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Short form	Full form	Subject
5G	Fifth Generation	Mobile and telecom
ABS	Anti-lock Braking System	Transport and travel
AC	Alternating Current	Science and medicine
AD	Anno Domini	Chat
AEPS	Aadhaar Enabled Payment System	Banking
AGM	Annual General Meeting	Office and business
AI	Artificial Intelligence	Computers and internet
AICTE	All India Council for Technical Education	School
AIDS	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome	Science and medicine
AIIMS	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	School
AKA	Also Known As	Chat
AM	ante meridiem	Chat
AM	Amplitude Modulation	Mobile and telecom
ANM	Auxiliary Nurse Midwife	Degrees and courses
API	Application Programming Interface	Computers and internet
APK	Android Package Kit	Mobile and telecom
APL	Above Poverty Line	Government
App	Application	Mobile and telecom
ASAP	As Soon As Possible	Chat
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange	Computers and internet
ASEAN	Association of Southeast Asian Nations	World bodies
ASHA	Accredited Social Health Activist	Science and medicine
ASI	Assistant Sub-Inspector	Government
ATC	Air Traffic Control	Transport and travel
ATM	Automated Teller Machine	Banking
ATM	At The Moment	Chat
ATP	Adenosine Triphosphate	Science and medicine
AYUSH	Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy	Science and medicine
B2B	Business to Business	Office and business
B2C	Business to Consumer	Office and business
BA	Bachelor of Arts	Degrees and courses
BAMS	Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery	Degrees and courses
BARC	Bhabha Atomic Research Centre	Government
BBA	Bachelor of Business Administration	Degrees and courses
BC	Before Christ	Chat
BCA	Bachelor of Computer Applications	Degrees and courses
BCC	Blind Carbon Copy	Computers and internet
BCCI	Board of Control for Cricket in India	World bodies
BCE	Before Common Era	Chat
BCG	Bacillus Calmette-Guérin	Science and medicine
BCom	Bachelor of Commerce	Degrees and courses
BDO	Block Development Officer	Government
BDS	Bachelor of Dental Surgery	Degrees and courses
BE	Bachelor of Engineering	Degrees and courses
BEd	Bachelor of Education	Degrees and courses
BHIM	Bharat Interface for Money	Banking
BHMS	Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery	Degrees and courses
BHP	Brake Horsepower	Transport and travel
BIOS	Basic Input Output System	Computers and internet
BMI	Body Mass Index	Science and medicine
BNS	Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita	Government
BP	Blood Pressure	Science and medicine
BPharm	Bachelor of Pharmacy	Degrees and courses
BPL	Below Poverty Line	Government
BPO	Business Process Outsourcing	Office and business
BRB	Be Right Back	Chat
BRICS	Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa	World bodies
BSc	Bachelor of Science	Degrees and courses
BSE	Bombay Stock Exchange	Banking
BSF	Border Security Force	Government
BSNL	Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited	Mobile and telecom
BTech	Bachelor of Technology	Degrees and courses
BTW	By The Way	Chat
CA	Chartered Accountant	Degrees and courses
CAG	Comptroller and Auditor General	Government
CAPTCHA	Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart	Computers and internet
CASA	Current Account Savings Account	Banking
CAT	Common Admission Test	School
CBC	Complete Blood Count	Science and medicine
CBI	Central Bureau of Investigation	Government
CBSE	Central Board of Secondary Education	School
CC	Carbon Copy	Computers and internet
CC	Cubic Centimetres	Transport and travel
CCTV	Closed Circuit Television	Computers and internet
CD	Compact Disc	Computers and internet
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access	Mobile and telecom
CDS	Chief of Defence Staff	Government
CE	Common Era	Chat
CEO	Chief Executive Officer	Office and business
CFC	Chlorofluorocarbon	Science and medicine
CFO	Chief Financial Officer	Office and business
CGL	Combined Graduate Level	Government
CGPA	Cumulative Grade Point Average	School
CHSL	Combined Higher Secondary Level	Government
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency	World bodies
CIBIL	Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited	Banking
CID	Crime Investigation Department	Government
CISCE	Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations	School
CISF	Central Industrial Security Force	Government
CL	Casual Leave	Office and business
