List of Abbreviation with Full Forms A to Z

An abbreviation or short form is a word or phrase in a long form that has been shortened. When people find it difficult to speak or recall long sentences, words, or phrases, they will shorten them. There are numerous short forms that we have heard or used but are unaware of their full expanded versions. We’ve compiled a list of the most commonly used/important full forms that are frequently used. This will also help you in competitive exams such as Bank Exams, IBPS Recruitment Exams, UGC NET or CSIR NET, IIT JAM, SSC, and RRB, and so on. In this blog, we have given a list of the most common abbreviated versions in alphabetical order. Check it out!

Abbreviations Starting with Letter A

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter A, along with their full forms.

ABS	Anti-Lock Braking System
ACE	Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
ACT	American College Testing (originally, has no official full form nowcp)
ADA	Aeronautical Development Agency
ADB	Asian Development Bank
ADCB	Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
ADR	American Depositary Receipt, Alternative Dispute Resolution
ADS (Medical)	Acquired Demyelinating Syndrome
AE	Account Executive
AFAIK	As Far As I Know
AGM	Annual General Meeting
AIEEE	All India Engineering Entrance Examination
AIIB	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
APEC	Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
AFK	Away From Keyboard
ALC	Automatic Live Control
ALM	Asset and Liability Management
AMU	Aligarh Muslim University
AOA	Articles of Association
APGVB	Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank
APL	Above Poverty Line
APM	Administered Pricing Mechanism, Application Performance Monitoring
ARC	Asset Reconstruction Company
ARO	Assistant Review Officer
ARDR	Agricultural and Rural Debt Relief
ASA	American Standards Association
ASAP	As Soon As Possible
ASBA	Application Supported by Block Amount
ASEAN	Association of South-East Asian Nations
ASEM	Asia-Europe Meeting
ASF	Advanced Systems Format
ASSOCHAM	Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
ATR	Action Taken Report
ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode / Automated Teller Machine
AM	Ante Meridiem
ANO	Academic New Office
AU	Astronomical Unit

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Abbreviations Starting with Letter B

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter B, along with their full forms.

BASIC	Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BAE	Before Anyone Else
BAF	Bachelor of Accounting and Finance
BAR	Best Available Rate
BBE	Bachelor of Business Economics
BBK	Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait
BBL	Big Bash League / Be Back Later
B2B	Business-to-Business
BCA	Bachelors of Computer Applications
BCC	Blind Carbon Copy
BC	Before Christ
BCBS	Basel Committee for Banking Supervision
BCSBI	Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
BDC	Block Development Council
BDE	Business Development Executive
BE	Bachelor of Engineering
B.Ed	Bachelor of Education
BEO	Block Education Officer
BFS	Breadth-First Search
BHIM	Bharat Interface for Money
BHMS	Bachelor of Homoeopathy Medicine and Science
BIFR	Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
BIMSTEC	Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
BJP	Bharatiya Janata Party
BITSAT	Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test
BLOB	Binary Large Object
BO	Branch Office
BOD	Biochemical Oxygen Demand
BOI	Bank of India
BOLT	BSE On-Line Trading (System)
BOP	Balance of Payments
BOT	Build, Operate and Transfer
BPL	Below Poverty Line
BPO	Business Process Outsourcing
BRICS	Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
BSF	Border Security Force
B.Sc.	Bachelor of Science
BSCS	Biological Sciences Curriculum Study / Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
BSE	Bombay Stock Exchange
BSG	Bharat Scouts and Guides
BSP	Bahujan Samaj Party
BSR	Basic Statistical Returns
BSTC	Basic School Teaching Certificate
B.Tech	Bachelor of Technology
BTS	Bangtan Sonyeondan
BYE	Be with You Everytime

Abbreviations Starting with Letter C

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter C, along with their full forms.

