP
172
ISB
Indian Standard Bureau
173
ISM
Indian School of Mines
174
ISO
175
ISP
176
ISRO
177
IST
Indian Standard Time
178
ITBP
Indo-Tibet Border Police
179
ITDC
180
ITPO
181
ITO
Insurance Regulatory
Development Authority
Integrated Rural Development
Programme
International Organisation for
Standardisation
Internet Services Provider
Indian Space Research
Organisation
Indian Tourism Development
Corporation
Indian Trade Promotion
Organisation
International Trade
S
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Organisation
International Union for
182
IUCN
Conservation of Nature and
Natural Resource
183
ITUC
Indian Trade Union Congress
184
JMM
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
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KG
Kinder Garten
Light Amplification By
186
LASER
Stimulated Emission of
Radiation
Life Insurance Corporation of
187
LIC
188
LLB
Bachelor of Law
189
LLM
Master of Law
190
LMG
Light Machine Gum
191
LoC
Line of Control (Pakistan)
192
LoAC
Line of Actual Control (China)
193
LPG
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
194
LSD
Lysergic acid diethylamide
195
LTTE
196
MA
India
Liberation Tigers of Tamil
Elam
Master of Arts
Microwave Amplification by
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MASER
Stimulated Emission of
Radiation
198
MBA
199
MBBS
200
MBT
Master of Business
Administration
Bachelor of Medicine and
Bachelor of Surgery
Main Battle Tank
Monetary Compensatory
201
MCA
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Allowance / Master of
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Computer Application
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MCC
Melbourne Cricket Club
203
MD
Doctor of Medicine
204
MFN
Most Favoured Nation
205
MI
Military Intelligence
206
MISA
207
MIT
208
MLA
209
MLC
Member of Legislative Council
210
MNC
Multi National Corporation
211
MRCP
212
MRCS
213
MRTPC
214
MODVAT
215
NABARD
216
NACO
Maintenance of Internal
Security Act
Mechachusates Institute of
Technology (USA)
Member of Legislative
Assembly
Member of Royal College of
Physicians
Member of Royal College of
Surgeons
Monopoly and Restrictive
Trade Practices Commission
Modified Value Added Tax
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National Bank for Agricultural
and Rural Development
National AIDS Control
Organisation
217
NAEP
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National Adult Education
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NAFED
219
NAFTA
220
NAPP
221
NASA
National Agricultural and
Marketing Federation
North American Free Trade
Agreement
Narora Atomic Power Plant
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (USA)
National Association of
222
NASDAQ
Security Dealer's Active
Quotation
223
NASSCOM
224
NATO
225
NCW
226
NCCR
National Association of
Software & Service Companies
North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation
National Commission for
Women
National Council for Civil Right
National Council of
227
NCERT
Educational Research &
Training
228
NDA
229
NDDB
230
NDF
231
NEERI
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National Defence Academy
National Dairy Development
Board
National Defence Fund.
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National Environment
Engineering Research Institute
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NEFA
233
NEPA
234
NFDC
235
NFL
236
NHRC
237
NICO
238
NIDC
239
NIIT
North-East Frontier Agency
National Environment
Protection Authority
National Film Development
Corporation
National Fertilizer Limited
National Human Rights
Commission
New Information and
Communication Order
National Industrial
Development Corporation
National Institute of
Information Technology
National Institute of Mental
240
NIMHANS
241
NITIE
242
NMDS
243
NMEP
244
NOIDA
245
NPC
National Productivity Council
246
NPP
National Population Policy
Health and Neuro-Sciences
National Institute for Training
in Industrial Engineering
National Missile Defence
System (US)
National Malaria Eradication
Programme
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New Okhla Industrial
Development Authority
Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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NPT
248
NRDC
249
NREP
250
NRI
Non Resident Indian
251
NSC
National Security Council
252
NSSO
253
NTC
254
NTPC
255
OGL
Open General Licence
256
OIL
Oil India Limited
257
OK
All Correct
258
ONGC
259
OPEC
260
PCI
Press Council of India
261
PCS
Provincial Civil Services
262
Ph. D
Doctor of 'Philosophy
263
PIN
Postal lndex Number
264
PLO
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Treaty
National Research and
Development Corporation
National Rural Employment
Programme
National Sample Survey
Organisation
National Textile Corporation
National Thermal Power
Corporation
Oil and Natural Gas
Commission
Organisation of Petroleum
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Exporting Countries