CLAT	Common Law Admission Test	School
CM	Chief Minister	Government
CMA	Cost and Management Accountant	Degrees and courses
CNG	Compressed Natural Gas	Government
c/o	care of	Chat
COBOL	Common Business Oriented Language	Computers and internet
COD	Cash on Delivery	Banking
COO	Chief Operating Officer	Office and business
COVID	Coronavirus Disease	Science and medicine
CPU	Central Processing Unit	Computers and internet
CrPC	Code of Criminal Procedure	Government
CRPF	Central Reserve Police Force	Government
CS	Company Secretary	Degrees and courses
CSIR	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research	Government
CSR	Corporate Social Responsibility	Office and business
CSS	Cascading Style Sheets	Computers and internet
CT	Computed Tomography	Science and medicine
CTC	Cost to Company	Office and business
CTET	Central Teacher Eligibility Test	School
CTO	Chief Technology Officer	Office and business
CUET	Common University Entrance Test	School
CV	Curriculum Vitae	Office and business
CVV	Card Verification Value	Banking
DA	Dearness Allowance	Office and business
DBT	Direct Benefit Transfer	Banking
DC	Direct Current	Science and medicine
DD	Demand Draft	Banking
DGP	Director General of Police	Government
DIY	Do It Yourself	Chat
DL	Driving Licence	Transport and travel
DM	Direct Message	Chat
DM	District Magistrate	Government
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid	Science and medicine
DND	Do Not Disturb	Mobile and telecom
DNS	Domain Name System	Computers and internet
DOB	Date of Birth	Chat
DPharm	Diploma in Pharmacy	Degrees and courses
DRDO	Defence Research and Development Organisation	Government
DSP	Deputy Superintendent of Police	Government
DTH	Direct to Home	Mobile and telecom
DVD	Digital Versatile Disc	Computers and internet
ECG	Electrocardiogram	Science and medicine
ECI	Election Commission of India	Government
ECS	Electronic Clearing Service	Banking
ED	Enforcement Directorate	Government
e.g.	exempli gratia	Chat
EL	Earned Leave	Office and business
EMF	Electromotive Force	Science and medicine
EMI	Equated Monthly Instalment	Banking
EMU	Electric Multiple Unit	Transport and travel
ENT	Ear, Nose and Throat	Science and medicine
EPF	Employees' Provident Fund	Banking
EPFO	Employees' Provident Fund Organisation	Banking
EPIC	Electors Photo Identity Card	Government
ESA	European Space Agency	World bodies
ESI	Employees' State Insurance	Office and business
eSIM	Embedded Subscriber Identity Module	Mobile and telecom
ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival	Transport and travel
etc.	et cetera	Chat
EU	European Union	World bodies
EV	Electric Vehicle	Science and medicine
EVM	Electronic Voting Machine	Government
EWS	Economically Weaker Section	Government
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization	World bodies
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions	Computers and internet
FASTag	no full form	Transport and travel
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation	World bodies
FD	Fixed Deposit	Banking
FDI	Foreign Direct Investment	Banking
FIFA	Fédération Internationale de Football Association	World bodies
FIR	First Information Report	Government
FM	Frequency Modulation	Mobile and telecom
FOMO	Fear Of Missing Out	Chat
FYI	For Your Information	Chat
GATE	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering	School
GB	Gigabyte	Computers and internet
GDP	Gross Domestic Product	Banking
GIF	Graphics Interchange Format	Chat
GIF	Graphics Interchange Format	Computers and internet
GK	General Knowledge	School
GM	Good Morning	Chat
GMO	Genetically Modified Organism	Science and medicine
GMT	Greenwich Mean Time	World bodies
GN	Good Night	Chat
GNM	General Nursing and Midwifery	Degrees and courses
GoI	Government of India	Government
GPA	Grade Point Average	School
GPS	Global Positioning System	Mobile and telecom
GPU	Graphics Processing Unit	Computers and internet
GSM	Global System for Mobile Communications	Mobile and telecom
GST	Goods and Services Tax	Banking
GSTIN	Goods and Services Tax Identification Number	Banking
GUI	Graphical User Interface	Computers and internet
HBD	Happy Birthday	Chat
HD	High Definition	Computers and internet
HDD	Hard Disk Drive	Computers and internet
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus	Science and medicine
HR	Human Resources	Office and business
HRA	House Rent Allowance	Office and business
HSC	Higher Secondary Certificate	School