C & AG	Comptroller & Auditor General
CA	Chartered Accountant
CABE	Central Advisory Board of Education
CACP	Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
CAD	Capital Account Deficit
CAG	Comptroller and Auditor General of India
CAMELS	Capital adequacy, Asset quality, Management, Earnings, Liquidity, Sensitivity
CAPART	Council for People’s Action and Advancement of Rural Technology
CAR	Capital Adequacy Ratio
CARE	Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.
CBS	Core Banking Solution
CC	Clearing Corporation of India Limited
CCI	Competition Commission of India
CCIL	Clearing Corporation of India Limited
CCTV	Closed Circuit Television
CD	Certificate of Deposit
CDSL	Central Securities Depository Limited
CECA	Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
CEPA	Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
CFRA	Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts
CGL	Combined Graduate Level Examination
CHOGM	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
CIBIL	Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd
CII	Confederation of Indian Industry
CIS	Commonwealth of Independent States
CITES	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
CITU	Centre of Indian Trade Unions
CMP	Common Minimum Program
CPU	Central Processing Unit
CAT	Common Admission Test
CO	Capital Outlay
COBOL	Common Business-Oriented Language
CP	Commercial Paper
CPI	Consumer Price Index
CPI-AL	Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers
CPI-IW	Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers
CRAR	Capital to Risk Weighted Asset Ratio
CRA	Credit Reporting Agency
CRISIL	Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited
CRR	Cash Reserve Ratio
CRPC	Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPF	Central Reserve Police Force
CSIR	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CSAT	Civil Servant Aptitude Test
CTO	Chief Technology Officer
CID	Crime Investigation Department

Abbreviations Starting with Letter D

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter D, along with their full forms.

DA	Dearness Allowance / Daily Allowance
DAP	Development Action Plan
DBOD	Department of Banking Operations & Development
DBS Bank Ltd	The Development Bank of Singapore Ltd.
DCA	Department of Company Affairs
DCM	Department of Currency Management
DD	Demand Draft
DDS	Data Dissemination Standards
DICGC	Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
DIG	Deputy Inspector General of Police
DMA	Departmentalised Ministries Account
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DMLT	Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology
DSLR	Digital Single-Lens Reflex
DTP	Desktop Publishing
DP	Data Processing

Abbreviations Starting with Letter E

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter E, along with their full forms.

ECA	Essential Commodities Act
ECB	External Commercial Borrowings
ECS	Electronic Clearing Service
EDUSAT	Education Satellite
EEE	Exempt Exempt Exempt
EEFC Account	Exchange Earners Foreign Currency Account
EGOM	Empowered Group of Ministers
EMI	Equated Monthly Installment
EMS	European Monetary System
EPF	Employees Provident Fund
EPFO	Employees Provident Fund Organisation
ERNET	Educational and Research Network
ESA	European Space Agency
ESCAP	United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESMA	European Securities and Markets Authority
ESOP	Employee Stock Option Program
ETF	Exchange Traded Fund
EU	European Union
EXIM	Export-Import Bank of India
ERP	Enterprise Resource Planning

Abbreviations Starting with Letter F

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter F, along with their full forms.

FAO	Food and Agriculture Organisation
FCCB	Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
FCNR	Foreign Currency (Non-Resident) Accounts Scheme
FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
FEMA	Foreign Exchange Management Act
FERA	Foreign Exchange Regulations Act
FICCI	Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
FII	Foreign Institutional Investors
FIPB	Foreign Investment Promotion Board (of India)
FMCG	Fast Moving Consumer Goods
FPO	Follow-on Public Offer
FTA	Free Trade Area

Abbreviations Starting with Letter G

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter G, along with their full forms.

GATT	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GCC	Gulf Cooperation Council
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GDR	Global Depositary Receipt
GK	General Knowledge
GNP	Gross National Product
GOI	Government of India
GPRS	General Packet Radio Service
GST	Goods and Services Tax

Abbreviations Starting with Letter H

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter H, along with their full forms.

HDFC	Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited
HDI	Human Development Index
HMU	Hit Me Up
HSBC	Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
HVAC	Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

Abbreviations Starting with Letter I

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter I, along with their full forms.

