What is Abbreviation?
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a phrase or word. Abbreviation consists of a group of first letters taken from the word or phrase. For example, CPU: Central Processing Unit, GK: General Knowledge.
Abbreviation is a shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place of the whole word or phrase.
Following tables are the set or list of General Knowledge Abbreviations from 'A' to 'Z':
Abbreviations staring from 'A'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | AAFI | Amateur Athletics Federation of India |
| 2. | AAPSO | Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation |
| 3. | AASU | All Assam Students Union |
| 4. | ABM | Anti Ballistic Missile |
| 5. | AC | Alternate Current Ashok Chakra/ Air Conditioner/ Antarctic Club |
| 6. | ACC | Anxillary Cadet Core |
| 7. | AD | Ano Domini (After the birth of Jesus) |
| 8. | ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| 9. | AERE | Atomic Energy Research Establishment |
| 10. | AGOC | Asian Games Organisation Committee |
| 11. | AICC | All India Congress Committee |
| 12. | AICTE | All India Council of Technical Education |
| 13. | AIDS | Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome |
| 14. | AIFE | All India Football Federation |
| 15. | AIIMS | All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
| 16. | AIL | Aeronautics India Limited |
| 17. | AIMPLB | All India Muslim Personal Law Board |
| 18. | AIR | All India Radio (Broadcasting) |
| 19. | AITUC | All India Trade Union Congress |
| 20. | AM | Anti Meridian (Before Noon) |
| 21. | ANC | African National Congress |
| 22. | APEC | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| 23. | APSC | Army Postal Services Core |
| 24. | ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
| 25. | ASLV | Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| 26. | ASI | Archaeological Survey of India |
| 27. | ASSOCHAM | Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (India) |
| 28. | ASWAC | Airborne Surveillance Warning and Control |
| 29. | ATS | Anti Tetanus Serum |
Abbreviations staring from 'B'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | BAMS | Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery |
| 2. | BARC | Bhabha Atomic Research Centre |
| 3. | BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| 4. | BC | Before Christ (Before the birth of Jesus) |
| 5. | BCG | Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti TB Vaccine) |
| 6. | BCCI | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| 7. | BEL | Bharat Electronics Limited |
| 8. | BENELUX | Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg |
| 9. | BHEL | Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited |
| 10. | BIFR | Board of Industrial Finance and Reconstruction (Formerly Industrial Reconstruction Finance Board) |
| 11. | BIMSTEC | Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation |
| 12. | BIS | Bureau of Indian Standards |
| 13. | B Pharma | Bachelor of Pharmacy |
| 14. | BSF | Border Security Force |
Abbreviations staring from 'C'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | CAD | Command Area Developmeent |
| 2. | CAG | Comptroller and Auditor General |
| 3. | CARE | Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere |
| 4. | CASE | Commission for Alternative Sources of Energy |
| 5. | CAT | Central Administrative Tribunal, Computerised Axial Tomography |
| 6. | CAZRI | Central Arid Zone Research Institute |
| 7. | СВІ | Central Bureau of Investigation |
| 8. | CBSE | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| 9. | CCEA | Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs |
| 10. | CCS | Cabinet Committee on Security |
| 11. | C-DAC | Centre For Development of Advance Computing |
| 12. | CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
| 13. | CDRI | Central Drug Research Institute |
| 14. | CDS | Compulsory Deposit Scheme |
| 15. | CHOGM | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting |
| 16. | CID | Criminal lInvestigation Department |
| 17. | CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| 18. | CISF | Central Industrial Security Force |
| 19. | CITU | Centre of Indian Trade Unions |
| 20. | CNG | Compressed Natural Gas |
| 21. | COD | Central Ordnance Depot |
