Abbreviations & Full Forms: AD: Ano Domini (after the birth of Yeshu), ADB: Asian Development Bank, AICC: All India Congress Committee, AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIFF: All India FootballFederation, AIR: All India Radio, AITUC: All India Trade Union Congress, AK47: Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947, AM: Anti Meridian (Before Noon), ATM: Automated TellerMachine, BA: Bachelor of Arts, BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation, BC: Before Christ, BCCI: Board of Controlfor Cricket in India, BCom: Bachelor of Commerce, BCG: Bacillus CalmetteGuerin (Anti TB Vaccine), BEd: Bachelor of Education, BIS: Bureau of Indian Standards, BJP: Bharatheeya Janatha Party, BSc.: Bachelor of Science, BSF: Border Security Force, BSNL: Bharath Sanjar Nigam Limited, CBI: Central Beauro ofInvestigation, CBSE: Centre Board ofSecondary Education, CDMA: Code Division Multiple Accessory, CI: Circle Inspector of Police, CID: Criminal Investigation Department, CISF: Central Industrial Security Force, CITU: Centre of Indian Trade Union, CM: Chief Minister, Centi Metre, CPI: Communist Party of India, CPI(M): Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPU: Central Processing Unit, CRP: Central Reserve Police, DCA: Diploma in Computer Applications, DD: Demand Draft, D.Lit: Doctor of Literature, DIG: Deputy Inspector General, DM: District Magistrate, DMB: Digital Multimedia Broadcasting, DMK: Dravida MunetraKazhagam, DNA: Di-oxyribo Nucleic Acid, DTH: Direct To Home, DVD: Digital Versatile Disk, DYSP: Deputy Superintendent of Police, ECG: Electro Cardio Gram, Email: Electronic Mail, EMI: Equal Monthly Instalment, EMU: Electric Multiple Unit, ESMA: Essential Services Maintenance Act, EVM: Electronic VotingMachine, FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation, FIFA: Federation of International Football Association, FIR: First Information Report, FTA: Free To Air, GMT: Greenwich Mean Time, GPF: General Provident Fund, GPRS: General Radio Packet Service, GSM: Global System ofMobile, HAL: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, HDFC: Housing Development Finance Corporation, HDTV: High Definition Telivision, HIV: Human Immuno-deficiency Virus, ICC: International Cricket Council, ICICI: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Ltd., IDEN: Integrated Digital Enhanced Network, IFA: Indian Football Association, IFFI: International FilmFestival of India, IIT: Indian Institute of Technology, INC: Indian National Congress, INL: Indian National League, INSAT: Indian National Satellite, INTERPOLE: Interpole Police Organisation, INTUC: Indian National Trade Union Congress, IOC: Indian Oil Corporation, IPC: Indian Penal Code, IQ: Intelligence Quotient, ISE: International Stock Exchange, ISP: Internet Services Provider, ISRO: Indian Space Research Organization, IST: Indian Standard Time, IUML: Indian Union Muslim League,
JMM: Jharkhand MuktiMorcha, KAMCo: Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation Ltd., KG: Kinder Garten, KSRTC: Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, LAN: Local Area Network, LASER: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation, LDC: Lower Division Clerk, LIC: Life Insurance Corporation of India, LLB: Bachelor of Law, LLD: Doctor of Law, LLM: Master of Law, LMG: Light Machine Gun, LMV: Light Motor Vehicle, LPG: Liquified Petroleum Gas, LTTE: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, MA: Master of Arts, MBA: Master of Business Administration, MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, MCA: Master of Computer Application, MCom: Master of Commerce, MD: Doctor of Medicine, MEd: Master of Education, MI: Military Intelligence, MLA: Member of Legislative Assembly, MMS: Multiple Message Service, MO: Money Order, MP: Member of Parliament, MRS: Mobile Radio Service, MSc.: Master of Science, NABARD: National Bankof Agricultural and Rural Development, NACO: National AIDS Control Organization, NASA: National Aeronautic and Space Administration, NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NCC: National Cadet Corps, NCCR: National Councilof Civil Right, NCERT: National Council of Educational Research and Training, NDA: National DefenseAcademy, NDF: National DefenseFund, NHRC: National Human Rights Commission, NIC: National Information Centre, NIIT: National Instituteof Information Technology, NRI: Non Resident Indian, NSA: National SecurityAct, NSS: National Service Scheme,
OK: All Correct, OPEC: Organization of Petrolium Exporting Countries, PDC: Pre Degree Course, PG: Post Graduate, Ph.D: Doctor of Philosophy, PIB: Press InformationBeauro, PIN: Postal Index Number, PM: Prime Minister/ Post Meridian, PNR: Passanger Numerical Record, PSC: Public Service Commission, PSLV: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSTN: Public Switched Telephone Network, PTA: Parents and Teachers Association, PVC: Poly Vinyl Chloride/ Param Vir Chakra, PVSM: Param Vishist Seva Medal, PWD: Public Works Department, RADAR: Radio Detecting And Ranging, RBI: Reserve Bank of India, RCC: Reinforced Cement Concrete, RMS: Railway Mail Service, RSS: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, RTO: Regional Transport Officer, SAAF: South Asian Accountants Federation, SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, SC: Scheduled Caste/ Supreme Court/ Security Council, SEBI: Security Exchange Board of India, SET: State Eligibility Test, SEZ: Special EconomicZone, SI: Sub Ispector of Police, SIM: Subscriber Identity Module, SIV: Semen Immuno Deficiency Virus, SLV: Satellite Launch Vehicle, SMS: Short Message Services, SP: Superitendent of Police, SPARK: Service and Payroll Administrative Repository for Kerala, SSLC: Secondary School Leaving Certificate, STD: Subscribers Trunk Dialing, TB: Tuberculosis, TIN: Taxpayer's Identification Number, TRAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRQ: Tariff Rate Quota, TREND: Time to ReviveEducation, No Delay, UDC: Upper Division Clerk, UGC: University Grant Commission, UMTS: Universal Mobile Tele communication System, UNESCO: United Nations Economic and Social Commission, UNO: United Nations Organization, UTS: Unreserved Ticketing System, VAT: Value Added Tax, VIP: Very Important Person, VPP: Value Payable Post, VRS: Voluntary Retirement Scheme, VSNL: Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, WAP: Wireless Application Protocol, WHO: World Health Organisation, WWW: World Wide Web, ZIP: Zone Improvement Plan,