Ultimate List of 2000 Abbreviations and Full Forms for Learning & Reference

 2000+ Abbreviations and Full Forms

 Explore 2000+ abbreviations and full forms from education, science, technology, government, medical, and banking fields. A complete reference list for students, exams, and professional/C – Account

1. A/D – Anno Domini
2. A.M. – Ante Meridiem (Before Noon)
3. A/C No. – Account Number
4. AI – Artificial Intelligence
5. ATM – Automated Teller Machine
6. ASAP – As Soon As Possible
7. AKA – Also Known As
8. AVG – Average
9. A/C Room – Air-Conditioned Room

11. B.C. – Before Christ
12. B.Sc. – Bachelor of Science
13. B.Ed. – Bachelor of Education
14. B.A. – Bachelor of Arts
15. BBC – British Broadcasting Corporation
16. BDO – Block Development Officer
17. BMW – Bavarian Motor Works
18. BIS – Bureau of Indian Standards
19. BPO – Business Process Outsourcing
20. BHEL – Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

21. C/O – Care Of
22. CEO – Chief Executive Officer
23. CFO – Chief Financial Officer
24. CBI – Central Bureau of Investigation
25. CCTV – Closed Circuit Television
26. CD – Compact Disc
27. CPU – Central Processing Unit
28. CNG – Compressed Natural Gas
29. CRPF – Central Reserve Police Force
30. CM – Chief Minister

31. DC – Direct Current
32. DGP – Director General of Police
33. DIG – Deputy Inspector General
34. DM – District Magistrate
35. DOB – Date of Birth
36. DPT – Diphtheria, Pertussis & Tetanus (vaccine)
37. DPI – Dots Per Inch
38. DTP – Desktop Publishing
39. DVD – Digital Versatile Disc
40. DRDO – Defence Research & Development Organisation

41. E.g. – For Example
42. EC – Election Commission
43. ECG – Electrocardiogram
44. ECR – East Coast Railway
45. E-mail – Electronic Mail
46. EMI – Equated Monthly Installment
47. EPF – Employees Provident Fund
48. ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival
49. EU – European Union
50. EVM – Electronic Voting Machine

51. FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
52. FIR – First Information Report
53. FM – Frequency Modulation
54. FSSAI – Food Safety & Standards Authority of India
55. FDI – Foreign Direct Investment
56. FICCI – Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
57. FYI – For Your Information
58. FTP – File Transfer Protocol
59. FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation
60. FAX – Facsimile

61. GDP – Gross Domestic Product
62. GNP – Gross National Product
63. GST – Goods & Services Tax
64. GPS – Global Positioning System
65. GPRS – General Packet Radio Service
66. GUI – Graphical User Interface
67. GOI – Government of India
68. GATE – Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
69. GPF – General Provident Fund
70. GM – General Manager

71. HOD – Head of Department
72. HR – Human Resources
73. HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus
74. HQ – Headquarters
75. HTML – HyperText Markup Language
76. HTTP – HyperText Transfer Protocol
77. HP – Horse Power
78. HRD – Human Resource Development
79. HDFC – Housing Development Finance Corporation
80. HMT – Hindustan Machine Tools

81. IAS – Indian Administrative Service
82. IPS – Indian Police Service
83. IFS – Indian Forest Service
84. ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation
85. IIT – Indian Institute of Technology
86. IIM – Indian Institute of Management
87. IT – Information Technology
88. IPC – Indian Penal Code
89. IRCTC – Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation
90. ISO – International Organization for Standardization

91. JCO – Junior Commissioned Officer
92. JEE – Joint Entrance Examination
93. JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group
94. JNU – Jawaharlal Nehru University
95. JCB – Joseph Cyril Bamford (Company Name)
96. Jio – Joint Implementation Organization (informal brand)
97. JVM – Java Virtual Machine
98. J&K – Jammu and Kashmir
99. JSON – JavaScript Object Notation
100. JSP – Java Server Pages

101. KB – Kilo Byte
102. KPI – Key Performance Indicator
103. KYC – Know Your Customer
104. Kg – Kilogram
105. Km – Kilometer
106. KPSC – Kerala Public Service Commission
107. KSEB – Kerala State Electricity Board
108. KSWDC – Kerala State Women’s Development Corporation
109. KSR – Kerala Service Rules
110. KSRTC – Kerala State Road Transport Corporation

111. LCD – Liquid Crystal Display
112. LAN – Local Area Network
113. LED – Light Emitting Diode
114. LIC – Life Insurance Corporation
115. LPG – Liquefied Petroleum Gas
116. LKG – Lower Kindergarten
117. LLB – Bachelor of Laws
118. LCM – Least Common Multiple
119. LHS – Left Hand Side
120. L&T – Larsen & Toubro

121. MBA – Master of Business Administration
122. MCA – Master of Computer Applications
123. MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
124. Mbps – Megabits Per Second
125. MP – Member of Parliament
126. MLA – Member of Legislative Assembly
127. MNC – Multi-National Corporation
128. MS – Microsoft / Master of Science
129. MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging
130. MRP – Maximum Retail Price

131. NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
132. NDA – National Defence Academy / Non-Disclosure Agreement
133. NGO – Non-Governmental Organization
134. NOC – No Objection Certificate
135. NEFT – National Electronic Funds Transfer
136. NIC – National Informatics Centre
137. NRI – Non-Resident Indian
138. NSE – National Stock Exchange
139. NSG – National Security Guard
140. NIT – National Institute of Technology

141. OBC – Other Backward Class
142. OTP – One Time Password
143. ONGC – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
144. OMR – Optical Mark Recognition
145. OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer
146. OMR Sheet – Optical Mark Reader Sheet
147. OMG – Oh My God
148. OK – Oll Korrect (joking origin) / Okay
149. OHP – Over Head Projector
150. ORS – Oral Rehydration Solution

151. PAN – Permanent Account Number
152. PIN – Personal Identification Number
153. PSU – Public Sector Undertaking
154. PDF – Portable Document Format
155. PVC – Poly Vinyl Chloride
156. PM – Prime Minister / Post Meridiem
157. PNR – Passenger Name Record
158. PS – Post Script
159. PSU – Power Supply Unit
160. PWD – Public Works Department

161. QC – Quality Control
162. Q&A – Question and Answer
163. QR – Quick Response (Code)
164. QPS – Queries Per Second
165. QTY – Quantity
166. QMS – Quality Management System
167. QTD – Quarter To Date
168. QoS – Quality of Service
169. QTR – Quarter
170. QML – Qt Modeling Language

171. RAM – Random Access Memory
172. ROM – Read Only Memory
173. RBI – Reserve Bank of India
174. RTO – Regional Transport Office
175. RTI – Right to Information
176. RPF – Railway Protection Force
177. RAW – Research & Analysis Wing
178. RFID – Radio Frequency Identification
179. ROI – Return on Investment
180. RMS – Root Mean Square

181. SMS – Short Message Service
182. SIM – Subscriber Identity Module
183. STD – Subscriber Trunk Dialing / Sexually Transmitted Disease (depends context)
184. SSP – Senior Superintendent of Police
185. SBI – State Bank of India
186. SP – Superintendent of Police
187. SSC – Staff Selection Commission
188. SDPO – Sub-Divisional Police Officer
189. SSD – Solid State Drive
190. SEO – Search Engine Optimization

191. TDS – Tax Deducted at Source
192. TV – Television
193. UPS – Uninterruptible Power Supply
194. URL – Uniform Resource Locator
195. USB – Universal Serial Bus
196. VAT – Value Added Tax
197. VIP – Very Important Person
198. VPN – Virtual Private Network
199. WHO – World Health Organization
200. WWW – World Wide Web