| 22. | COFEPOSA | Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act |
| 23. | СРО | Central Passport Organisation |
| 24. | CPRI | Central Power Research Institute |
| 25. | CRPF | Central Reserve Police Force |
| 26. | CRR | Cash Reserve Ratio |
| 27. | CSIR | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |
| 28. | CSO | Central Statistical Organisation |
| 29. | CTS | Computerised Tomography Scanner |
| 30. | CVC | Central Vigilance Commission |
Abbreviations staring from 'D'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | DDT | Dichloro Diphenyle Tri-chloroethane |
| 2. | DFDR | Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black box) |
| 3. | DIG | Deputy Inspector General |
| 4. | D. Lit. | Doctor of Literature |
| 5. | DM | District Magistrate |
| 6. | DMK | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam |
| 7. | DNA | Di-oxyrib0-Nucleic Acid |
| 8. | DPAP | Drought Prone Area Programme |
| 9. | DPC | Dabhol Power Company |
| 10. | DPSA | Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft |
| 11. | DRDO | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| 12. | DTH | Direct to Home |
| 13. | DVD | Digital Versatile Disk |
Abbreviations staring from 'E'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | EAS | Employment Assurance Scheme |
| 2. | ECD | European Central Bank |
| 3. | ECG | Electro Cardiogram |
| 4. | EEC | European Economic Community |
| 5. | EEG | Electro Encephalogram |
| 6. | ELISA | Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay |
| 7. | EMF | Electromotive Force |
| 8. | EPABX | Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange |
| 9. | EPZ | Export Processing Zone |
| 10. | ERDA | Energy Research and Development Administration |
| 11. | ESMA | Essential Services Maintenance Act |
| 12. | EVM | Electronic Voting Machine |
| 13. | EXIM Bank | Export-Import Bank of India |
Abbreviations staring from 'F'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | FAO | Food and Agriculture Organisation |
| 2. | FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA) |
| 3. | FBTR | Fast Breeder Test Reactor |
| 4. | FCI | Food Corporation of India/ Fertilizer Corporation of india |
| 5. | FDR | Flight Data Recorder (Black Box) |
| 6. | FERA | Foreign Exchange Regulation Act |
| 7. | FEMA | Foreign Exchange Management Act |
| 8. | FICCI | Federation of India Chambers of Commerce and Industry |
| 9. | FIPB | Foreign Investment Promotion Board |
| 10. | FIR | First Information Report |
| 11. | FRS | Fellow of the Royal Society |
| 12. | FTll | Films and Television Institute of India |
| 13. | FTZ | Free Trade Zone |
Abbreviations staring from 'G'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | GAIL | Gas Authority of India Limited |
| 2. | GATT | General Agreement on Tariff and Trade |
| 3. | GIC | General Insurance Corporation |
| 4. | GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
| 5. | GNLF | Gorkha National Liberation Front |
| 6. | GNP | Gross National Product |
| 7. | GPF | General Provident Fund |
| 8. | GPO | General Post Office |
| 9. | GPS | Global Positioning System |
| 10. | GSI | Geological Survey of lndia |
| 11. | GST | Goods and Service Tax |
Abbreviations staring from 'H'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | HAC | Hindustan Aluminium Corporation |
| 2. | HAL | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| 3. | HCF | Highest Common Factor |
| 4. | HDFC | Housing Development Finance Corporation |
| 5. | HIV | Human immuno-deficiency Virus |
| 6. | HMT | Hindustan Machine Tools |
| 7. | HUDCO | Housing and Urban Development Corporation |
| 8. | HYVS | High Yield Variety Seeds |
Abbreviations staring from 'I'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | IAAI | International Airport Authority of India |
| 2. | IAC | Indian Airlines Corporation |
| 3. | IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| 4. | IARI | Indian Agricultural Research Institute |
| 5. | IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) |
| 6. | ICAR | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
| 7. | ICBM | Inter Continental Ballistic Missile |
| 8. | ICC | International Cricket Council |
| 9. | ICFTU | International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
| 10. | ICICL | Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited |
| 11. | ICJ | International Court of Justice |
| 12. | ICMR | Indian Council of Medical Research |
| 13. | ICSI | Indian Company Secretaries lnstitute |
| 14. | IDA | International Development Agency |
| 15. | IDBI | Industrial Development Bank of India |
| 16. | IDO | International Defence Organisation |
| 17. | IDPL | Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited |
| 18. | IFA | Indian Football Association |
| 19. | IFCI | Industrial Finance Corporation of India |
| 20. | IFFL | International Film Festival of lndia |
| 21. | IFFCO | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative |
| 22. | ITU | International Federation of Trade Unions |
| 23. | IIPA | Indian Institute of Public Administration |
| 24. | IIS | Indian Institute of Sciences |
| 25. | IISCO | Indian Iron and Steel Company |
| 26. | IIT | Indian Institute of Technology |
| 27. | ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| 28. | IMA | Indian Military Academy |
| 29. | IMF | international Monetary Fund |
| 30. | INGCA | Indira Gandhi Gallery for Culture and Art |
| 31. | INS | Indian Naval Ship |
| 32. | INSAT | Indian National Satellite |
| 33. | INTELSAT | International Telecommunication Satellite |
| 34. | INTERPOL | International Police Organisation |
| 35. | INTUC | Indian National Trade Union Congress |
| 36. | IOC | International Olympic Committee/Indian Oil Corporation |
| 37. | IPC | Indian Penal Code |
| 38. | IPKF | Indian Peace Keeping Force |
| 39. | IQ | Intelligence Quotient |
| 40. | IRBM | Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile |
| 41. | IRC | International Red Cross |
| 42. | IRDA | Insurance Regulatory Development Authority |
| 43. | IRDP | Integrated Rural Development Programme |
| 44. | ISB | Indian Standard Bureau |
| 45. | ISM | Indian Schoo! of Mines |
| 46. | ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation |
| 47. | ISP | Internet Services Provider |
| 48. | ISRO | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| 49. | IST | Indian Standard Time |
| 50. | ITBP | Indo-Tibet Border Police |
| 51. | TDC | Indian Tourism Development Corporation |
| 52. | ITPO | Indian Trade Promotion Organisation |
| 53. | ITO | International Trade Organisation |
| 54. | ITUC | Indian Trade Union Congress |
Abbreviations staring from 'J'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | JMM | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
Abbreviations staring from 'K'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | KG | Kinder Garten |
Abbreviations staring from 'L'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | LASER | Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
| 2. | LIC | Life Insurance Corporation of India |
| 3. | LLB | Bachelor of Law |
| 4. | LLM | Master of Law |
| 5. | LMG | Light Machine Gum |
| 6. | LOC | Line of Control (Pakistan) |
| 7. | LoAC | Line of Actual Control (China) |
| 8. | LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| 9. | LSD | Lysergic acid di-ethylamide |
| 10. | LTTE | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam |
Abbreviations staring from 'M'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | MA | Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
| 2. | MASER | Master of Arts |
| 3. | MBA | Master of Business Administration |
| 4. | MBBS | Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery |
| 5. | MBT | Main Battle Tank |
| 6. | MCA | Monetary Compensatory Allowance/Master of Computer Application |
| 7. | MCC | Melbourne Cricket Club |
| 8. | MD | Doctor of Medicine |
| 9. | MFN | Most Favoured Nation |
| 10. | MI | Military Intelligence |
| 11. | MISA | Maintenance of Internal Security Act |
| 12. | MIT | Mechachusates Institute of Technology (USA) |
| 13. | MLA | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| 14. | MLC | Member of Legislative Council |
| 15. | MNC | Multi National Corporation |
| 16. | MRCP | Member of Royal College of Physicians |
| 17. | MRCS | Member of Royal College of Surgeons |
| 18. | MRTPC | Monopoly and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission |
| 19. | MODVAT | Modified Value Added Tax |
Abbreviations staring from 'N'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | NABARDD | National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development |
