List of Abbreviations from ‘A’ to ‘H’  (Very Very Important)

This list is cuarted for any competitive examinations from UPSC, State Civil Services examinations, PSC Miscellaneous and various other relevant examinations.

AAI- Airport Authority of India

ADB: Asian Development Bank

 ADR: American Depositary Receipt

AVC: Army Veterinary Corps

ASSOCHAM- The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India

ASTO -Association of Sea Training Organizations

APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

 APL: Above Poverty Line

ASEAN: Association of South-East Asian Nations

 ATM: Automated teller machine

 AC Alternating Current

 AG- Accountant General

AIEEE- All India Engineering Entrance Examination

 AICC: All India Congress Committee

 AIR- All India Radio

ALH- Advanced Light Helicopter

 AM: Antemeridian

AMFI-   Association of Mutual Funds in India

 ABM: Anti Ballistic Missiles

APY- Atal Prnsion Yojana

AC: Alternating Current; Ashoka Chakra

ADF: Asian Development Fund

 ADIDAS: All Day I Dream about sports

AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

 AllMS: All India Institute of Medical Sciences

 am: ante meridiem; before noon

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AT&T: American telegraphic and Telephone Co. Ltd.

ASCII: American Standard Code for Information

ATC: Air Traffic Controller

ATP- Association of Tennis Professionals

ATR: Action Taken Report

 AUDI : Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt

AWACS: Airborne Warning and Control System

ASCI: Advanced Strategic Computing Initiative

 BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation

BBL- Big Bash League

 BC: Before Christ

 BCG: Bacillus Calmette Guerin

 BEd: Bachelor of Education

BEL- Bharat Electronics Limited

BHEL- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

 BSF: Border Security Force

 BARC: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

BCCI- Board of Control for Cricket in India

BSF: Border Security Force

 BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd

 BCBS: Basel committee for Banking Supervision

 BIFR: Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction

BIMSTEC-Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation

 BIS: Bank for International Settlements, Bureau of Indian Standards

 BOP: Balance of Payments

 BOT: Build, Operate and Transfer

 BPL: Below Poverty Line

 BPO: Business Process Outsourcing

BRICS- Brazil, Russsia, India, China, South Africa

 BSCS: Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

 BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange

BTIS- Bio-Technology Information System

C & AG: Comptroller & Auditor General

 CABE: Central Advisory Board of Education

 CACP: Commission of Agriculture Cost and Price

 CAD: Capital Account Deficit

 CAPART: Council for People’s Action and Advancement of Rural Technology

 CAR: Capital adequacy ratio

 CARE: Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.

 CBS: Core banking solution

CBDT-Central Board of of Direct Taxes

CPI         Consumer Price Index

CPI (AL) Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labors

CPI (IW)                Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers

CPI (RL) Consumer Price Index for Rural Labors

CBRI- Central Building Research Institute

CITES-   Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

CDRI- Central Drug Research Institute

CDS- Chief of Defence Staff

CISF- Central Industrial Security Force

CERN-    Conseil européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire

(European Organisation for Nuclear Research)

 CC: Cash Credit

CII- Confederation of Indian Industry

COD: Cash on Delivery

CPC Central Pay Commission

CPSE Central Public Sector Enterprises

CMD Chairman-cum-Managing Director

CEO Chief Executive Officer

CFO Chief Finance Officer

COO Chief Operating Officer

CCA City Compensatory Allowance

CRS Compulsory Retirement Scheme

CTC Cost to the Company

CAMELS               C – Capital adequacy, A – Asset quality, M – Management quality, E – Earnings, L – Liquidity, S – Sensitivity to Market Risk

 CPCB: Central Pollution Control Board

 CPU: Central Processing Unit

 CRAC: Cyber Regulation Advisory Council

 CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited

 CRM: Customer Relationship Management

 CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force

 CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio

 CSIR: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

 CTBT: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

 CTT: Commodities Transaction Tax

DA: Dearness Allowance; Daily Allowance

 DAP: Development Action Plan

 DBOD: Department of Banking Operations and Development

 DBS Bank Ltd: The Development Bank of Singapore Limited.