201. AI – Artificial Intelligence

202. ADSL – Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

203. API – Application Programming Interface

204. APK – Android Package Kit

205. ASCII – American Standard Code for Information Interchange

206. APU – Accelerated Processing Unit

207. ARP – Address Resolution Protocol

208. AWS – Amazon Web Services

209. BIOS – Basic Input Output System

210. BIT – Binary Digit

211. BCC – Blind Carbon Copy

212. BIOS – Basic Input/Output System

213. BLOG – Web Log

214. BPS – Bits Per Second

215. BYTE – Binary Term

216. CAPTCHA – Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart

217. CDN – Content Delivery Network

218. CMOS – Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

219. COM – Component Object Model

220. CPU – Central Processing Unit

221. DBMS – Database Management System

222. DDR – Double Data Rate

223. DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

224. DNS – Domain Name System

225. DOS – Disk Operating System

226. DPI – Dots Per Inch

227. DRM – Digital Rights Management

228. DSL – Digital Subscriber Line

229. DVD – Digital Versatile Disc

230. DVI – Digital Visual Interface

231. EDI – Electronic Data Interchange

232. EEPROM – Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

233. EDP – Electronic Data Processing

234. EGP – Exterior Gateway Protocol

235. ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning

236. EXE – Executable File

237. FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

238. FAT – File Allocation Table

239. FDD – Floppy Disk Drive

240. FTP – File Transfer Protocol

241. GB – Gigabyte

242. GPU – Graphics Processing Unit

243. GIF – Graphics Interchange Format

244. GIGO – Garbage In Garbage Out

245. GSM – Global System for Mobile Communication

246. GUI – Graphical User Interface

247. HDD – Hard Disk Drive

248. HDMI – High Definition Multimedia Interface

249. HTML – HyperText Markup Language

250. HTTP – HyperText Transfer Protocol

251. HTTPS – HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure

252. IDE – Integrated Development Environment

253. I/O – Input / Output

254. IC – Integrated Circuit

255. IMEI – International Mobile Equipment Identity

256. IP – Internet Protocol

257. ISP – Internet Service Provider

258. IT – Information Technology

259. ITES – IT Enabled Services

260. IVRS – Interactive Voice Response System

261. JAVA – Just Another Virtual Accelerator (nickname)

262. JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group

263. JSON – JavaScript Object Notation

264. KB – Kilobyte

265. LAN – Local Area Network

266. LCD – Liquid Crystal Display

267. LED – Light Emitting Diode

268. LINUX – Lovable Intellect Not Using XP (nickname)

269. MAC – Media Access Control

270. MB – Megabyte

271. Mbps – Megabits Per Second

272. MIPS – Million Instructions Per Second

273. MOBO – Motherboard

274. MODEM – Modulator-Demodulator

275. MPEG – Moving Picture Experts Group

276. MS-DOS – Microsoft Disk Operating System

277. MSSQL – Microsoft Structured Query Language

278. MySQL – My Structured Query Language

279. MVC – Model View Controller

280. MVT – Multivariable Testing

281. NAS – Network Attached Storage

282. NAT – Network Address Translation

283. NIC – Network Interface Card

284. NOC – Network Operations Center

285. OCR – Optical Character Recognition

286. OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer

287. OOP – Object-Oriented Programming

288. OS – Operating System

289. OSS – Open Source Software

290. OTP – One Time Password

291. PC – Personal Computer

292. PDF – Portable Document Format

293. PHP – Hypertext Preprocessor

294. PNG – Portable Network Graphics

295. POP – Post Office Protocol

296. PPP – Point-to-Point Protocol

297. PPT – PowerPoint Presentation

298. PSU – Power Supply Unit

299. Python – (Named after Monty Python Comedy Group)

300. Proxy – Acting on Behalf of Another Server

301. QoS – Quality of Service

302. QR – Quick Response (Code)

303. RAM – Random Access Memory

304. RAR – Roshal Archive (File format)

305. RDBMS – Relational Database Management System

306. RGB – Red Green Blue

307. ROM – Read Only Memory

308. RSS – Really Simple Syndication

309. SaaS – Software as a Service

310. SATA – Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

311. SDK – Software Development Kit

312. SEO – Search Engine Optimization

313. SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

314. SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol

315. SQL – Structured Query Language

316. SSD – Solid State Drive

317. SSH – Secure Shell

318. SSL – Secure Sockets Layer

319. SVG – Scalable Vector Graphics

320. SysAdmin – System Administrator

321. TB – Terabyte

322. TCP – Transmission Control Protocol

323. TLS – Transport Layer Security

324. UI – User Interface

325. URL – Uniform Resource Locator

326. USB – Universal Serial Bus

327. UX – User Experience

328. VB – Visual Basic

329. VGA – Video Graphics Array

330. VPN – Virtual Private Network

331. WAN – Wide Area Network

332. WAP – Wireless Application Protocol

333. Wi-Fi – Wireless Fidelity

334. WWW – World Wide Web

335. XML – Extensible Markup Language

336. XLS – Excel Spreadsheet File

337. ZIP – Zone Improvement Plan (File compression term)

338. 2FA – Two Factor Authentication

339. 3G – Third Generation (Mobile Network)