IAAI	International Airports Authority of India
IAAS	Indian Audit and Accounts Service
IADF	International Agricultural Development Fund
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency
IASB	International Accounting Standards Board
IAS	Indian Administrative Service
IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICAI	Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICAR	Indian Council of Agricultural Research
ICCW	Indian Council for Child Welfare
ICDS	Integrated Child Development Service
ICICI	Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
ICMR	Indian Council of Medical Research
IMO	In My Opinion / International Maritime Organization
ICRA	Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency
ICRC	International Committee of Red Cross
IDA	International Development Association
IDBI	Industrial Development Bank of India
IDR	Indian Depository Receipts
IES	Indian Economic Service
IEX	Indian Energy Exchange
IFAD	International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFC	International Finance Corporation
IFRS	International Financial Reporting Standard
IFSC	Indian Financial System Code
IFTU	International Federation of Trade Unions
IFWJ	Indian Federation of Working Journalists
IIP	Index of Industrial Production
IIPA	Indian Institute of Public Administration
IISS	International Institute of Strategic Studies
ILO	International Labour Organisation
IMF	International Monetary Fund
IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
IMRB	Indian Market Research Bureau
INC	Incorporated
INMARSAT	International Maritime Satellite Organisation
INR	Indian Rupee
INTERPOL	International Police Organisation
INTUC	Indian National Trade Union Congress
IOC	International Olympic Committee
IP	Interest Payment
IPCC	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPEC	International Program on Elimination of Child Labour
IPO	Initial Public Offer
IPR	Intellectual Property Right
IRDA	Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
IREP	Integrated Rural Energy Planning
ISRO	Indian Space Research Organisation
ITAT	Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
ITO	International Trade Organisation / Income-Tax Officer
ITU	International Telecommunication Union

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Abbreviations Starting with Letter J

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter J, along with their full forms.

JNNURM	Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
JAC	Joint Admission Committee
JAIIB	Junior Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers
JCB	Joseph Cyril Bamford (Excavators Ltd.)
JCECE	Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination
JCO	Junior Commissioned Officer
JEE	Joint Entrance Examination
JFMC	Joint Forest Management Committee
JFM	Joint Forest Management
JIMEX	Japan-India Maritime Exercise
JKBOSE	Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education
JNU	Jawaharlal Nehru University
JOBS	Job Opportunities and Business Support
JPC	Joint Parliamentary Committee
JRC	Junior Research Council
JRF	Junior Research Fellowship
JSE	Johannesburg Stock Exchange
JTAG	Joint Test Action Group
JTO	Junior Telecom Officer
JUPITER	Joint Universal Program for Information Technology and Education Research
JV	Joint Venture
JVP	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
JWST	James Webb Space Telescope
JWG	Joint Working Group
JCBL	Jagatjit Cotton & Textile Bus Ltd.
JMIC	Joint Military Information Centre
JCP	Joint Control Point
JMC	Joint Management Committee
JRCF	Joint Railway Consultative Forum
JNES	Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organisation

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Abbreviations Starting with Letter K

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter K, along with their full forms.

KPO	Knowledge Process Outsourcing
KTU	Kerala Technological University
KYC	Know Your Customer
KYC-NBFC	Know Your Customer – Non-Banking Financial Company
KVP	Kisan Vikas Patra
KVIC	Khadi and Village Industries Commission
KPSC	Kerala Public Service Commission
KPTCL	Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited
KSWDC	Kerala State Women’s Development Corporation
KSDC	Karnataka Skill Development Corporation
KVPY	Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
KPI	Key Performance Indicator
KRA	Key Result Area
KPMG	Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler
KISR	Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
KSEB	Kerala State Electricity Board
KSRTC	Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
KPSC (Karnataka)	Karnataka Public Service Commission
KDSL	Key Data Structure Language
KDA	Korea Defense Agency
KET	Key English Test
Kbps	Kilobits per second
KB	Kilobyte
KWh	Kilowatt-hour
Kg	Kilogram
Km	Kilometer
Kts	Knots (nautical speed unit)
KYC-NBFC	Know Your Customer – Non-Banking Financial Company
KVPY	Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
KVK	Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Abbreviations Starting with Letter L

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter L, along with their full forms.

LAMPS	Large-sized Adivasi Multipurpose Societies
LIC	Life Insurance Corporation (of India)
LLP	Limited Liability Partnership
LPC	Land Possession Certificate / Licensed Professional Counsellor
LAN	Local Area Network
LASER	Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
LED	Light Emitting Diode
LLB	Bachelor of Legislative Law
LLM	Master of Law (Legum Magister)
LPG	Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LTA	Leave Travel Allowance
LDO	Local Delivery Officer
LSR	Lady Shri Ram College (for Women, Delhi)
LPA	Lakhs Per Annum
LOC	Line of Control
LOA	Letter of Authority
LOL	Laugh Out Loud
LOI	Letter of Intent
LPGC	Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinder
LPAI	Land Ports Authority of India
LRS	Liberalised Remittance Scheme
LSE	London School of Economics
LTTE	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
LTE	Long Term Evolution
LVDC	Low Voltage Direct Current
LVDT	Linear Variable Differential Transformer
LWF	Labour Welfare Fund
LPA (Legal)	Legal Practitioners Act
LHS	Left Hand Side
LKG	Lower Kindergarten

Abbreviations Starting with Letter M

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter M, along with their full forms.

