| Abbreviation |
Full form |
| ADIDAS |
Adolf "Adi" Dassler |
| AAI |
Airport Authority of India |
| ACC |
Associated Cement Companies |
| ABP |
Ananda Bazaar Patrika News |
| ACS |
American Chemical Society |
| AHRC |
Asian Human Rights Commission |
| AIAA |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| AMC |
Annual Maintenance Contract / American Motors Corporation |
| AMUL |
Anand Milk Union Limited |
| AMW |
Asian Motors Limited |
| AT&T |
American Telephone & Telegraph Company |
| AYUSH |
Ayurvedic, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy |
| BARC |
Bhaba Atomic Research Center |
| BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
| BCCI |
Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| BIFR |
Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction |
| BIS |
Bureau of Indian Standards |
| BMW |
Bayerische Motoren Werke |
| BPL |
Below Poverty Line / British Physical Laboratories Group |
| BPO |
Business Process Outsourcing |
| BRICS |
Brazil Russia India China and South Africa |
| CBI |
Central bureau of Investigation / Central Bank of India |
| CBSE |
Central Board of Secondary Education |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| CID |
Crime Investigation Department |
| CISF |
Central Industrial Security Force |
| CRISIL |
Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited |
| CRPF |
Central Reserve Police Force |
| DS Group |
Dharampal Satyapal Group |
| DST |
Department of Science & Technology |
| DVC |
Damodar Valley Corporation |
| EPFO |
Employee Provident Fund Organization |
| ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FCI |
Food Corporation of India |
| FIFA |
Federation Internationale de Football Association |
| FMCG |
Fast-Moving Consumer Goods |
| FSSAI |
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India |
| GAIL |
Gas Authority of India Limited |
| GOOGLE |
Global Organization of Oriented Group Language of Earth |
| HP |
Hewlett-Packard |
| HUDCO |
Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited |
| IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
| IB |
Intelligence Bureau |
| IBM |
International Business Machines |
| IBPS |
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
| IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IFFCO |
Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited |
| IIFL |
India Infoline Finance Limited |
| IIT |
Indian Institute of Technology |
| IL&FS |
Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services |
| IMA |
Indian Military Academy / Indian Medical Association |
| IOC |
International Olympic Committee |
| IPCC |
Integrated Professional Competence Course / Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IPI |
International Press Institute |
| IRCTC |
Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation |
| IRDA |
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority / Infrared DATA Association |
| ISI |
Indian Standards Institute / Inter-Service Intelligence / Indian Statistical Institute |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| ISRO |
Indian Space Research Organization |
| ITI |
Industrial Training Institute |
| JBL |
James Bullough Lansing |
| DHL |
Dalsey Hillblom Lynn |
| DIG |
Deputy Inspector General |
| DLF |
Delhi Land and Finance |
| ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
| DRDO |
Defence Research and Development Organization |
| HDFC |
Housing Development Finance Corporation |
| HSBC |
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation |
| ICICI |
Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India |
| ICWAI / ICWA |
Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India / Indian Child Welfare Act |
| IDBI |
Industrial Development Bank of India |
| IFSC |
Indian Financial System Code |
| INR |
Indian Rupee |
| ITC |
Indian Tobacco Company, International Trade Center, Independent Telephone Company |
| JCB |
Joseph Cyril Bamford |
| JK Tyres |
Juggilal Kamlapat Ji Tyres |
| KEI |
Krishna Electricals Industries Limited |
| KFC |
Kentucky Fried Chicken |
| KPMG |
Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler |
| KRA |
Key Result Area/Key Responsibility Area |
| L&T |
Larsen and Toubro |
| LG |
Lieutenant Governor / Lucky Goldstar |
| LIC |
Life Insurance Corporation of India |
| MPEG |
Moving Picture Experts Group |
| MRF |
Madras Rubber Factory |
| MTNL |
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited |
| NAAC |
National Assessment and Accreditation Council |
| NABARD |
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NCC |
National Cadet Corps |
| NCERT |
National Council of Educational Research and Training |
| NDTV |
New Delhi Television |
| NEFT |
National Electronic Funds Transfer |
| NSDL |
National Securities Depository Limited |
| NTPC |
National Thermal Power Corporation |
| OEM |
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| ONGC |
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation |
| PSI |
PSI: Pound per Square Inch / Population Services International |
| PVR |
Priya Village Roadshow |
| RAW |
Research and Analysis Wing |
| RTO |
Regional Transport Office/ Road Transport Office |
| SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SAP |
Systems, Applications and Products |
| SEBI |
Securities and Exchange Board of India |
| SME |
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
| SWAT |
Special Weapons and Tactics |
| TAFE |
Tractors and Farm Equipment |
| TOI |
Times Of India |
| TVS |
Thirukkurungudi Vengaram Sundram |
| UGC |
University Grants Commission |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
| UPA |
UPA: United Production of America / United Progressive Alliance |
| UPSC |
Union Public Service Commission |
| USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| WEF |
World Economic Forum / With Effect From |
| WIPRO |
Western India Products |
| WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature / World Wrestling Federation |