340. 4G – Fourth Generation

341. 5G – Fifth Generation

342. AIoT – Artificial Intelligence of Things

343. AR – Augmented Reality

344. VR – Virtual Reality

345. IoT – Internet of Things

346. ML – Machine Learning

347. DL – Deep Learning

348. NLP – Natural Language Processing

349. CLI – Command Line Interface

350. CMS – Content Management System

351. CRM – Customer Relationship Management

352. DDoS – Distributed Denial of Service

353. BLOB – Binary Large Object

354. GUI – Graphical User Interface

355. P2P – Peer to Peer

356. SaaP – Software as a Product

357. SFTP – Secure File Transfer Protocol

358. GCP – Google Cloud Platform

359. API Key – Application Programming Interface Key

360. IoE – Internet of Everything

361. MVC – Model View Controller

362. ORM – Object Relational Mapping

363. DevOps – Development + Operations

364. OSI – Open Systems Interconnection

365. UXD – User Experience Design

366. TFTP – Trivial File Transfer Protocol

367. CDN – Content Delivery Network

368. CAC – Common Access Card

369. BIOS – Basic Input Output System

370. DVI – Digital Visual Interface

371. MIME – Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

372. SDK – Software Development Kit

373. WINS – Windows Internet Name Service

374. RPC – Remote Procedure Call

375. PaaS – Platform as a Service

376. IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service

377. MDM – Mobile Device Management

378. BYOD – Bring Your Own Device

379. GUI – Graphical User Interface

380. JSON-LD – JSON for Linked Data

381. SVG – Scalable Vector Graphics

382. LAMP – Linux Apache MySQL PHP

383. MEAN – MongoDB Express Angular Node

384. MERN – MongoDB Express React Node

385. SaaS – Software as a Service

386. SSH – Secure Shell

387. TLS – Transport Layer Security

388. API Gateway – Application Programming Interface Gateway

389. DNSSEC – Domain Name System Security Extensions

390. SDLC – Software Development Life Cycle

391. CI/CD – Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment

392. DBMS – Database Management System

393. AI – Artificial Intelligence

394. WSDL – Web Services Description Language

395. SOAP – Simple Object Access Protocol

396. JSON-RPC – JSON Remote Procedure Call

397. IPsec – Internet Protocol Security

398. RAID – Redundant Array of Independent Disks

399. UUID – Universally Unique Identifier

400. Y2K – Year 2000 (Computer Bug Issue)

 General Science

401. AC – Alternating Current

402. DC – Direct Current

403. SI – International System of Units (Système International)

404. DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid

405. RNA – Ribonucleic Acid

406. ATP – Adenosine Triphosphate

407. H₂O – Water

408. CO₂ – Carbon Dioxide

409. O₂ – Oxygen

410. NaCl – Sodium Chloride

411. UV – Ultraviolet

412. IR – Infrared

413. X-Ray – X-Radiation

414. LASER – Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

415. MASER – Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

416. LED – Light Emitting Diode

417. LCD – Liquid Crystal Display

418. GPS – Global Positioning System

419. RADAR – Radio Detection and Ranging

420. SONAR – Sound Navigation and Ranging

 Chemistry

421. pH – Potential of Hydrogen

422. HCl – Hydrochloric Acid

423. NH₃ – Ammonia

424. H₂SO₄ – Sulphuric Acid

425. HNO₃ – Nitric Acid

426. CO – Carbon Monoxide

427. CH₄ – Methane

428. CFC – Chlorofluorocarbon

429. PVC – Poly Vinyl Chloride

430. HDPE – High Density Poly Ethylene

431. LDPE – Low Density Poly Ethylene

432. NaOH – Sodium Hydroxide

433. KOH – Potassium Hydroxide

434. H₂ – Hydrogen

435. Fe – Iron

436. Au – Gold

437. Ag – Silver

438. Hg – Mercury

439. Pb – Lead

440. Zn – Zinc

 Biology & Medicine

441. WHO – World Health Organization

442. DNA Fingerprinting – Deoxyribonucleic Acid Profiling

443. RNA Virus – Ribonucleic Acid Virus

444. AIDS – Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome

445. HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus

446. WBC – White Blood Cell

447. RBC – Red Blood Cell

448. ECG – Electro-Cardiogram

449. EEG – Electro-Encephalogram

450. MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging

451. CT – Computed Tomography

452. BCG – Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (Vaccine)

453. DPT – Diphtheria–Pertussis–Tetanus (Vaccine)

454. IVF – In Vitro Fertilization

455. ICU – Intensive Care Unit

456. ENT – Ear Nose Throat

457. BP – Blood Pressure

458. BMI – Body Mass Index

459. DNA Test – Deoxyribonucleic Acid Test

460. ECG Machine – Electro-Cardiograph Device

 Earth & Environment

461. ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation

462. NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration

463. ESA – European Space Agency

464. NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

465. IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

466. UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme

467. WWF – World Wide Fund for Nature

468. CPCB – Central Pollution Control Board

469. BOD – Biochemical Oxygen Demand

470. COD – Chemical Oxygen Demand

471. N₂ – Nitrogen

472. O₃ – Ozone

473. GHG – Green House Gas

474. LPG – Liquefied Petroleum Gas

475. CNG – Compressed Natural Gas

476. PNG – Piped Natural Gas

477. PCB – Polychlorinated Biphenyl

478. GIS – Geographic Information System

479. GPS – Global Positioning System

480. GISMAP – Geographic Information System Mapping

 Space & Astronomy

481. PSLV – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

482. GSLV – Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

483. LVM – Launch Vehicle Mark

484. SSLV – Small Satellite Launch Vehicle

485. IRS – Indian Remote Sensing Satellite

486. INSAT – Indian National Satellite System

487. GSAT – Geostationary Satellite

488. ANTRIX – ISRO’s Commercial Arm

489. VSSC – Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

490. SDSC – Satish Dhawan Space Centre

491. LEO – Low Earth Orbit

492. MEO – Medium Earth Orbit

493. GEO – Geostationary Earth Orbit

494. ISS – International Space Station

495. ISAC – ISRO Satellite Centre

496. SLV – Satellite Launch Vehicle

497. SSLV – Small Satellite Launch Vehicle

498. TRMM – Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

499. HST – Hubble Space Telescope

500. JWST – James Webb Space Telescope

 Physics & Technology

501. AI – Artificial Intelligence

502. ML – Machine Learning

503. VR – Virtual Reality

504. AR – Augmented Reality

505. IoT – Internet of Things

506. IoE – Internet of Everything

507. UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

508. UGV – Unmanned Ground Vehicle

509. AIoT – Artificial Intelligence of Things

510. GPS – Global Positioning System

511. GSM – Global System for Mobile Communication

512. LTE – Long Term Evolution

513. Li-Fi – Light Fidelity

514. Wi-Fi – Wireless Fidelity

515. RFID – Radio Frequency Identification

516. NFC – Near Field Communication

517. CMOS – Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

518. VLSI – Very Large Scale Integration

519. LDR – Light Dependent Resistor

520. UPS – Uninterruptible Power Supply

 Energy & Engineering

521. AC – Alternating Current

522. DC – Direct Current

523. LED – Light Emitting Diode

524. CFL – Compact Fluorescent Lamp

525. MW – Megawatt

526. KW – Kilowatt

527. KWh – Kilowatt Hour

528. HVDC – High Voltage Direct Current

529. PLC – Programmable Logic Controller

530. PCB – Printed Circuit Board

531. HVAC – Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning

532. DG Set – Diesel Generator Set

533. GSM Tower – Global System for Mobile Tower

534. SMPS – Switched Mode Power Supply

535. IC – Integrated Circuit

536. MCU – Micro Controller Unit

537. PCB Design – Printed Circuit Board Design

538. RLC – Resistor Inductor Capacitor Circuit

539. SCR – Silicon Controlled Rectifier

540. LED TV – Light Emitting Diode Television

 Measurement & Units

541. Hz – Hertz

542. kHz – Kilohertz

543. MHz – Megahertz

544. GHz – Gigahertz

545. nm – Nanometer

546. cm – Centimeter

547. m – Meter

548. km – Kilometer

549. g – Gram

550. kg – Kilogram

551. N – Newton

552. J – Joule

553. Pa – Pascal

554. W – Watt

555. V – Volt

556. A – Ampere

557. Ω – Ohm

558. K – Kelvin

559. °C – Degree Celsius

560. °F – Degree Fahrenheit

 Modern Scientific Terms

561. CERN – European Organization for Nuclear Research

562. LHC – Large Hadron Collider

563. DNA Seq – DNA Sequencing

564. AI Lab – Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

565. CRISPR – Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

566. GMO – Genetically Modified Organism

567. IVF – In Vitro Fertilization

568. MRI Scan – Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan

569. PET Scan – Positron Emission Tomography

570. CT Scan – Computed Tomography Scan

571. GIS – Geographic Information System

572. GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite System

573. IRNSS – Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System

574. NAVIC – Navigation with Indian Constellation

575. GAGAN – GPS Aided Geo-Augmented Navigation

576. AIIMS – All India Institute of Medical Sciences

577. CSIR – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

578. DRDO – Defence Research and Development Organisation

579. DST – Department of Science and Technology

580. BIS – Bureau of Indian Standards

 Miscellaneous Science

581. GMO – Genetically Modified Organism

582. HPLC – High Performance Liquid Chromatography

583. UV-Vis – Ultraviolet–Visible Spectroscopy

584. SEM – Scanning Electron Microscope

585. TEM – Transmission Electron Microscope

586. NMR – Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

587. ATP Cycle – Adenosine Triphosphate Cycle

588. DNA Poly – DNA Polymerase

589. RNA Poly – RNA Polymerase

590. IVF Tech – In Vitro Fertilization Technology

591. LED Light – Light Emitting Diode Light

592. Li-ion Battery – Lithium-ion Battery

593. Ni-Cd Battery – Nickel-Cadmium Battery

594. LPG Gas – Liquefied Petroleum Gas

595. PCB Waste – Polychlorinated Biphenyl Waste

596. VSSC – Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

597. IPR – Intellectual Property Rights

598. R&D – Research and Development

599. STEM – Science Technology Engineering Mathematics

600. AIIMS – All India Institute of Medical Sciences

 General Education Terms

601. B.A. – Bachelor of Arts

602. B.Sc. – Bachelor of Science

603. B.Com. – Bachelor of Commerce

604. B.Ed. – Bachelor of Education

605. M.A. – Master of Arts

606. M.Sc. – Master of Science

607. M.Com. – Master of Commerce

608. M.Ed. – Master of Education

609. Ph.D. – Doctor of Philosophy

610. D.Litt. – Doctor of Literature

611. D.Ed. – Diploma in Education

612. TTC – Teachers Training Course

613. ITI – Industrial Training Institute

614. NCERT – National Council of Educational Research and Training

615. SCERT – State Council of Educational Research and Training

616. CBSE – Central Board of Secondary Education

617. ICSE – Indian Certificate of Secondary Education

618. ISC – Indian School Certificate

619. NIOS – National Institute of Open Schooling

620. UGC – University Grants Commission

 Higher Education & Research

621. AICTE – All India Council for Technical Education

622. NAAC – National Assessment and Accreditation Council

623. NCTE – National Council for Teacher Education

624. IGNOU – Indira Gandhi National Open University

625. DU – Delhi University

626. JNU – Jawaharlal Nehru University

627. BHU – Banaras Hindu University

628. AMU – Aligarh Muslim University

629. PU – Punjab University

630. KU – Kerala University

631. CUSAT – Cochin University of Science and Technology

632. MG University – Mahatma Gandhi University

633. KTU – Kerala Technological University

634. IISc – Indian Institute of Science

635. IIT – Indian Institute of Technology