| 2. | NACO | National AIDS Control Organisation |
| 3. | NAEP | National Adult Education Programmne |
| 4. | NAFED | National Agricultural and Marketing Federation |
| 5. | NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| 6. | NAPP | Narora Atomic Power Plant |
| 7. | NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA) |
| 8. | NASSCOM | National Association of Security Dealer's Active Quotation |
| 9. | NCW | National Association of Software & Service Companies |
| 10. | NASDAQ | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| 11. | NATO | National Commission for Women |
| 12. | NCCR | National Council for Civil. Right |
| 13. | NCERT | National Council of Educational Research & Training |
| 14. | NDA | National Defence Academy |
| 15. | NDDB | National Dairy Development Board (Anand, Gujara) |
| 16. | NDF | National Defence Fund |
| 17. | NEERI | National Environment Engineering Research Institute |
| 18. | NEFA | North-East Frontier Agency |
| 19. | NEPA | National Environment Protection Authority |
| 20. | NFDC | National Film Development Corporation |
| 21. | NFL | National Fertilizer Limited |
| 22. | NHRC | National Human Rights Commission |
| 23. | NICO | New Information and Communication Order |
| 24. | NIDC | National Industrial Development Corporation |
| 25. | NIIT | National Institute of Information Technology |
| 26. | NIMHANS | National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences |
| 27. | NITIE | National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering |
| 28. | NMDS | National Missile Defence System (US) |
| 29. | NMEP | National Malaria Eradication Programme |
| 30. | NOIDA | New Okhla Industrial Development Authority |
| 31. | NPC | National Productivity Council |
| 32. | NPP | National Population Policy |
| 33. | NPT | Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty |
| 34. | NRDC | National Research and Development Corporation |
| 35. | NREP | National Rural Employment Programme |
| 36. | NRI | Non Resident Indian |
| 37. | NSC | National Security Council |
| 38. | NSSO | National Sample Survey Organisation |
| 39. | NTC | National Textile Corporation |
| 40. | NTPC | National Thermal Power Corporation |
Abbreviations staring from 'O'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | OGL | Open General Licence |
| 2. | OIL | Oil India Limited |
| 3. | OK | All Correct |
| 4. | ONGC | Oil and Natural Gas Commission |
| 5. | OPEC | Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
Abbreviations staring from 'P'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | PCI | Press Council of India |
| 2. | PCS | Provincial Civil Services |
| 3. | Ph. D | Doctor of Philosophy |
| 4. | PIN | Postal Index Number |
| 5. | PLO | Palestine Liberation Organisation |
| 6. | PM | Post Meridian/ Prime Minister |
| 7. | POTA | Prevention of Terrorism Act |
| 8. | PSLV | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| 9. | PTI | Press Trust of India |
| 10. | PRO | Public Relations Officer |
| 11. | PTO | Please Turn Over |
| 12. | PVC | Poly Vinyl Chloride/ Paramvir Chakra |
| 13. | PVSM | Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
| 14. | PWD | Public Work's Department |
| 15. | PWG | People's War Group |
Abbreviations staring from 'R'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | RADAR | Radio Angle Direction and Range |
| 2. | RAW | Research and Analysis Wing |
| 3. | R &D | Research and Development |
| 4. | RBI | Reserve Bank of India |
| 5. | RCC | Reinforced Cement Concrete |
| 6. | RDX | Research Developed Explosive |
| 7. | RIMC | Rashtriya Indian Military College |
| 8. | RMS | Railway Mail Service |
| 9. | RLEGP | Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme |
| 10. | RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| 11. | RPM | Revolutions Per Minute |
| 12. | RSS | Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh |
| 13. | RTO | Regional Transport Officer |
Abbreviations staring from 'S'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | SAARC | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| 2. | SAC | Space Application Centre |
| 3. | SAFTA | South Asian Free Trade Agreement |
| 4. | SAL | Sports Authority of India |
| 5. | SAIL | Steel Authority of India Limited |