Short Form	Full Form
MA	Moving Average / Master of Arts
MAIT	Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology
MAT	Minimum Alternative Tax
MCA	Ministry of Company Affairs / Master of Computer Applications
MCAP	Market Capitalisation / Mid Cap
MDG	Millennium Development Goals
MEP	Minimum Export Price / Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing
MFA	Multi-Fiber Agreement / Master of Fine Arts
MFI	Micro Finance Institution
MFIN	Micro Finance Institution Network
MFN	Most Favoured Nation
MGNREGA	Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
MIBOR	Mumbai Interbank Offer Rate
MICR	Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MNC	Multi-National Corporation
MRP	Maximum Retail Price
MRTPC	Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
MRTS	Mass Rapid Transit System
MSME	Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
MSP	Minimum Support Price
MT	Mail Transfer / Metric Ton
MTO	Multilateral Trade Organization / Made to Order
MLA	Member of Legislative Assembly
MLC	Member of Legislative Council
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mbps	Megabits Per Second
MBBS	Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MBA	Master of Business Administration
MIS	Management Information System

Abbreviations Starting with Letter N

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter N, along with their full forms.

NABARD	National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
NAEP	National Adult Education Program
NAFED	National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd
NAFTA	North America Free Trade Agreement
NAM	Non-Aligned Movement
NAMA	Non-Agriculture Market Access
NASDAQ	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
NASSCOM	National Association of Software and Services Companies
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NAV	Net Asset Value
NBFC	Non-Banking Finance Companies
NCAER	National Council of Applied Economic Research
NCERT	National Council of Education Research and Training
NCPCR	National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
NDC	National Development Council
NEFT	National Electronic Fund Transfer
NEGP	National E-Governance Plan
NEP	National Education Policy
NFO	New Fund Offer
NGO	Non-Governmental Organization
NHAI	National Highways Authority of India
NHDP	National Highways Development Project
NHRC	National Human Rights Commission
NIC	National Industrial Classification / Network Interface Card
NIFT	National Institute of Fashion Technology
NIO	National Institute of Oceanography
NLMA	National Literacy Mission Authority
NMDC	National Mineral Development Corporation
NNP	Net National Product
NOHFC	Non-Operative Financial Holding Company
NPA	Non-Performing Asset
NPR	National Population Register
NRI	Non-Resident Indian
NSC	National Statistical Commission / National Savings Certificate
NSDL	National Securities Depository Limited
NVM	Never Mind
NCR	National Capital Region

Abbreviations Starting with Letter O

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter O, along with their full forms.

OD	Over Draft
ODA	Official Development Assistance
OECD	Organisation of Economic Co-Operation and Development
OGL	Open General License
OIC	Organisation of Islamic Countries
OIL	Oil India Limited
ONGC	Oil and Natural Gas Commission
OPEC	Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OSCE	Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
OTP	One Time Password
OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer
OS	Operating System
OPD	Outpatient Department
OCR	Optical Character Recognition
OTT	Over The Top
OMR	Optical Mark Recognition
OHS	Occupational Health and Safety
ORS	Oral Rehydration Solution
OTA	Officers Training Academy
OTPR	One Time Password Registration
OHP	Overhead Projector
OBS	Open Broadcaster Software
OMR Sheet	Optical Mark Reading Sheet
OSD	Officer on Special Duty
OTT Platform	Over The Top Platform
ODF	Open Document Format
ODS	Open Data Source
OWC	Open World Chat
OHPET	Oil, Hydrocarbon, Petroleum, Energy, and Technology
ORM	Online Reputation Management

Abbreviations Starting with Letter P

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter P, along with their full forms.