Palestine Liberation
Organisation
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PM
Post Meridian / Prime Minister
266
POTA
Prevention of Terrorism Act
267
PSLV
Polar. Satellite Launch Vehicle
268
PTI
Press Trust of India
269
PRO
Public Relations Officer
270
PTO
Please Turn Over
Poly Vinyl Chloride / Paramvir
271
PVC
Chakra
272
PVSM
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
273
PWD
Public Work's Department
274
PWG
People's War Group
275
QED
276
QEF
277
QEI
278
QMG
279
RADAR
280
RAW
Research and Analysis Wing
281
R&D
Research and Development
282
RBI
Reserve Bank of India
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Quod Erat Demonstrandum
(Which was to be proved)
Quod Erat Faciendum (Which
was to be done)
Quod Erat Inveniendum
(Which was to be found)
Quarter Master General
Radio Angle Direction and
Range
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RCC
Reinforced Cement Concrete
284
RDX
Research Developed Explosive
285
RIMC
286
RMS
287
RLEGP
288
RNA
Ribonucleic Acid
289
RPM
Revolutions Per Minute
290
RSS
291
RTO
292
SAARC
293
SAC
294
SAFTA
295
SAI
296
SAIL
297
SAPTA
298
SARS
299
SC
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Rashtriya Indian Military
College
Railway Mail Service
Rural Landless Employment
Guarantee Programme
Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh
Regional Transport Officer
South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation
Space Application Centre
South Asian Free Trade
Agreement
Sports Authority of India
Steel Authority of India
Limited
South Asian Preferential Trade
Arrangement
Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome
Security Council/Supreme
Court
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SCI
301
SCOPE
302
SCRA
303
SDR
304
SEBI
305
SGPC
306
SHAR
307
SIDBI
308
SIS
309
SITA
310
SLV
311
SPCA
Shipping Corporation of India
Standing Conference of Public
Enterprises
Special Class Railway
Apprentice
Special Drawing Rights
Security Exchange Board of
India
Siromani Gurudwara
Prabandhak Committee
Shri Harikota Range
Small Industries Development
Bank of India
Secret Intelligence Service
(U.K)
Suppression of .Immoral
Traffic in Women and Girls Act
Satellite Launch Vehicle
Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty of Animals
Society for the Promotion of
312
SPICMC
Indian Classical music and
culture
313
STARS
314
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Satellite Tracking and Ranging
Station
Subscribers Trunk Dialing
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STPI
Software Technology Parks of
India
South West African People's
316
SWAPO
317
TA
318
TELCO
319
TELEX
320
TISCO
321
TNT
322
TOEFL
323
TRAI
324
TRIPS
325
TTE
326
TTFI
327
TWA
Trans World Airlines (USA)
328
UDC
Upper Division Clerk
329
UFO
Unidentified Flying Object
330
UGC
University Grants Commission
331
UHT
Ultra High Temperature
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Organisation
Travelling Aliowance /
Territorial Anmy
Tata Engineering and
Locomotive Company
Teleprinter Exchange
Tata Iron and Steel Company
Limited
Tri-nitro-toluene
Test of English as a Foreign
Language
Telecom Regulatory Authority
of India
Trade Related Intellectual
Property Rights
Travelling Ticket Examiner
Table Tennis Federation of
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ULFA
United Liberation Front of
Assam
Union of South American
333
UNASUR
Nations (Spanish: Unin de
Naciones Suramericanas)
334
UNCTAD
335
UNDP
336
UNEF
337
UNEP
United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development
United Nations Development
Programme
United Nations Emergency
Force
United Nations Environment
Programme
United Nations Economic
338
UNESCO
Social and Cultural
Organisation
United Nations for Population
339
UNFPA
340
UNHCR
341
UNI
342
UNICEF
343
UNO
United Nations Organisation
344
UPS
Uninterrupted Power Supply
345
UPSC
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Activities
United Nations High
Commission for Refugees
United News of India
United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund
Union Public Service
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USSR
Union of Soviet Socialist
Republic
347
UTI
Unit Trust of India
348
VAT
Value Added Tax
349
VDIS
350
VC
351
VIP
Very Important Person
352
VPP
Value Payable Post
353
VRS
354
VSNL
355
VSSC
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
356
WEF
World Economic Forum
357
WHO
World Health Organisation
358
WILL
Wireless in Local Loop
359
WMO
360
WWF
World Wild Life Fund
361
WPI
Wholesale Price Index
362
WTO
World Trade Organisation
363
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Voluntary Disclosure of
Income Scheme
Vice-Chancellor / Victoria
Cross
Voluntary Retirement Scheme
Videsh Sanchar Nigam
Limited
World Meteorological
Organisation
World Wild Life Fund for
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