636. IIM – Indian Institute of Management

637. IIIT – Indian Institute of Information Technology

638. NIT – National Institute of Technology

639. NLU – National Law University

640. AIIMS – All India Institute of Medical Sciences

 Competitive Exams

641. UPSC – Union Public Service Commission

642. PSC – Public Service Commission

643. SSC – Staff Selection Commission

644. RRB – Railway Recruitment Board

645. IBPS – Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

646. NDA – National Defence Academy

647. CDS – Combined Defence Services

648. CAPF – Central Armed Police Forces

649. CAT – Common Admission Test

650. MAT – Management Aptitude Test

651. XAT – Xavier Aptitude Test

652. SNAP – Symbiosis National Aptitude Test

653. GATE – Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

654. GRE – Graduate Record Examination

655. GMAT – Graduate Management Admission Test

656. IELTS – International English Language Testing System

657. TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language

658. SAT – Scholastic Assessment Test

659. JEE – Joint Entrance Examination

660. NEET – National Eligibility cum Entrance Test

 School Exams & Boards

661. SSLC – Secondary School Leaving Certificate

662. HSE – Higher Secondary Examination

663. CBSE – Central Board of Secondary Education

664. ICSE – Indian Certificate of Secondary Education

665. SEBA – Secondary Education Board of Assam

666. KSEB – Kerala Secondary Education Board

667. TNHSC – Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Council

668. MPBSE – Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education

669. WBSE – West Bengal State Education

670. HBSE – Haryana Board of Secondary Education

671. GSEB – Gujarat Secondary Education Board

672. BSEB – Bihar School Examination Board

673. JKBOSE – Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education

674. MSBSHSE – Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education

675. RBSE – Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education

676. PSEB – Punjab School Education Board

677. OSEB – Odisha State Education Board

678. KBS – Karnataka Board of Secondary Education

679. TBSE – Tripura Board of Secondary Education

680. NBSE – Nagaland Board of School Education

 Educational Councils & Authorities

681. MHRD – Ministry of Human Resource Development

682. MoE – Ministry of Education

683. NIOS – National Institute of Open Schooling

684. NCERT – National Council of Educational Research and Training

685. SCERT – State Council of Educational Research and Training

686. NCTE – National Council for Teacher Education

687. DEC – Distance Education Council

688. AICTE – All India Council for Technical Education

689. NBA – National Board of Accreditation

690. NIEPA – National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration

691. UGC – University Grants Commission

692. ICSSR – Indian Council of Social Science Research

693. CSIR – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

694. ICMR – Indian Council of Medical Research

695. DAE – Department of Atomic Energy

696. DST – Department of Science and Technology

697. DRDO – Defence Research and Development Organisation

698. ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation

699. INSA – Indian National Science Academy

700. NITI Aayog – National Institution for Transforming India

 Degrees & Diplomas

701. BBA – Bachelor of Business Administration

702. MBA – Master of Business Administration

703. BCA – Bachelor of Computer Applications

704. MCA – Master of Computer Applications

705. B.Tech – Bachelor of Technology

706. M.Tech – Master of Technology

707. B.Pharm – Bachelor of Pharmacy

708. M.Pharm – Master of Pharmacy

709. B.Arch – Bachelor of Architecture

710. M.Arch – Master of Architecture

711. BFA – Bachelor of Fine Arts

712. MFA – Master of Fine Arts

713. BSW – Bachelor of Social Work

714. MSW – Master of Social Work

715. LLB – Bachelor of Laws

716. LLM – Master of Laws

717. MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

718. MD – Doctor of Medicine

719. MS – Master of Surgery

720. D.Pharm – Diploma in Pharmacy

 Education-Related Programs

721. RMSA – Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan

722. SSA – Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

723. NEP – National Education Policy

724. RUSA – Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

725. DIET – District Institute of Education and Training

726. BRC – Block Resource Centre

727. CRC – Cluster Resource Centre

728. KRP – Key Resource Person

729. NCF – National Curriculum Framework

730. NCFTE – National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education

731. TLM – Teaching Learning Material

732. ICT – Information and Communication Technology

733. PTA – Parent Teacher Association

734. PTA Fund – Parent Teacher Association Fund

735. SMC – School Management Committee

736. SSG – School Support Group

737. RMSA – Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan

738. DCE – Directorate of Collegiate Education

739. DPI – Directorate of Public Instruction

740. DEO – District Education Officer

 Library & Academic Terms

741. ISBN – International Standard Book Number

742. ISSN – International Standard Serial Number

743. PDF – Portable Document Format

744. PPT – PowerPoint Presentation

745. DOC – Document File

746. LMS – Learning Management System

747. MOOC – Massive Open Online Course

748. SWAYAM – Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds

749. NPTEL – National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning

750. TED – Technology, Entertainment, Design

751. IQAC – Internal Quality Assurance Cell

752. CBCS – Choice Based Credit System

753. CGPA – Cumulative Grade Point Average

754. GPA – Grade Point Average

755. GPAI – Grade Point Average Index

756. OBE – Outcome Based Education

757. PBL – Project Based Learning

758. ESD – Education for Sustainable Development

759. ERP – Education Resource Planning

760. LMS – Learning Management System

 Teacher & Student Related

761. TET – Teacher Eligibility Test

762. CTET – Central Teacher Eligibility Test

763. KTET – Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test

764. SET – State Eligibility Test

765. NET – National Eligibility Test

766. JRF – Junior Research Fellowship

767. SRF – Senior Research Fellowship

768. PGT – Post Graduate Teacher

769. TGT – Trained Graduate Teacher

770. PRT – Primary Teacher

771. HM – Head Master

772. HSA – High School Assistant

773. UPSA – Upper Primary School Assistant

774. LPSA – Lower Primary School Assistant

775. PTA – Parent Teacher Association

776. PTA President – Parent Teacher Association President

777. PTA Fund – Parent Teacher Association Fund

778. CRC – Cluster Resource Centre

779. BRP – Block Resource Person

780. KRP – Key Resource Person

Miscellaneous Education Abbreviations

781. ICT – Information and Communication Technology

782. DCA – Diploma in Computer Application

783. PGDCA – Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application

784. D.El.Ed – Diploma in Elementary Education

785. B.El.Ed – Bachelor of Elementary Education

786. ECE – Early Childhood Education

787. EFA – Education for All

788. POCSO – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences

789. UNICEF – United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

790. UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

791. IIE – Indian Institute of Education

792. NUEPA – National University of Educational Planning and Administration

793. NCTE – National Council for Teacher Education

794. IGNITE – Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research

795. INSPIRE – Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research

796. ATL – Atal Tinkering Lab

797. AIM – Atal Innovation Mission

798. NISHTHA – National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement

799. PM SHRI – Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India

800. SWAYAM PRABHA – Satellite Based Education Channel

 Indian Government Bodies

801. GOI – Government of India

802. PMO – Prime Minister’s Office

803. MOS – Minister of State

804. MoF – Ministry of Finance

805. MoHFW – Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

806. MoE – Ministry of Education

807. MoD – Ministry of Defence

808. MoHUA – Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

809. MoRTH – Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

810. MEA – Ministry of External Affairs

811. MoC – Ministry of Commerce

812. MoL – Ministry of Labour

813. MoTA – Ministry of Tribal Affairs

814. MoA – Ministry of Agriculture

815. MoEFCC – Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

816. MoSPI – Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

817. MoP – Ministry of Power

818. MoPNG – Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

819. MoCA – Ministry of Civil Aviation

820. MoR – Ministry of Railways

 Constitutional & Judicial

821. SC – Supreme Court

822. HC – High Court

823. CJI – Chief Justice of India

824. PIL – Public Interest Litigation

825. RTI – Right to Information

826. IPC – Indian Penal Code

827. CrPC – Criminal Procedure Code

828. FIR – First Information Report

829. CBI – Central Bureau of Investigation

830. NIA – National Investigation Agency

831. NCB – Narcotics Control Bureau

832. ED – Enforcement Directorate

833. NCLT – National Company Law Tribunal

834. NHRC – National Human Rights Commission

835. SHRC – State Human Rights Commission

836. CIC – Central Information Commission

837. CVC – Central Vigilance Commission

838. CAG – Comptroller and Auditor General

839. ECI – Election Commission of India

840. NIC – National Informatics Centre

 Defence & Forces

841. IA – Indian Army

842. IN – Indian Navy

843. IAF – Indian Air Force

844. CDS – Chief of Defence Staff

845. COAS – Chief of Army Staff

846. CNS – Chief of Naval Staff

847. CAS – Chief of Air Staff

848. NDA – National Defence Academy

849. CDS Exam – Combined Defence Services Exam

850. OTA – Officers Training Academy

851. BSF – Border Security Force

852. CRPF – Central Reserve Police Force

853. CISF – Central Industrial Security Force

854. ITBP – Indo-Tibetan Border Police

855. SSB – Sashastra Seema Bal

856. NSG – National Security Guard

857. DRDO – Defence Research and Development Organisation

858. ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation

859. HAL – Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

860. BEL – Bharat Electronics Limited

861. BDL – Bharat Dynamics Limited

862. OFB – Ordnance Factory Board

863. BRO – Border Roads Organisation

864. R&AW – Research and Analysis Wing

865. IB – Intelligence Bureau

866. AFSPA – Armed Forces Special Powers Act

867. CDSO – Chief Defence Scientific Officer

868. DGMO – Director General Military Operations

869. NCC – National Cadet Corps

870. SPC – Student Police Cadet

 Indian Government Organizations

871. NITI Aayog – National Institution for Transforming India

872. CSIR – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

873. ICAR – Indian Council of Agricultural Research

874. ICMR – Indian Council of Medical Research

875. DST – Department of Science and Technology

876. DBT – Department of Biotechnology

877. FCI – Food Corporation of India

878. NABARD – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

879. SIDBI – Small Industries Development Bank of India

880. RBI – Reserve Bank of India

881. SBI – State Bank of India

882. LIC – Life Insurance Corporation of India

883. EPFO – Employees Provident Fund Organisation

884. ESIC – Employees State Insurance Corporation

885. UIDAI – Unique Identification Authority of India

886. NHAI – National Highways Authority of India

887. IRCTC – Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation

888. FSSAI – Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

889. TRAI – Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

890. SEBI – Securities and Exchange Board of India

891. NPCI – National Payments Corporation of India

892. NHA – National Health Authority

893. NHM – National Health Mission

894. MSME – Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

895. KVIC – Khadi and Village Industries Commission

896. BIS – Bureau of Indian Standards

897. DGCA – Directorate General of Civil Aviation

898. NIC – National Informatics Centre

899. CPCB – Central Pollution Control Board

900. CPWD – Central Public Works Department

 International Organizations

901. UNO – United Nations Organisation

902. UNDP – United Nations Development Programme

903. UNICEF – United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

904. UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

905. WHO – World Health Organization

906. WTO – World Trade Organization

907. IMF – International Monetary Fund

908. IBRD – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

909. WB – World Bank

910. ADB – Asian Development Bank

911. ASEAN – Association of Southeast Asian Nations

912. SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

913. BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

914. EU – European Union

915. NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization

916. OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

917. G20 – Group of Twenty

918. G7 – Group of Seven

919. OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

920. IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency

 Development & Public Schemes

921. PMAY – Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

922. PMKVY – Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

923. PMGKY – Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

924. PMJJBY – Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana

925. PMSBY – Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

926. PMJDY – Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

927. PMFBY – Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

928. PMEGP – Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme

929. PMGSY – Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

930. PMUY – Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

931. MGNREGA – Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

932. NRLM – National Rural Livelihood Mission

933. NULM – National Urban Livelihood Mission

934. DAY – Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana

935. SBM – Swachh Bharat Mission

936. AMRUT – Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

937. UJALA – Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All

938. UDAY – Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana

939. PM-KISAN – Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

940. PM-GATI – PM Gati Shakti Yojana

Science & Research Institutions

941. ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation

942. VSSC – Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

943. LPSC – Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre

944. SAC – Space Applications Centre

945. DRDO – Defence Research and Development Organisation

946. BARC – Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

947. TIFR – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

948. CSIR – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

949. ICMR – Indian Council of Medical Research

950. ICAR – Indian Council of Agricultural Research

951. ICRISAT – International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

952. NPOL – Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory

953. NGRI – National Geophysical Research Institute

954. NCL – National Chemical Laboratory

955. NII – National Institute of Immunology

956. IMD – India Meteorological Department

957. INCOIS – Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services

958. NRSC – National Remote Sensing Centre

959. NIH – National Institute of Health

960. CERN – European Organization for Nuclear Research

 Miscellaneous Government Abbreviations

961. PIB – Press Information Bureau

962. DD – Doordarshan

963. AIR – All India Radio

964. PIB – Press Information Bureau

965. UIDAI – Unique Identification Authority of India

966. CSC – Common Service Centre

967. BSNL – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

968. MTNL – Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited

969. NLC – Neyveli Lignite Corporation

970. ONGC – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

971. IOCL – Indian Oil Corporation Limited

972. HPCL – Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

973. BPCL – Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited

974. NTPC – National Thermal Power Corporation

975. NPCIL – Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited

976. GAIL – Gas Authority of India Limited

977. PGCIL – Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

978. DMRC – Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

979. IRDAI – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India

980. BHEL – Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

981. SAIL – Steel Authority of India Limited

982. NALCO – National Aluminium Company Limited

983. NMDC – National Mineral Development Corporation

984. HAL – Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

985. BEL – Bharat Electronics Limited

986. BEML – Bharat Earth Movers Limited

987. AAI – Airports Authority of India

988. CPCL – Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited

989. TNEB – Tamil Nadu Electricity Board

990. KSEB – Kerala State Electricity Board

991. KWA – Kerala Water Authority

992. KSRTC – Kerala State Road Transport Corporation

993. BMTC – Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation

994. DTC – Delhi Transport Corporation

995. PWD – Public Works Department

996. LSGD – Local Self Government Department

997. SPCB – State Pollution Control Board

998. DDMA – District Disaster Management Authority

999. NDMA – National Disaster Management Authority

1000. NDRF – National Disaster Response Force

 General Medical Terms

1001. OPD – Out Patient Department

1002. IPD – In Patient Department

1003. ICU – Intensive Care Unit

1004. ICCU – Intensive Cardiac Care Unit

1005. PICU – Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

1006. NICU – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

1007. OT – Operation Theatre

1008. ER – Emergency Room

1009. OR – Operating Room

1010. OP – Out Patient

1011. BP – Blood Pressure

1012. HR – Heart Rate

1013. RR – Respiratory Rate

1014. PR – Pulse Rate

1015. BMI – Body Mass Index

1016. BMR – Basal Metabolic Rate

1017. ECG – Electrocardiogram

1018. EEG – Electroencephalogram

1019. EMG – Electromyogram

1020. MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging

 Diagnostics & Lab Tests

1021. CT – Computed Tomography

1022. X-Ray – X-Radiation

1023. USG – Ultrasonography

1024. CBC – Complete Blood Count

1025. ESR – Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

1026. Hb – Hemoglobin

1027. FBS – Fasting Blood Sugar

1028. PPBS – Post Prandial Blood Sugar

1029. RBS – Random Blood Sugar

1030. LFT – Liver Function Test

1031. KFT – Kidney Function Test

1032. TFT – Thyroid Function Test

1033. BUN – Blood Urea Nitrogen

1034. SGPT – Serum Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase

1035. SGOT – Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase

1036. CRP – C-Reactive Protein

1037. PSA – Prostate-Specific Antigen

1038. HDL – High-Density Lipoprotein

1039. LDL – Low-Density Lipoprotein

1040. VLDL – Very Low-Density Lipoprotein

 Diseases & Conditions

1041. TB – Tuberculosis

1042. HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus

1043. AIDS – Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

1044. COVID – Coronavirus Disease

1045. SARS – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

1046. MERS – Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

1047. H1N1 – Swine Flu Virus

1048. HPV – Human Papillomavirus

1049. HBV – Hepatitis B Virus

1050. HCV – Hepatitis C Virus

1051. DVT – Deep Vein Thrombosis

1052. COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1053. CAD – Coronary Artery Disease

1054. CHF – Congestive Heart Failure

1055. MI – Myocardial Infarction

1056. CVA – Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)

1057. DM – Diabetes Mellitus

1058. HTN – Hypertension

1059. RA – Rheumatoid Arthritis

1060. CKD – Chronic Kidney Disease

 Anatomy & Body Systems

1061. CNS – Central Nervous System

1062. PNS – Peripheral Nervous System

1063. CVS – Cardiovascular System

1064. RS – Respiratory System

1065. GIT – Gastrointestinal Tract

1066. GU – Genitourinary System

1067. MSK – Musculoskeletal System

1068. ENT – Ear, Nose, and Throat

1069. OBG – Obstetrics and Gynecology

1070. PNS – Peripheral Nervous System

1071. CNS – Central Nervous System

1072. GI – Gastrointestinal

1073. GU – Genitourinary

1074. CNS – Central Nervous System

1075. CNS – (also) Clinical Nurse Specialist

1076. CVS – Cardiovascular System

1077. NS – Nervous System

1078. HR – Heart Rate

1079. BP – Blood Pressure

1080. BMI – Body Mass Index

 Medications & Procedures

1081. IV – Intravenous

1082. IM – Intramuscular

1083. SC – Subcutaneous

1084. PO – Per Oral (By Mouth)

1085. PR – Per Rectal

1086. SOS – If Required (From Latin Si Opus Sit)

1087. OD – Once Daily

1088. BD – Twice Daily

1089. TDS – Thrice Daily

1090. QID – Four Times a Day

1091. HS – At Bedtime

1092. Rx – Prescription

1093. Dx – Diagnosis

1094. Tx – Treatment

1095. Px – Prognosis

1096. Px – Patient Examination

1097. PRN – As Needed

1098. NPO – Nothing by Mouth

1099. SL – Sublingual

1100. Stat – Immediately

 Healthcare Roles

1101. MO – Medical Officer

1102. ANM – Auxiliary Nurse Midwife

1103. GNM – General Nursing and Midwifery

1104. BSc Nursing – Bachelor of Science in Nursing

1105. MLT – Medical Laboratory Technician

1106. DMLT – Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology

1107. OT Tech – Operation Theatre Technician

1108. PHN – Public Health Nurse

1109. CHO – Community Health Officer

1110. ASHA – Accredited Social Health Activist

1111. RMO – Resident Medical Officer

1112. CMO – Chief Medical Officer

1113. HO – House Officer

1114. PG – Post Graduate (Doctor)

1115. DM – Doctorate of Medicine

1116. MS – Master of Surgery

1117. DGO – Diploma in Gynecology and Obstetrics

1118. DCH – Diploma in Child Health

1119. DNB – Diplomate of National Board

1120. MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

 Hospitals & Institutions

1121. AIIMS – All India Institute of Medical Sciences

1122. JIPMER – Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research

1123. PGIMER – Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research

1124. NIMHANS – National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

1125. ICMR – Indian Council of Medical Research

1126. WHO – World Health Organization

1127. CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1128. NIH – National Institutes of Health

1129. UNICEF – United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

1130. UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

1131. UNFPA – United Nations Population Fund

1132. WMA – World Medical Association

1133. NACO – National AIDS Control Organisation

1134. NRHM – National Rural Health Mission

1135. NUHM – National Urban Health Mission

1136. NHM – National Health Mission

1137. NPCDCS – National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke

1138. NHP – National Health Policy

1139. PHC – Primary Health Centre

1140. CHC – Community Health Centre

 Body Measurements & Units

1141. mmHg – Millimeters of Mercury (for BP)