PAC	Public Accounts Committee
PACS	Primary Agriculture Credit Societies
PAN	Permanent Account Number (of Income Tax)
PATA	Pacific-Asia Travel Association; Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
PCI	Per Capita Income; Peripheral Component Interconnect
PD	Primary Deficit; Public Domain
PDO	Public Debt Office; Panchayat Development Officer
PDS	Public Distribution System
PH	Potential of Hydrogen
PIL	Public Interest Litigation
PIO	Persons of Indian Origin
PN	Participatory Note
PNB	Punjab National Bank
PO	Principal Office; Probationary Officer
POP	Point of Purchase; Post Office Protocol; Point of Presence
PPF	Public Provident Fund
PCS	Provincial Civil Service
PM	Post Meridiem; Prime Minister
PMI	Purchasing Managers’ Index
PMS	Portfolio Management Services; Premenstrual Syndrome
PMP	Project Management Professional
PMSBY	Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
PMJDY	Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
PMAY	Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
PPP	Public Private Partnership; Purchasing Power Parity
PPT	PowerPoint Presentation
PSU	Public Sector Undertaking
PSB	Public Sector Bank
PSTN	Public Switched Telephone Network
PTA	Parent Teacher Association

Abbreviations Starting with Letter Q

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter Q, along with their full forms.

QIB	Qualified Institutional Buyer
QIP	Qualified Institutional Placement
QLED	Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diode
QR	Quantitative Restriction; Quick Response
QMS	Quality Management System
QoS	Quality of Service
QD	Quaque Die (Latin: Once a Day, used in prescriptions)
QPSK	Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
QKD	Quantum Key Distribution
QFC	Qualified Foreign Corporation
QFD	Quality Function Deployment
QBR	Quarterly Business Review
QTA	Quick Turn Around
QVT	Quality, Value, Time
QNR	Quantitative Non-Response

Abbreviations Starting with Letter R

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter R, along with their full forms.

RBI	Reserve Bank of India
RDBMS	Relational Database Management System
RE	Revenue Expenditure
REC	Rural Electrification Corporation
RIDF	Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
RMB	Renminbi (Chinese Currency)
RR	Revenue Receipts; Rajasthan Royals
RRB	Regional Rural Bank
RSETI	Rural Self Employment Training Institute
RSS	Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
RTGS	Real Time Gross Settlement
RWA	Resident Welfare Association
RPF	Railway Protection Force
RRB NTPC	Railway Recruitment Board Non-Technical Popular Categories
RTO	Regional Transport Office
R&D	Research and Development
RAM	Random Access Memory
ROM	Read Only Memory
RFID	Radio Frequency Identification
ROI	Return on Investment
RO	Reverse Osmosis; Reviewing Officer
RPM	Revolutions Per Minute
RCS	Regional Connectivity Scheme
RFC	Request For Comments
RISC	Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks
RIL	Reliance Industries Limited
RNC	Registered Nurse Certified
RSBY	Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
RTI	Right to Information

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Abbreviations Starting with Letter S

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter S, along with their full forms.

SAARC	South Asian Association for Regional Co-Operation
SAFTA	South Asian Free Trade Area
SAIL	Steel Authority of India Limited
SAM	Social Accounting Matrix; Severe Acute Malnutrition
SAPTA	SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement
SARFAESI Act	Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002
SBI	State Bank of India
SC	Scheduled Caste
SCO	Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
SCOPE	Standing Conference on Public Enterprises
SDDS	Special Data Dissemination System
SDF	Shipping Declaration Form
SDR	Special Drawing Rights
SEBI	Securities and Exchange Board of India
SEWA	Self-Employed Women’s Association
SEZ	Special Economic Zone
SFC	State Financial Corporation
SGL	Subsidiary General Ledger; Spatial Graph Language
SIDBI	Small Industries Development Bank of India
SLR	Statutory Liquidity Ratio
SN	Student Nurse; Say Nothing; Serial Number; Special Needs
SSI	Small-Scale Industries
SSLC	Secondary School Leaving Certificate
ST	Scheduled Tribe
STDR	Special Term Deposit Receipt
SWOT	Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
SPG	Special Protection Group
SMS	Short Message Service
SIM	Subscriber Identity Module
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SQL	Structured Query Language
SSC	Staff Selection Commission
SWIFT	Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
SUV	Sports Utility Vehicle
SWAYAM	Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds
SPSS	Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer
SaaS	Software as a Service
SME	Small and Medium Enterprises
SOP	Standard Operating Procedure
SPM	Suspended Particulate Matter
S&T	Science and Technology
SDG	Sustainable Development Goals
SKU	Stock Keeping Unit
SCM	Supply Chain Management

Abbreviations Starting with Letter T

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter T, along with their full forms.