 DCA: Department of Company Affairs

 DCM: Department of Currency Management

 DD: Demand Draft

DAP- Diammonium Phosphate (Urea)

 DDS: Data Dissemination Standards

 DICGC: Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India

 DMA: Departmentalized Ministries Account

 DMIC: Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor

 DPEP: District Primary Education Program

 DC: Direct Current

 DDT: Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloro-Ethane

 DLO: Dead Letter Office

 DAVP: Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity

 DNA: Deoxy-ribo Nucleic Acid

 DO: Demi-official (letter)

 DOD: Department of Ocean Development

 DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organisation

DSIR- Department of Scientific & Industrial Research

ECIL- Electronics Corporation of India Limited

ECB-       External Commercial Borrowings

EDUSAT: Education Satellite

 EFA: Education for All

 EFT: Electronic fund transfer

 EGOM: Empowered Group of Ministers

 EMI: Equated Monthly Instalment

 EMS: European Monetary System

EEFC Account-   Exchange Earners Foreign Currency Account

 EPF: Employees Provident Fund

 EPFO: Employees Provident Fund Organisation

 ERNET: Educational and Research Network

 ESA: European Space Agency

 ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacify

ESOP-    Employee Stock Option Program

 EEG: Electro-encephalography

 ELISA: Enzyme-Linked Immuno Solvent Assay (used for testing AIDS)

ERDA- Electrical Research and Development Association

FAO: Food and Agriculture Organisation

 FCCB: Foreign Currency Convertible Bond

 FCNR: Foreign Currency (Non-Resident) Accounts Scheme

 FCNR(B): Foreign Currency Currency Non-Repatriable (Banks)

 FCNR(B) : Foreign Currency Non-resident (Banks)

FDA- Food and Drug Administration

 FDI: Foreign Direct Investment

 FEMA: Foreign Exchange Management Act

 FERA: Foreign Exchange Regulations Act

 FICCI: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

 FII: Foreign Institutional Investors

FIFA- Federation Internationale de Football Association

(International Federation of Association Football)

 FIMMDA: Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India

 FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board (Of India)

 FMCG: Fast Moving Consumer Goods

 FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation (of the U.S.A.)

 FDR: Flight Data Recorder; Fixed Deposit Receipt

 FLAG: Fibre Optic Link Around the Globe

 FM: Field Marshal; Frequency Modulated

 FPSB: Financial Planning Standards Boards (India)

 FRBM: Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management

 FSSAI: Food Safety and Standards Authority (of India)

FTA-       Free Trade Area

GAIL- Gas Authority of India Ltd

GATT- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council

 GDP: Gross Domestic Product

 GEF: Global Environment Fund

 GIC: General Insurance Corporation

GIF- Graphics Interchange Format

GPRS- General Pocket Radio Service

 GNP: Gross National Product

 GOI: Government of India

GSI- Geological Survey of India

 GST: Goods and Service Tax

 GMT: Greenwich Mean Time

 GPO: General Post Office

 GAGAN: GPS-aided Geo-augmented Navigation

GIST: Graphics and Intelligence based Script Technology

 GPS: Global Mobile Personal Communications System

 GMRT: Giant Metre wave Radio Telescope

GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System

 GOC: General Officer Commanding

 GOOGLE: Global Organisation Of Oriented Group Language of Earth

GPRS: General Packet Radio System

 GPS: Global Positioning System

 GSLV: Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

 GSP: Generalised Special Preferences

GSTP: Global System of Trade Preferences

HCL- Hindustan Computers Ltd

HDFC: Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited

 HDI: Human Development Index

 HSBC: Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

HFTP- Home Grown Technology Programme

 HUDCO: Housing & Urban Development Corporation

 HMT: Hindustan Machine Tools

 HP: Horse Power

HPPC High Power Pay Committee

HAL Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

 HAWS: High Altitude Warfare School

 HCF: Highest Common Factor

 HDTV: High-Definition Television

HMS: Hybrid Mail Service

 HP: Himachal Pradesh; Horizontal Plane; Horse Power

HRA- House Rent Allowance

 HTML: HyperText Markup Language

 HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol  HVDC: High Voltage Direct Current

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2 thoughts on “List of Abbreviations from ‘A’ to ‘H’ (Very Very Important)

  1. In the note
    EMI- Equated Monthly Instalment
    So, have to installment in the place of Instalment.

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