HSRP	High Security Registration Plate	Transport and travel
HTML	Hypertext Markup Language	Computers and internet
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol	Computers and internet
HTTPS	Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure	Computers and internet
HUF	Hindu Undivided Family	Banking
IAS	Indian Administrative Service	Government
IATA	International Air Transport Association	Transport and travel
IB	Intelligence Bureau	Government
IBPS	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection	Government
ICAR	Indian Council of Agricultural Research	Government
ICC	International Cricket Council	World bodies
ICMR	Indian Council of Medical Research	Government
ICSE	Indian Certificate of Secondary Education	School
ICT	Information and Communication Technology	Computers and internet
ICU	Intensive Care Unit	Science and medicine
ID	Identity Document	Chat
IDK	I Don't Know	Chat
i.e.	id est	Chat
IFS	Indian Foreign Service	Government
IFSC	Indian Financial System Code	Banking
IGNOU	Indira Gandhi National Open University	School
IIM	Indian Institute of Management	School
IIT	Indian Institute of Technology	School
ILO	International Labour Organization	World bodies
IMEI	International Mobile Equipment Identity	Mobile and telecom
IMF	International Monetary Fund	World bodies
IMO	In My Opinion	Chat
IMPS	Immediate Payment Service	Banking
Inc	Incorporated	Office and business
IOC	International Olympic Committee	World bodies
IoT	Internet of Things	Computers and internet
IP	Internet Protocol	Computers and internet
IPC	Indian Penal Code	Government
IPL	Indian Premier League	World bodies
IPO	Initial Public Offering	Banking
IPS	Indian Police Service	Government
IQ	Intelligence Quotient	School
IR	Infrared	Science and medicine
IRCTC	Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation	Transport and travel
IRDAI	Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India	Banking
IRS	Indian Revenue Service	Government
ISBN	International Standard Book Number	School
ISC	Indian School Certificate	School
ISD	International Subscriber Dialling	Mobile and telecom
ISO	In Search Of	Chat
ISO	International Organization for Standardization	World bodies
ISP	Internet Service Provider	Computers and internet
ISRO	Indian Space Research Organisation	Government
IST	Indian Standard Time	World bodies
IT	Information Technology	Computers and internet
ITI	Industrial Training Institute	School
ITR	Income Tax Return	Banking
IVF	In Vitro Fertilisation	Science and medicine
JD	Job Description	Office and business
JEE	Joint Entrance Examination	School
JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group	Computers and internet
KB	Kilobyte	Computers and internet
KG	Kindergarten	School
KMPL	Kilometres per Litre	Transport and travel
KPI	Key Performance Indicator	Office and business
KRA	Key Result Area	Office and business
KYC	Know Your Customer	Banking
LAN	Local Area Network	Computers and internet
LASER	Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation	Science and medicine
LBW	Leg Before Wicket	World bodies
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display	Computers and internet
LED	Light Emitting Diode	Computers and internet
LIC	Life Insurance Corporation of India	Banking
LKG	Lower Kindergarten	School
LL	Learner's Licence	Transport and travel
LLB	Bachelor of Laws	Degrees and courses
LLM	Master of Laws	Degrees and courses
LLP	Limited Liability Partnership	Office and business
LoC	Line of Control	Government
LOL	Laughing Out Loud	Chat
LPG	Liquefied Petroleum Gas	Government
LTA	Leave Travel Allowance	Office and business
LTE	Long Term Evolution	Mobile and telecom
MA	Master of Arts	Degrees and courses
MB	Megabyte	Computers and internet
MBA	Master of Business Administration	Degrees and courses
MBBS	Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery	Degrees and courses
MCA	Master of Computer Applications	Degrees and courses
MCom	Master of Commerce	Degrees and courses
MCQ	Multiple Choice Question	School
MD	Doctor of Medicine	Degrees and courses
MD	Managing Director	Office and business
MICR	Magnetic Ink Character Recognition	Banking
ML	Machine Learning	Computers and internet
MLA	Member of the Legislative Assembly	Government
MLC	Member of the Legislative Council	Government
MMS	Multimedia Messaging Service	Mobile and telecom
MoU	Memorandum of Understanding	Office and business
MP	Member of Parliament	Government