TC	Temporary Change; Transfer Certificate
TDS	Tax Deducted at Source
TIFR	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
TIN	Tax Information Network
TINXSYS	Tax Information Exchange System
TISCO	Tata Iron and Steel Company
TPDS	Targeted Public Distribution System
TRAI	Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
TRIMS	Trade-Related Investment Measures
TRIPS	Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
TRP	Television Rating Point
TAT	Turn Around Time
TMT	Thermo Mechanically Treated (Bars)
TNT	Trinitrotoluene
TCS	Tata Consultancy Services; Tax Collected at Source
TOEFL	Test of English as a Foreign Language
TV	Television
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol
TLS	Transport Layer Security
TB	Tuberculosis; Terabyte
TDSAT	Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
TGT	Trained Graduate Teacher
TQM	Total Quality Management
TSP	Tribal Sub-Plan
TT	Telegraphic Transfer; Table Tennis
TURF	Training Under Resource Faculty
TDR	Term Deposit Receipt; Transferable Development Rights
TRF	Transfer
TUV	Technischer Überwachungsverein (Technical Inspection Association, Germany)
TMTL	TAFE Motors and Tractors Limited
TLSN	Transport Layer Security Network
TWS	True Wireless Stereo
TINAA	There Is No Alternative Approach
TNPSC	Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
TSPSC	Telangana State Public Service Commission

Abbreviations Starting with Letter U

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter U, along with their full forms.

UCO	United Commercial Bank
UN	United Nations
UNCTAD	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP	United Nations Development Program
UNEF	United Nations Emergency Force
UNEP	United Nations Environment Program
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNHCR	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHRC	United Nations Human Rights Commission
UNICEF	United Nations International Children’s (Emergency) Fund
UNIDO	United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
UNRRA	United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
US	United States
USD	US Dollars
USE	United Stock Exchange

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Abbreviations Starting with Letter V

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter V, along with their full forms.

VAT	Value-Added Tax	A consumption tax.
VBA	Visual Basic for Applications	A programming language for Microsoft Office.
VC	Venture Capital	Funding for startups.
VDIS	Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme	A tax compliance scheme in India.
VVIP	Very Very Important Person	A high-priority individual.

Abbreviations Starting with Letter W

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter W, along with their full forms.

WCW	World Championship Wrestling	A former wrestling organization.
WEF	World Economic Forum	A global economic organisation.
WHO	World Health Organisation	A UN health agency.
WIPO	World Intellectual Property Organisation	A UN agency for intellectual property.
WLL	Wireless Local Loop	A wireless communication system.
WYSIWYG	What You See Is What You Get	A user interface term.

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Abbreviations Starting with Letter X

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter X, along with their full forms.

XML	Extensible Markup Language	A flexible markup language used for structuring data on the web.
XDR	External Data Representation	A standard for data serialisation in computer networks.
XHTML	Extensible HyperText Markup Language	A stricter version of HTML used for web development.
XUV	Crossover Utility Vehicle	A vehicle combining features of SUVs and passenger cars.
XSEED	eXperiential Social Emotional Educational Development	An educational curriculum framework used in schools.

Abbreviations Starting with Letter Y

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter Y, along with their full forms.

Y2K	Year 2000	Refers to anticipated computer issues during the transition to the year 2000.
YAML	YAML Ain’t Markup Language	A human-readable data serialisation format used in software development.
YOY	Year Over Year	A method for comparing data across consecutive years in finance and economics.
YTD	Year to Date	A period from the start of the current year to the present, used in financial reporting.
YUP	Young Urban Professional	A demographic term for affluent, city-dwelling professionals.

Abbreviations Starting with Letter Z

The following section highlights common abbreviations that begin with the letter Z, along with their full forms.

ZIP	Zone Improvement Plan	A postal code system used in the United States for mail sorting.
ZBB	Zero-Based Budgeting	A budgeting method where all expenses must be justified from scratch.
ZSL	Zoological Society of London	An organisation focused on wildlife conservation and research.
ZTL	Zero-Turn Lawn Mower	A lawnmower with a zero-degree turning radius for efficient mowing.
ZWD	Zimbabwe Dollar	The former currency of Zimbabwe, now largely replaced by other currencies.

Learning abbreviations from A to Z helps students, professionals, and competitive exam aspirants build a stronger vocabulary and improve general knowledge. These short forms are widely used in academics, business, technology, and daily communication. A clear understanding of abbreviations not only saves time but also makes information easier to grasp. Going through this complete list ensures better preparation for exams and boosts confidence in both written and spoken contexts.

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