1142. mg – Milligram

1143. gm – Gram

1144. kg – Kilogram

1145. ml – Milliliter

1146. L – Liter

1147. cm – Centimeter

1148. mm – Millimeter

1149. bpm – Beats per Minute

1150. rpm – Respirations per Minute

 Infections & Immunology

1151. WBC – White Blood Cell

1152. RBC – Red Blood Cell

1153. PLT – Platelets

1154. Ag – Antigen

1155. Ab – Antibody

1156. IgG – Immunoglobulin G

1157. IgM – Immunoglobulin M

1158. IgA – Immunoglobulin A

1159. IgE – Immunoglobulin E

1160. IgD – Immunoglobulin D

1161. DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid

1162. RNA – Ribonucleic Acid

1163. mRNA – Messenger RNA

1164. PCR – Polymerase Chain Reaction

1165. RT-PCR – Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

1166. ELISA – Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay

1167. VDRL – Venereal Disease Research Laboratory

1168. WIDAL – Typhoid Test (after Georges-Fernand Widal)

1169. HBsAg – Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

1170. HCV – Hepatitis C Virus

Public Health & Awareness

1171. AIDS – Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

1172. HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus

1173. NACO – National AIDS Control Organisation

1174. RCH – Reproductive and Child Health

1175. MCH – Maternal and Child Health

1176. ANC – Antenatal Care

1177. PNC – Postnatal Care

1178. IFA – Iron and Folic Acid

1179. ORS – Oral Rehydration Solution

1180. IUD – Intrauterine Device

1181. ART – Antiretroviral Therapy

1182. DOTS – Directly Observed Treatment Short Course

1183. IEC – Information, Education and Communication

1184. IMR – Infant Mortality Rate

1185. MMR – Maternal Mortality Rate

1186. NMR – Neonatal Mortality Rate

1187. TFR – Total Fertility Rate

1188. CPR – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

1189. BLS – Basic Life Support

1190. ALS – Advanced Life Support

 Miscellaneous Health Terms

1191. ENT – Ear, Nose and Throat

1192. OP – Outpatient

1193. IP – Inpatient

1194. LMP – Last Menstrual Period

1195. EDD – Expected Date of Delivery

1196. ANC – Antenatal Care

1197. PNC – Postnatal Care

1198. ICU – Intensive Care Unit

1199. TPR – Temperature, Pulse, Respiration

1200. V/S – Vital Signs

 General Banking

1201. RBI – Reserve Bank of India

1202. SBI – State Bank of India

1203. NABARD – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

1204. SIDBI – Small Industries Development Bank of India

1205. IDBI – Industrial Development Bank of India

1206. EXIM – Export-Import Bank of India

1207. IFCI – Industrial Finance Corporation of India

1208. IRDAI – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India

1209. SEBI – Securities and Exchange Board of India

1210. PNB – Punjab National Bank

1211. BOB – Bank of Baroda

1212. BOI – Bank of India

1213. UBI – Union Bank of India

1214. IOB – Indian Overseas Bank

1215. Canara Bank – Canara Bank

1216. HDFC – Housing Development Finance Corporation

1217. ICICI – Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India

1218. AXIS – Axis Bank Limited

1219. YES Bank – YES Bank Limited

1220. IDFC – Infrastructure Development Finance Company

 Banking Operations

1221. ATM – Automated Teller Machine

1222. PIN – Personal Identification Number

1223. IFSC – Indian Financial System Code

1224. MICR – Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

1225. NEFT – National Electronic Funds Transfer

1226. RTGS – Real Time Gross Settlement

1227. IMPS – Immediate Payment Service

1228. UPI – Unified Payments Interface

1229. BHIM – Bharat Interface for Money

1230. AEPS – Aadhaar Enabled Payment System

1231. NACH – National Automated Clearing House

1232. ECS – Electronic Clearing Service

1233. SWIFT – Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications

1234. BSR – Basic Statistical Return

1235. CBS – Core Banking Solution

1236. POS – Point of Sale

1237. QR – Quick Response (Code)

1238. OTP – One-Time Password

1239. KYC – Know Your Customer

1240. AML – Anti-Money Laundering

 Finance & Investment

1241. GDP – Gross Domestic Product

1242. GNP – Gross National Product

1243. NDP – Net Domestic Product

1244. NNP – Net National Product

1245. FDI – Foreign Direct Investment

1246. FII – Foreign Institutional Investor

1247. FIU – Financial Intelligence Unit

1248. PPP – Public-Private Partnership

1249. CAGR – Compound Annual Growth Rate

1250. ROI – Return on Investment

1251. EPS – Earnings per Share

1252. P/E – Price-to-Earnings Ratio

1253. NAV – Net Asset Value

1254. SIP – Systematic Investment Plan

1255. MF – Mutual Fund

1256. ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund

1257. IPO – Initial Public Offering

1258. FPO – Follow-on Public Offering

1259. NFO – New Fund Offer

1260. SME – Small and Medium Enterprise

 Accounting & Taxation

1261. GST – Goods and Services Tax

1262. VAT – Value Added Tax

1263. TDS – Tax Deducted at Source

1264. TCS – Tax Collected at Source

1265. PAN – Permanent Account Number

1266. TAN – Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number

1267. ITR – Income Tax Return

1268. CGST – Central Goods and Services Tax

1269. SGST – State Goods and Services Tax

1270. IGST – Integrated Goods and Services Tax

1271. ITC – Input Tax Credit

1272. HSN – Harmonized System of Nomenclature

1273. SAC – Service Accounting Code

1274. GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

1275. IFRS – International Financial Reporting Standards

1276. P&L – Profit and Loss

1277. B/S – Balance Sheet

1278. TB – Trial Balance

1279. AR – Accounts Receivable

1280. AP – Accounts Payable

 Currency & Payments

1281. INR – Indian Rupee

1282. USD – United States Dollar

1283. GBP – Great Britain Pound

1284. EUR – Euro

1285. JPY – Japanese Yen

1286. AED – Arab Emirates Dirham

1287. CAD – Canadian Dollar

1288. AUD – Australian Dollar

1289. CHF – Swiss Franc

1290. CNY – Chinese Yuan

1291. DEM – Deutsche Mark

1292. IMF – International Monetary Fund

1293. WB – World Bank

1294. WTO – World Trade Organization

1295. SDR – Special Drawing Rights

1296. FOREX – Foreign Exchange

1297. LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

1298. MCLR – Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate

1299. CRR – Cash Reserve Ratio

1300. SLR – Statutory Liquidity Ratio

 Indian Economic Institutions

1301. NITI Aayog – National Institution for Transforming India

1302. CSO – Central Statistical Office

1303. NSO – National Statistical Office

1304. DEA – Department of Economic Affairs

1305. DPIIT – Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

1306. DIPP – Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

1307. CBDT – Central Board of Direct Taxes

1308. CBIC – Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

1309. DRI – Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

1310. DGFT – Directorate General of Foreign Trade

1311. CAG – Comptroller and Auditor General

1312. FCI – Food Corporation of India

1313. NPCI – National Payments Corporation of India

1314. NABARD – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

1315. EXIM Bank – Export-Import Bank of India

1316. SIDBI – Small Industries Development Bank of India

1317. HUDCO – Housing and Urban Development Corporation

1318. NHB – National Housing Bank

1319. IRFC – Indian Railway Finance Corporation

1320. PFC – Power Finance Corporation

 Stock Market & Trading

1321. BSE – Bombay Stock Exchange

1322. NSE – National Stock Exchange

1323. NIFTY – National Stock Exchange Fifty Index

1324. SENSEX – Sensitive Index

1325. IPO – Initial Public Offering

1326. FPO – Follow-on Public Offering

1327. IPOC – Initial Public Offering Committee

1328. P/E – Price-Earnings Ratio

1329. EPS – Earnings per Share

1330. ROE – Return on Equity

1331. ROA – Return on Assets

1332. EBITDA – Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

1333. CAGR – Compound Annual Growth Rate

1334. NAV – Net Asset Value

1335. SIP – Systematic Investment Plan

1336. STT – Securities Transaction Tax

1337. LTP – Last Traded Price

1338. CMP – Current Market Price

1339. IPO – Initial Public Offer

1340. DRHP – Draft Red Herring Prospectus

 Loans & Banking Ratios

1341. EMI – Equated Monthly Instalment

1342. NPA – Non-Performing Asset

1343. CASA – Current Account Savings Account

1344. CAR – Capital Adequacy Ratio

1345. CRAR – Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets Ratio

1346. LTV – Loan to Value

1347. DPD – Days Past Due

1348. DSA – Direct Selling Agent

1349. DCCB – District Co-operative Central Bank

1350. PACS – Primary Agricultural Credit Society

 Insurance & Finance Terms

1351. LIC – Life Insurance Corporation of India

1352. GIC – General Insurance Corporation

1353. ULIP – Unit Linked Insurance Plan

1354. NPS – National Pension System

1355. EPF – Employees Provident Fund

1356. PPF – Public Provident Fund

1357. CPF – Contributory Provident Fund

1358. ESI – Employees State Insurance

1359. PMSBY – Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

1360. PMJJBY – Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana

1361. PM-VAYA – Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana

1362. AAY – Antyodaya Anna Yojana

1363. PM-KISAN – Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

1364. PMEGP – Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme

1365. PMGKY – Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

1366. PMUY – Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

1367. PMGSY – Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

1368. PMJDY – Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

1369. PMKVY – Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

1370. PMSYM – Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan Yojana

 Economic Indicators

1371. CPI – Consumer Price Index

1372. WPI – Wholesale Price Index

1373. IIP – Index of Industrial Production

1374. MSP – Minimum Support Price

1375. FRBM – Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management

1376. NITI – National Institution for Transforming India

1377. OMO – Open Market Operations

1378. REPO – Repurchase Rate

1379. REVERSE REPO – Reverse Repurchase Rate

1380. CRR – Cash Reserve Ratio

1381. SLR – Statutory Liquidity Ratio

1382. CPI-I – Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers

1383. CPI-AL – Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers

1384. GDP – Gross Domestic Product

1385. GVA – Gross Value Added

1386. NVA – Net Value Added

1387. BOP – Balance of Payments

1388. BOT – Balance of Trade

1389. CAD – Current Account Deficit

1390. FPI – Foreign Portfolio Investment

 Miscellaneous Financial Terms

1391. IPO – Initial Public Offering

1392. SME – Small and Medium Enterprise

1393. NBFC – Non-Banking Financial Company

1394. AMC – Asset Management Company

1395. AUM – Assets Under Management

1396. LRS – Liberalised Remittance Scheme

1397. FEMA – Foreign Exchange Management Act

1398. FERA – Foreign Exchange Regulation Act

1399. GSTN – Goods and Services Tax Network

1400. DFI – Development Financial Institution

 Basic Computer Terms

1401. CPU – Central Processing Unit

1402. GPU – Graphics Processing Unit

1403. RAM – Random Access Memory

1404. ROM – Read Only Memory

1405. HDD – Hard Disk Drive

1406. SSD – Solid State Drive

1407. USB – Universal Serial Bus

1408. BIOS – Basic Input Output System

1409. POST – Power On Self Test

1410. CMOS – Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

1411. VGA – Video Graphics Array

1412. HDMI – High Definition Multimedia Interface

1413. LAN – Local Area Network

1414. WAN – Wide Area Network

1415. MAN – Metropolitan Area Network

1416. PAN – Personal Area Network

1417. NIC – Network Interface Card

1418. IP – Internet Protocol

1419. DNS – Domain Name System

1420. ISP – Internet Service Provider

 Internet & Web

1421. HTTP – Hypertext Transfer Protocol

1422. HTTPS – Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

1423. URL – Uniform Resource Locator

1424. WWW – World Wide Web

1425. HTML – Hypertext Markup Language