MP3	MPEG Audio Layer 3	Computers and internet
MP4	MPEG-4 Part 14	Computers and internet
MPhil	Master of Philosophy	Degrees and courses
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging	Science and medicine
MRP	Maximum Retail Price	Banking
MS	Microsoft	Computers and internet
MS	Master of Surgery	Degrees and courses
MSc	Master of Science	Degrees and courses
MSME	Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises	Banking
MTech	Master of Technology	Degrees and courses
NA	Not Applicable	Chat
NABARD	National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development	Banking
NACH	National Automated Clearing House	Banking
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	World bodies
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization	World bodies
NAV	Net Asset Value	Banking
NavIC	Navigation with Indian Constellation	Mobile and telecom
NB	Nota Bene	Chat
NBFC	Non-Banking Financial Company	Banking
NCC	National Cadet Corps	School
NCERT	National Council of Educational Research and Training	School
NCR	National Capital Region	Government
NCT	National Capital Territory	Government
NDA	National Defence Academy	Government
NDRF	National Disaster Response Force	Government
NEET	National Eligibility cum Entrance Test	School
NEFT	National Electronic Funds Transfer	Banking
NET	National Eligibility Test	School
NFC	Near Field Communication	Mobile and telecom
NGO	Non-Governmental Organisation	Government
NH	National Highway	Transport and travel
NHAI	National Highways Authority of India	Transport and travel
NIA	National Investigation Agency	Government
NIOS	National Institute of Open Schooling	School
NIT	National Institute of Technology	School
NITI	National Institution for Transforming India	Government
NOC	No Objection Certificate	Office and business
NPCI	National Payments Corporation of India	Banking
NPS	National Pension System	Banking
NRC	National Register of Citizens	Government
NRI	Non-Resident Indian	Banking
NSE	National Stock Exchange	Banking
NSS	National Service Scheme	School
NTA	National Testing Agency	School
OBC	Other Backward Classes	Government
OCI	Overseas Citizen of India	Transport and travel
OCR	Optical Character Recognition	Computers and internet
ODI	One Day International	World bodies
OK	no certain full form	Chat
OLED	Organic Light Emitting Diode	Computers and internet
OMG	Oh My God	Chat
OMR	Optical Mark Recognition	School
OPD	Outpatient Department	Science and medicine
OPEC	Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries	World bodies
ORS	Oral Rehydration Solution	Science and medicine
OS	Operating System	Computers and internet
OT	Operation Theatre	Science and medicine
OTP	One Time Password	Mobile and telecom
PAN	Permanent Account Number	Banking
PC	Personal Computer	Computers and internet
PCB	Physics, Chemistry, Biology	School
PCM	Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics	School
PCO	Public Call Office	Mobile and telecom
PCOD	Polycystic Ovarian Disease	Science and medicine
PDF	Portable Document Format	Computers and internet
PDS	Public Distribution System	Government
PF	Provident Fund	Office and business
PFA	Please Find Attached	Chat
PG	Postgraduate	Degrees and courses
pH	potential of Hydrogen	Science and medicine
PhD	Doctor of Philosophy	Degrees and courses
PIL	Public Interest Litigation	Government
PIN	Personal Identification Number	Mobile and telecom
PJ	Poor Joke	Chat
PM	post meridiem	Chat
PM	Prime Minister	Government
PNG	Portable Network Graphics	Computers and internet
PNG	Piped Natural Gas	Government
PNR	Passenger Name Record	Transport and travel
PO	Probationary Officer	Government
POS	Point of Sale	Banking
PPE	Personal Protective Equipment	Science and medicine
PPF	Public Provident Fund	Banking
PPT	PowerPoint Presentation	Computers and internet
PS	Postscript	Chat
PSC	Public Service Commission	Government
PSU	Public Sector Undertaking	Government
PTA	Parent Teacher Association	School
PTM	Parent Teacher Meeting	School
PTO	Please Turn Over	Chat
PUC	Pollution Under Control	Transport and travel
PVC	Polyvinyl Chloride	Science and medicine
Pvt Ltd	Private Limited	Office and business
PWD	Public Works Department	Government
QA	Quality Assurance	Office and business
QR	Quick Response	Computers and internet
RAC	Reservation Against Cancellation	Transport and travel
RADAR	Radio Detection and Ranging	Science and medicine
RAM	Random Access Memory	Computers and internet
RAW	Research and Analysis Wing	Government
