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ABBREVIATIONS

A.D. : Anno Domini(in the year of our loard)
A.D.B. : Asian Dovelopment Bank
A.I.D.S. : Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
A.I.I.M.S. : All India Institute of Medical Sciences
A.I.R. : All India Radio
A.M. : Anti Meridiem(before noon),Amplitude Modulation
ASEAN : Association of South East Asian Nations
A.S.L.V. : Augmentated Satellite Launch Vehicle
B.A. : Bechelor of Arts
BASIC : Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
B.B.C. : British Broadcast Corporation
B.C. : Before Crist
B.Com. : Bechelor of Commerce
B.C.G. : Bacillus of Calmette Guarin
BHEL : Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
B.P. : Blood Pressure
B.Pharma : Bechelor of Pharmacy
B.Sc. : Bechelor of Science
B.S.F. : Border Security Force
B.S.R.B. : Banking Service Recruitment Board
C.A. : Charted accountant,Classified Advertisement
CAT : Combined Aptitute Test
C.B.I. : Central Bureau of Investigation
C.D.S. : Combined Defence Service
CHOGM : Common Wealth Heads at Government Meeting
C.I.A. : Central Intelligence Agency(U.S.A.)
C-in-C : Commandor in Chief
CTBT : Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
CVC : Chief Vigilance Commision
D.D.T. : Dicholoro-Diphenyl-Tricholoro-ethene
DOS : Disk Operated System
DNA : deoxiribosNucleic Acid
DRDO : Defence Research and Dovelopment Organisation
D.T.C. : Delhi Transport Corporation
D.T.T.B. : Digital Teresterial Telivision Broadcasting
DTP : Desk Top Publication
ECG : Electro-Cardiogram
ESMA : Essential Service Maintenance Act
E.T.T. : Embryo Transfer Technology
etc : et cetera
E.U. : European Union
E & O.E. : Errors and Ommision Expected
FAX : Fascimile Exchange
FDI : Foriegn Direct Investment
F.I.P.B. : Foriegn Investment Promotion Board
F.I.R. : First Information Report
G.A.T.T. : General Agreement on Tarrif and Treade
G.D.R. : Global Depository Reciept
G.M.T. : Greenwich Mean Time
GSLV : Geo Stationary Launch Vehicle
G.S.M. : Global Setelite Mobile
HAL : Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
HUDCO : Housing and Urban Dovelopment Corporation
H.R.D. : Human Resource Dovelopment
IAEA : International Atomic Energy Agency
IBRD : International Bank for Reconstruction and Dovelopment
I.O.T.O. : Indian Ocean Tourism Organisation
I.C.S. : Indian Civil Services
IDBI : Industrial Dovelopment Bank of India
IGNOU : Indira Gandhi National Open University
I.L.O. : International Labour Organisation
I.M.F. : International Monetary Fund
I.R.A. : Insurance Regulatory Authority
I.S.R.O. : Indian Space Research Organisation
I.S.T. : Indian Standard Time
LASER : Light Amplification by Simulated Emmission of Radiation
L.I.C. : Life Insurance Corporation
LL.B. : Bechelor of Laws
LOC : Line Of Control
M.B.B.S. : Bechelor of Medicine and Bechelor of Surgery
M.L.A. : Member of Lasislative Assembly
NABARD : National Bank for Agriculture and Roral Dovelopment
N.A.S.A. : National Aeronotics and Space Administration
N.A.F.T.A. : North American Free Trade Agreement
N.C.C. : National Cadet Corps
N.C.E.R.T. : National Council of Educational Research and Training
N.D.A. : National Defence Academy
NHRC : National Human Rights Commission
NPT : Nuclear Non-Prolifiration Treaty
N.R.I. : Non Resident Indian
N.S.G. : National Security Guard
O.N.G.C. : Oil And Natural Gas Commission
O.P.E.C. : Oraganisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
P.A. : Personal Assistance
Ph.D. : Doctor of Philosophy
P.I.N. : Post Index Number
P.I.O.C. : Persons of Indian Origion Card
P.L.O. : Palestine Libration Organisation
P.M. : Post Meridiem
P.T.I. : Press Trust of India
P.W.D. : Public Works Department
R.B.C. : Red Blood Corpuscles
R.B.I. : Reserve Bank of India
R.I.M.C. : Rastriya Indian Militry College
SAARC : South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation
S.A.I.L : Steel Authority of India Limited
S.C. : Supreme Court,Scheduled Cast
S.E.B.I. : Securities Exchange Board of India
S.H.O. : Station House Officer
S.S.B. : Service Selection Board
S.S.C. : Staff Selection Commission
S.T.D. : Subcriber Trunk Dialing
TELEX : Teleprinter Exchange
T.R.A.I. : Telecommunication Regulatory Authory of India
U.D.C. : Upper Division Clerk
U.G.C. : University Grants Commission
U.N.O. : United Nation Organisation
U.N.E.S.C.O. : United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organisation
U.N.I.C.E.F. : United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund(United Nations Childrens Fund)
U.P.S.C. : Union Public Service Commission
V.D.I.S. : Voluntary Disclouser of Income Scheme
V.I.P. : Very Important Person
V.P.P. : Value Payable Post
w.e.f. : With Effect From
W.H.O. : World Health Organisation
W.T.O. : World Trade Organisation

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