1426. CSS – Cascading Style Sheets

1427. JS – JavaScript

1428. PHP – Hypertext Preprocessor

1429. SQL – Structured Query Language

1430. API – Application Programming Interface

1431. DNS – Domain Name System

1432. SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

1433. POP3 – Post Office Protocol Version 3

1434. IMAP – Internet Message Access Protocol

1435. FTP – File Transfer Protocol

1436. SFTP – Secure File Transfer Protocol

1437. VPN – Virtual Private Network

1438. IP – Internet Protocol

1439. IPV4 – Internet Protocol Version 4

1440. IPV6 – Internet Protocol Version 6

 Software & Applications

1441. OS – Operating System

1442. GUI – Graphical User Interface

1443. CLI – Command Line Interface

1444. UI – User Interface

1445. UX – User Experience

1446. IDE – Integrated Development Environment

1447. SDK – Software Development Kit

1448. OOP – Object-Oriented Programming

1449. DBMS – Database Management System

1450. RDBMS – Relational Database Management System

1451. AI – Artificial Intelligence

1452. ML – Machine Learning

1453. NLP – Natural Language Processing

1454. IoT – Internet of Things

1455. AR – Augmented Reality

1456. VR – Virtual Reality

1457. XR – Extended Reality

1458. DL – Deep Learning

1459. ANN – Artificial Neural Network

1460. CNN – Convolutional Neural Network

 Cybersecurity & Networking

1461. DDoS – Distributed Denial of Service

1462. SSL – Secure Socket Layer

1463. TLS – Transport Layer Security

1464. SSH – Secure Shell

1465. MAC – Media Access Control

1466. DNSSEC – Domain Name System Security Extensions

1467. IDS – Intrusion Detection System

1468. IPS – Intrusion Prevention System

1469. MFA – Multi-Factor Authentication

1470. 2FA – Two-Factor Authentication

1471. OTP – One-Time Password

1472. RDP – Remote Desktop Protocol

1473. WEP – Wired Equivalent Privacy

1474. WPA – Wi-Fi Protected Access

1475. AES – Advanced Encryption Standard

1476. RSA – Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (encryption algorithm)

1477. PGP – Pretty Good Privacy

1478. VPN – Virtual Private Network

1479. CAPTCHA – Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart

1480. HTTPS – Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

 Networking Devices

1481. IP – Internet Protocol

1482. DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

1483. ARP – Address Resolution Protocol

1484. NAT – Network Address Translation

1485. TCP – Transmission Control Protocol

1486. UDP – User Datagram Protocol

1487. ICMP – Internet Control Message Protocol

1488. SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol

1489. BGP – Border Gateway Protocol

1490. OSPF – Open Shortest Path First

1491. VLAN – Virtual Local Area Network

1492. WLAN – Wireless Local Area Network

1493. Wi-Fi – Wireless Fidelity

1494. LTE – Long Term Evolution

1495. 5G – Fifth Generation Mobile Network

1496. EDGE – Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution

1497. GSM – Global System for Mobile Communications

1498. CDMA – Code Division Multiple Access

1499. RFID – Radio Frequency Identification

1500. NFC – Near Field Communication

 Data & Storage

1501. KB – Kilobyte

1502. MB – Megabyte

1503. GB – Gigabyte

1504. TB – Terabyte

1505. PB – Petabyte

1506. EB – Exabyte

1507. ZB – Zettabyte

1508. YB – Yottabyte

1509. RAID – Redundant Array of Independent Disks

1510. NAS – Network Attached Storage

1511. SAN – Storage Area Network

1512. DAS – Direct Attached Storage

1513. SCSI – Small Computer System Interface

1514. SATA – Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

1515. NVMe – Non-Volatile Memory Express

1516. FAT – File Allocation Table

1517. NTFS – New Technology File System

1518. EXT – Extended File System

1519. ISO – International Organization for Standardization (also image format)

1520. ZIP – Zone Information Protocol (or compressed file format)

 Cloud Computing

1521. IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service

1522. PaaS – Platform as a Service

1523. SaaS – Software as a Service

1524. DaaS – Data as a Service

1525. FaaS – Function as a Service

1526. CaaS – Container as a Service

1527. AWS – Amazon Web Services

1528. GCP – Google Cloud Platform

1529. Azure – Microsoft Azure

1530. CDN – Content Delivery Network

1531. API – Application Programming Interface

1532. SLA – Service Level Agreement

1533. VM – Virtual Machine

1534. VPC – Virtual Private Cloud

1535. CLI – Command Line Interface

1536. GUI – Graphical User Interface

1537. IAM – Identity and Access Management

1538. CI – Continuous Integration

1539. CD – Continuous Deployment

1540. DevOps – Development and Operations

 Programming & Development

1541. HTML – HyperText Markup Language

1542. CSS – Cascading Style Sheets

1543. JS – JavaScript

1544. JSON – JavaScript Object Notation

1545. XML – eXtensible Markup Language

1546. YAML – Yet Another Markup Language

1547. CUI – Character User Interface

1548. SDK – Software Development Kit

1549. API – Application Programming Interface

1550. MVC – Model View Controller

1551. REST – Representational State Transfer

1552. CRUD – Create, Read, Update, Delete

1553. ORM – Object Relational Mapping

1554. JVM – Java Virtual Machine

1555. JRE – Java Runtime Environment

1556. JDK – Java Development Kit

1557. IDE – Integrated Development Environment

1558. CLI – Command Line Interface

1559. AI – Artificial Intelligence

1560. ML – Machine Learning

 AI, Data & Emerging Tech

1561. NLP – Natural Language Processing

1562. DL – Deep Learning

1563. CNN – Convolutional Neural Network

1564. RNN – Recurrent Neural Network

1565. GAN – Generative Adversarial Network

1566. LLM – Large Language Model

1567. API – Application Programming Interface

1568. GPU – Graphics Processing Unit

1569. TPU – Tensor Processing Unit

1570. AIoT – Artificial Intelligence of Things

1571. BI – Business Intelligence

1572. ETL – Extract, Transform, Load

1573. SQL – Structured Query Language

1574. NOSQL – Not Only SQL

1575. OLAP – Online Analytical Processing

1576. OLTP – Online Transaction Processing

1577. KNN – K-Nearest Neighbors

1578. SVM – Support Vector Machine

1579. PCA – Principal Component Analysis

1580. LDA – Linear Discriminant Analysis

 Tech Miscellaneous

1581. API – Application Programming Interface

1582. SDK – Software Development Kit

1583. OS – Operating System

1584. BIOS – Basic Input Output System

1585. GUI – Graphical User Interface

1586. CLI – Command Line Interface

1587. MIME – Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

1588. AI – Artificial Intelligence

1589. ML – Machine Learning

1590. IoT – Internet of Things

1591. GPS – Global Positioning System

1592. GIS – Geographic Information System

1593. RFID – Radio Frequency Identification

1594. NFC – Near Field Communication

1595. SMS – Short Message Service

1596. MMS – Multimedia Messaging Service

1597. PDF – Portable Document Format

1598. DOC – Document File

1599. ZIP – Compressed File Format

1600. EXE – Executable File

 Anatomy & Physiology

1601. CNS – Central Nervous System

1602. PNS – Peripheral Nervous System

1603. ANS – Autonomic Nervous System

1604. CVS – Cardiovascular System

1605. RS – Respiratory System

1606. GIT – Gastrointestinal Tract

1607. GU – Genitourinary System

1608. MSK – Musculoskeletal System

1609. ENT – Ear, Nose, and Throat

1610. OBG – Obstetrics and Gynecology

1611. CNS – Central Nervous System

1612. GI – Gastrointestinal

1613. GU – Genitourinary

1614. NS – Nervous System

1615. CVS – Cardiovascular System

1616. HR – Heart Rate

1617. BP – Blood Pressure

1618. BMI – Body Mass Index

1619. BMR – Basal Metabolic Rate

1620. TPR – Temperature, Pulse, Respiration

 Genetics & Molecular Biology

1621. DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid

1622. RNA – Ribonucleic Acid

1623. mRNA – Messenger RNA

1624. tRNA – Transfer RNA

1625. rRNA – Ribosomal RNA

1626. SNP – Single Nucleotide Polymorphism

1627. PCR – Polymerase Chain Reaction

1628. RT-PCR – Reverse Transcriptase PCR

1629. ELISA – Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay

1630. HLA – Human Leukocyte Antigen

1631. CRISPR – Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

1632. kDa – Kilodalton

1633. ORF – Open Reading Frame

1634. RFLP – Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism

1635. VNTR – Variable Number Tandem Repeat

1636. cDNA – Complementary DNA

1637. SNP – Single Nucleotide Polymorphism

1638. GWA – Genome-Wide Association

1639. RNAi – RNA Interference

1640. miRNA – Micro RNA

 Diseases & Infections

1641. TB – Tuberculosis

1642. HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus

1643. AIDS – Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

1644. COVID – Coronavirus Disease

1645. SARS – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

1646. MERS – Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

1647. H1N1 – Swine Flu Virus

1648. HPV – Human Papillomavirus

1649. HBV – Hepatitis B Virus

1650. HCV – Hepatitis C Virus

1651. DVT – Deep Vein Thrombosis

1652. COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1653. CAD – Coronary Artery Disease

1654. CHF – Congestive Heart Failure

1655. MI – Myocardial Infarction

1656. CVA – Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)

1657. DM – Diabetes Mellitus

1658. HTN – Hypertension

1659. RA – Rheumatoid Arthritis

1660. CKD – Chronic Kidney Disease

 Vaccines & Immunology

1661. BCG – Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (Vaccine for TB)

1662. MMR – Measles, Mumps, Rubella

1663. DPT – Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus

1664. IPV – Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine

1665. OPV – Oral Poliovirus Vaccine

1666. Hib – Haemophilus influenzae type B

1667. HepA – Hepatitis A Vaccine

1668. HepB – Hepatitis B Vaccine

1669. TT – Tetanus Toxoid

1670. PCV – Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

1671. JE – Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine

1672. COVID-19 – Coronavirus Disease 2019

1673. SARS-CoV-2 – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2

1674. IgG – Immunoglobulin G

1675. IgM – Immunoglobulin M

1676. IgA – Immunoglobulin A

1677. IgE – Immunoglobulin E

1678. IgD – Immunoglobulin D

1679. ADA – Adenosine Deaminase

1680. CRP – C-Reactive Protein

 Lab Tests & Diagnostics

1681. CBC – Complete Blood Count

1682. Hb – Hemoglobin

1683. Hct – Hematocrit

1684. WBC – White Blood Cells

1685. RBC – Red Blood Cells

1686. PLT – Platelets

1687. FBS – Fasting Blood Sugar

1688. PPBS – Post Prandial Blood Sugar

1689. RBS – Random Blood Sugar

1690. LFT – Liver Function Test

1691. KFT – Kidney Function Test

1692. TFT – Thyroid Function Test

1693. BUN – Blood Urea Nitrogen

1694. SGPT – Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase

1695. SGOT – Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase

1696. ALP – Alkaline Phosphatase

1697. LDH – Lactate Dehydrogenase

1698. PSA – Prostate Specific Antigen

1699. ESR – Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

1700. VDRL – Venereal Disease Research Laboratory Test

 Medical Procedures

1701. ECG – Electrocardiogram

1702. EEG – Electroencephalogram

1703. EMG – Electromyography

1704. MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging

1705. CT – Computed Tomography

1706. USG – Ultrasonography

1707. X-Ray – X-Radiation

1708. PET – Positron Emission Tomography

1709. ECHO – Echocardiography

1710. CATH – Cardiac Catheterization

1711. BIPAP – Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure

1712. CPAP – Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

1713. IV – Intravenous

1714. IM – Intramuscular

1715. SC – Subcutaneous

1716. PR – Per Rectal

1717. PO – Per Oral

1718. NPO – Nothing by Mouth

1719. Rx – Prescription

1720. Tx – Treatment

 Healthcare Programs & Roles

1721. PHC – Primary Health Centre

1722. CHC – Community Health Centre

1723. ASHA – Accredited Social Health Activist

1724. ANM – Auxiliary Nurse Midwife