RBC	Red Blood Cell	Science and medicine
RBI	Reserve Bank of India	Banking
RC	Registration Certificate	Transport and travel
RD	Recurring Deposit	Banking
R&D	Research and Development	Office and business
RIP	Rest in Peace	Chat
RNA	Ribonucleic Acid	Science and medicine
RO	Reverse Osmosis	Science and medicine
ROI	Return on Investment	Office and business
ROM	Read Only Memory	Computers and internet
RRB	Railway Recruitment Board	Government
RSVP	Répondez s'il vous plaît	Chat
RTE	Right to Education	School
RTGS	Real Time Gross Settlement	Banking
RTI	Right to Information	Government
RTO	Regional Transport Office	Transport and travel
SAARC	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation	World bodies
SBI	State Bank of India	Banking
SC	Scheduled Caste	Government
SCERT	State Council of Educational Research and Training	School
SDM	Sub-Divisional Magistrate	Government
SEBI	Securities and Exchange Board of India	Banking
SEO	Search Engine Optimisation	Computers and internet
SGPA	Semester Grade Point Average	School
SHO	Station House Officer	Government
SI	Système International	Science and medicine
SIM	Subscriber Identity Module	Mobile and telecom
SIP	Systematic Investment Plan	Banking
SMS	Short Message Service	Mobile and telecom
SONAR	Sound Navigation and Ranging	Science and medicine
SOP	Standard Operating Procedure	Office and business
SOS	no full form	Chat
SP	Superintendent of Police	Government
SQL	Structured Query Language	Computers and internet
SSC	Secondary School Certificate	School
SSC	Staff Selection Commission	Government
SSD	Solid State Drive	Computers and internet
SSLC	Secondary School Leaving Certificate	School
ST	Scheduled Tribe	Government
STD	Subscriber Trunk Dialling	Mobile and telecom
STP	Standard Temperature and Pressure	Science and medicine
SUV	Sport Utility Vehicle	Transport and travel
TA	Travelling Allowance	Office and business
TAN	Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number	Banking
TB	Terabyte	Computers and internet
TB	Tuberculosis	Science and medicine
TBD	To Be Decided	Chat
TBH	To Be Honest	Chat
TC	Transfer Certificate	School
TDS	Tax Deducted at Source	Banking
TDS	Total Dissolved Solids	Science and medicine
TET	Teacher Eligibility Test	School
TGIF	Thank God It's Friday	Chat
TNT	Trinitrotoluene	Science and medicine
TRAI	Telecom Regulatory Authority of India	Mobile and telecom
TTE	Travelling Ticket Examiner	Transport and travel
TTYL	Talk To You Later	Chat
TY	Thank You	Chat
UAE	United Arab Emirates	World bodies
UAN	Universal Account Number	Banking
UG	Undergraduate	Degrees and courses
UGC	University Grants Commission	School
UIDAI	Unique Identification Authority of India	Government
UK	United Kingdom	World bodies
UKG	Upper Kindergarten	School
UN	United Nations	World bodies
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	World bodies
UNICEF	United Nations Children's Fund	World bodies
UNO	United Nations Organisation	World bodies
UPI	Unified Payments Interface	Banking
UPS	Uninterruptible Power Supply	Computers and internet
UPSC	Union Public Service Commission	Government
URL	Uniform Resource Locator	Computers and internet
USA	United States of America	World bodies
USB	Universal Serial Bus	Computers and internet
USSD	Unstructured Supplementary Service Data	Mobile and telecom
UT	Union Territory	Government
UTC	Coordinated Universal Time	World bodies
UTR	Unique Transaction Reference	Banking
UV	Ultraviolet	Science and medicine
VIP	Very Important Person	Chat
VoLTE	Voice over LTE	Mobile and telecom
VPN	Virtual Private Network	Computers and internet
vs	versus	Chat
VVPAT	Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail	Government
WAN	Wide Area Network	Computers and internet
WBC	White Blood Cell	Science and medicine
w.e.f.	with effect from	Chat
WFH	Work From Home	Office and business
WHO	World Health Organization	World bodies
Wi-Fi	no full form	Computers and internet
WL	Waiting List	Transport and travel
WLAN	Wireless Local Area Network	Computers and internet
wrt	with respect to	Chat
WTO	World Trade Organization	World bodies
WWW	World Wide Web	Computers and internet
ZIP	Zone Improvement Plan	Computers and internet

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Entries marked "no full form" are names that people often take for abbreviations. A list of popular but invented full forms, such as those for NEWS and POLICE, is on the page full forms that are not real.