| 6. | SAPTA | South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement |
| 7. | SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| 8. | SC | Security Council/ Supreme Court |
| 9. | SCI | Shipping Corporation of India |
| 10. | SCOPE | Standing Conference of Public Enterprises |
| 11. | SCRA | Special Class Railway Apprentice |
| 12. | SDR | Special Drawing Rights |
| 13. | SEBI | Security Exchange Board of India |
| 14. | SGPC | Siromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee |
| 15. | SHAR | Shri Harikota Range |
| 16. | SIDBI | Small Industries Development Bank of India |
| 17. | SIS | Secret Intelligence Service (U.K) |
| 18. | SITA | Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act |
| 19. | SLV | Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| 20. | SPCA | Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals |
| 21. | SPIC MACAY | Society for the Promotion of indian Classical music and culture |
| 22. | STARS | Satellite Tracking and Ranging Station |
| 23. | STD | Subscribers Trunk Dialing |
| 24. | STP | Software Technology Parks of India |
| 25. | SWAPO | South West African People's Organisation |
Abbreviations staring from 'T'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | TA | Travelling Allowance/Territorial Army |
| 2. | TC | Transfer Certificate, Trusteeship Council |
| 3. | TELCO | Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company |
| 4. | TELEX | Teleprinter Exchange |
| 5. | TISCO | Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited |
| 6. | TNT | Tri-nitro-toluene |
| 7. | TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| 8. | TRA | Telecom Regulatory Authority of India |
| 9. | TRIPS | Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights |
| 10. | TTE | Travelling Ticket Examiner |
| 11. | TTFI | Table Tennis Federation of India |
| 12. | TWA | Trans World Airlines (USA) |
Abbreviations staring from 'U'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | UDC | Upper Division Clerk |
| 2. | UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
| 3. | UGC | University Grants Commission |
| 4. | UHT | Ultra High Temperature |
| 5. | ULFA | United Liberation Front of Assam |
| 6. | UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| 7. | UNDP | United Nations Develópment Programme |
| 8. | UNEF | United Nations Emergency Force |
| 9. | UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| 10. | UNESCO | United Nations Economic Social and Cultural Organisation |
| 11. | UNFPA | United Nations for Population Activities |
| 12. | UNHCR | United Nations High Commission for Refugees |
| 13. | UNI | United News of India |
| 14. | UNICEF | United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund |
| 15. | UNO | United Nations Organisation |
| 16. | UPS | Uninterrupted Power Supply |
| 17. | UPSC | Union Public Service Commission |
| 18. | USP | Unique Selling Proposition |
| 19. | USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist Republic |
| 20. | UTI | Unit Trust of India |
Abbreviations staring from 'V'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | VAT | Value Added Tax |
| 2. | VDIS | Voluntary Disclosure of lncome Scheme |
| 3. | VC | Vice-Chancellor/Victoria Crosss |
| 4. | VIP | Very important Person |
| 5. | VPP | Value Payable Post |
| 6. | VRS | Voluntary Retirement Scheme |
| 7. | VSNL | Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited |
| 8. | VSSC | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre |
Abbreviations staring from 'W'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | WWF | World Wild Life Fund |
| 2. | WPI | Wholesale Price Index |
| 3. | WTO | World Trade Organisation |
| 4. | WWF | World Wild Life Fund for Nature |
| 5. | www | World Wide Web |
| 6. | WEF | World Economic Forum |
| 7. | WHO | World Health Organisation |
| 8. | WILL | Wireless in Local Loop |
| 9. | WMO | World Meteorological Organisation |
Abbreviations staring from 'Y'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | YMCA | Young Men's Christians Association |
| 2. | YWCA | Young Women's Christians Association |
Abbreviations staring from 'Z'
| Sr. | Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | ZBB | Zero Based Budgeting |
| 2. | ZPG | Zero Population Growth |
| 3. | ZS | Zoological Society |
| 4. | ZSI | Zoological Survey of India |