1725. MO – Medical Officer

1726. CMO – Chief Medical Officer

1727. RMO – Resident Medical Officer

1728. GNM – General Nursing & Midwifery

1729. BSc Nursing – Bachelor of Science in Nursing

1730. PG – Post Graduate (Doctor)

1731. DM – Doctorate of Medicine

1732. MS – Master of Surgery

1733. DNB – Diplomate of National Board

1734. DGO – Diploma in Gynecology & Obstetrics

1735. DCH – Diploma in Child Health

1736. CHO – Community Health Officer

1737. RRT – Rapid Response Team

1738. ICU – Intensive Care Unit

1739. NICU – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

1740. PICU – Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

 Drugs & Treatment Terms

1741. OTC – Over the Counter

1742. Rx – Prescription

1743. PRN – As Needed (Pro Re Nata)

1744. OD – Once Daily

1745. BD – Twice Daily

1746. TDS – Thrice Daily

1747. QID – Four Times a Day

1748. HS – At Bedtime (Hora Somni)

1749. IV – Intravenous

1750. IM – Intramuscular

1751. SC – Subcutaneous

1752. SL – Sublingual

1753. TOP – Topical

1754. ER – Extended Release

1755. CR – Controlled Release

1756. SR – Sustained Release

1757. NSAID – Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug

1758. ACE – Angiotensin Converting Enzyme

1759. ARB – Angiotensin Receptor Blocker

1760. BB – Beta Blocker

 Epidemiology & Public Health

1761. IMR – Infant Mortality Rate

1762. MMR – Maternal Mortality Rate

1763. NMR – Neonatal Mortality Rate

1764. TFR – Total Fertility Rate

1765. RCH – Reproductive & Child Health

1766. MCH – Maternal & Child Health

1767. ANC – Antenatal Care

1768. PNC – Postnatal Care

1769. IFA – Iron Folic Acid

1770. ORS – Oral Rehydration Solution

1771. DOTS – Directly Observed Treatment Short Course

1772. IEC – Information, Education, Communication

1773. ART – Antiretroviral Therapy

1774. NACO – National AIDS Control Organization

1775. NRHM – National Rural Health Mission

1776. NUHM – National Urban Health Mission

1777. NHM – National Health Mission

1778. IDSP – Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme

1779. NVBDCP – National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme

1780. NVHCP – National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme

 Laboratory & Research Terms

1781. SOP – Standard Operating Procedure

1782. QA – Quality Assurance

1783. QC – Quality Control

1784. GLP – Good Laboratory Practice

1785. GCP – Good Clinical Practice

1786. IEC – Institutional Ethics Committee

1787. IRB – Institutional Review Board

1788. RCT – Randomized Controlled Trial

1789. NCT – National Clinical Trial

1790. CI – Confidence Interval

1791. OR – Odds Ratio

1792. RR – Relative Risk

1793. HR – Hazard Ratio

1794. SD – Standard Deviation

1795. SE – Standard Error

1796. CI – Confidence Interval

1797. p-value – Probability Value

1798. ROC – Receiver Operating Characteristic

1799. AUC – Area Under Curve

1800. BMI – Body Mass Index

 Government Ministries & Departments

1801. PMO – Prime Minister’s Office

1802. MOS – Minister of State

1803. MEA – Ministry of External Affairs

1804. MoD – Ministry of Defence

1805. MoF – Ministry of Finance

1806. MoHFW – Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

1807. MoE – Ministry of Education

1808. MoSJE – Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

1809. MoHRD – Ministry of Human Resource Development

1810. MoRD – Ministry of Rural Development

1811. MoSPI – Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

1812. MoUD – Ministry of Urban Development

1813. MoWR – Ministry of Water Resources

1814. MoC – Ministry of Commerce

1815. MoI&B – Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

1816. MoES – Ministry of Earth Sciences

1817. MoT – Ministry of Tourism

1818. MoPNG – Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

1819. MoST – Ministry of Science & Technology

1820. MoLabour – Ministry of Labour & Employment

 Defence & Armed Forces

1821. IN – Indian Navy

1822. IA – Indian Army

1823. IAF – Indian Air Force

1824. NCC – National Cadet Corps

1825. CDS – Chief of Defence Staff

1826. DRDO – Defence Research and Development Organisation

1827. BSF – Border Security Force

1828. CRPF – Central Reserve Police Force

1829. ITBP – Indo-Tibetan Border Police

1830. NSG – National Security Guard

1831. CISF – Central Industrial Security Force

1832. SSB – Sashastra Seema Bal

1833. MHA – Ministry of Home Affairs

1834. NIA – National Investigation Agency

1835. RAW – Research and Analysis Wing

1836. IB – Intelligence Bureau

1837. ICG – Indian Coast Guard

1838. ARMY HQ – Army Headquarters

1839. IAF HQ – Indian Air Force Headquarters

1840. NAVY HQ – Navy Headquarters

 Public Sector & Government Agencies

1841. RBI – Reserve Bank of India

1842. SBI – State Bank of India

1843. LIC – Life Insurance Corporation of India

1844. GIC – General Insurance Corporation of India

1845. NHAI – National Highways Authority of India

1846. NTPC – National Thermal Power Corporation

1847. BHEL – Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

1848. ONGC – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

1849. ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation

1850. DRDO – Defence Research and Development Organisation

1851. AIIMS – All India Institute of Medical Sciences

1852. ICAR – Indian Council of Agricultural Research

1853. ICMR – Indian Council of Medical Research

1854. CSIR – Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

1855. CBI – Central Bureau of Investigation

1856. NHA – National Health Authority

1857. NABARD – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

1858. EXIM Bank – Export-Import Bank of India

1859. SIDBI – Small Industries Development Bank of India

1860. HUDCO – Housing and Urban Development Corporation

Public Administration & Services

1861. UPSC – Union Public Service Commission

1862. PSC – Public Service Commission

1863. IAS – Indian Administrative Service

1864. IPS – Indian Police Service

1865. IFS – Indian Foreign Service

1866. IRS – Indian Revenue Service

1867. IDAS – Indian Defence Accounts Service

1868. ICAS – Indian Civil Accounts Service

1869. IS – Indian Statistical Service

1870. IES – Indian Engineering Service

1871. IPSC – Indian Police Service Cadre

1872. SSC – Staff Selection Commission

1873. NDA – National Defence Academy

1874. CDS – Combined Defence Services

1875. CAPF – Central Armed Police Forces

1876. IRS – Income Tax Department

1877. IT – Income Tax

1878. CBIC – Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

1879. CBDT – Central Board of Direct Taxes

1880. DM – District Magistrate

State & Local Administration

1881. DGP – Director General of Police

1882. SP – Superintendent of Police

1883. SDM – Sub-Divisional Magistrate

1884. Tehsildar – Revenue Officer

1885. MLA – Member of Legislative Assembly

1886. MP – Member of Parliament

1887. PCC – Pradesh Congress Committee

1888. ZP – Zilla Parishad

1889. GP – Gram Panchayat

1890. MLC – Member of Legislative Council

1891. LG – Lieutenant Governor

1892. CM – Chief Minister

1893. PM – Prime Minister

1894. MoS – Minister of State

1895. CS – Chief Secretary

1896. DC – Deputy Commissioner

1897. DYSP – Deputy Superintendent of Police

1898. SHO – Station House Officer

1899. BDO – Block Development Officer

1900. CEO – Chief Executive Officer

 Government Schemes & Programs

1901. PMJDY – Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

1902. PMUY – Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

1903. PMKSY – Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

1904. PMGSY – Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

1905. PMKVY – Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

1906. PMAY – Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

1907. PMVVY – Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana

1908. PMSBY – Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

1909. PMJJBY – Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana

1910. NSAP – National Social Assistance Programme

1911. ICDS – Integrated Child Development Services

1912. RTE – Right to Education

1913. SSA – Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

1914. MGNREGA – Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

1915. NSAP – National Social Assistance Programme

1916. NABARD – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

1917. NREGA – National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

1918. NPS – National Pension Scheme

1919. EPF – Employees Provident Fund

1920. PPF – Public Provident Fund

 Defence Miscellaneous

1921. IAF – Indian Air Force

1922. IN – Indian Navy

1923. IA – Indian Army

1924. NCC – National Cadet Corps

1925. CDS – Chief of Defence Staff

1926. DRDO – Defence Research & Development Organisation

1927. BSF – Border Security Force

1928. CRPF – Central Reserve Police Force

1929. ITBP – Indo-Tibetan Border Police

1930. NSG – National Security Guard

1931. CISF – Central Industrial Security Force

1932. SSB – Sashastra Seema Bal

1933. CAPF – Central Armed Police Forces

1934. ICG – Indian Coast Guard

1935. HQ – Headquarters

1936. CO – Commanding Officer

1937. XO – Executive Officer

1938. COAS – Chief of Army Staff

1939. CNS – Chief of Naval Staff

1940. CAS – Chief of Air Staff

 Public & Miscellaneous Terms

1941. RTI – Right to Information

1942. PIL – Public Interest Litigation

1943. NGO – Non-Governmental Organization

1944. CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility

1945. ICAR – Indian Council of Agricultural Research

1946. ICMR – Indian Council of Medical Research

1947. CSIR – Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

1948. UGC – University Grants Commission

1949. AICTE – All India Council for Technical Education

1950. NCERT – National Council of Educational Research and Training

1951. NCTE – National Council for Teacher Education

1952. NBA – National Board of Accreditation

1953. NAAC – National Assessment and Accreditation Council

1954. NSS – National Service Scheme

1955. NCC – National Cadet Corps

1956. PSU – Public Sector Undertaking

1957. IPO – Initial Public Offering

1958. FDI – Foreign Direct Investment

1959. FII – Foreign Institutional Investor

1960. WTO – World Trade Organization

 Government & Public Abbreviations Continued

1961. IMF – International Monetary Fund

1962. UN – United Nations

1963. UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund

1964. WHO – World Health Organization

1965. UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

1966. FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization

1967. ILO – International Labour Organization

1968. IMF – International Monetary Fund

1969. WB – World Bank

1970. WFP – World Food Programme

1971. UNDP – United Nations Development Programme

1972. IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency

1973. WTO – World Trade Organization

1974. G20 – Group of 20

1975. BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

1976. SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

1977. ASEAN – Association of Southeast Asian Nations

1978. BIMSTEC – Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation

1979. OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

1980. ICJ – International Court of Justice

 Government Offices & Roles

1981. DM – District Magistrate

1982. SP – Superintendent of Police

1983. SDM – Sub-Divisional Magistrate

1984. BDO – Block Development Officer

1985. CEO – Chief Executive Officer

1986. CS – Chief Secretary

1987. LG – Lieutenant Governor

1988. CM – Chief Minister

1989. PM – Prime Minister

1990. MoS – Minister of State

1991. IAS – Indian Administrative Service

1992. IPS – Indian Police Service

1993. IFS – Indian Foreign Service

1994. IRS – Indian Revenue Service

1995. IDAS – Indian Defence Accounts Service

1996. ICAS – Indian Civil Accounts Service

1997. IS – Indian Statistical Service

1998. IES – Indian Engineering Service

1999. SSC – Staff Selection Commission

2000. CAPF – Central Armed Police Forces