A
- AI: Artificial Intelligence
- AICTE: All India Council for Technical Education
- AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- AIIMS: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
B
- BCCI: Board of Control for Cricket in India
- BCG: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (vaccine)
- BHEL: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
- BPO: Business Process Outsourcing
- BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
C
- CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate
- CBI: Central Bureau of Investigation
- CBSE: Central Board of Secondary Education
- CDAC: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
- CNG: Compressed Natural Gas
D
- DNA: Deoxyribonucleic Acid
- DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organisation
- DSLR: Digital Single-Lens Reflex (camera)
- DTH: Direct-to-Home
- DVD: Digital Versatile Disc
E
- EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
- EDI: Electronic Data Interchange
- EEG: Electroencephalogram
- EMI: Equated Monthly Installment
- ESOP: Employee Stock Ownership Plan
F
- FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation
- FEMA: Foreign Exchange Management Act
- FICCI: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- FIFO: First In, First Out
- FMCG: Fast-Moving Consumer Goods
G
- GDP: Gross Domestic Product
- GIC: General Insurance Corporation
- GIS: Geographic Information System
- GNP: Gross National Product
- GST: Goods and Services Tax
H
- HDFC: Housing Development Finance Corporation
- HDI: Human Development Index
- HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- HTML: HyperText Markup Language
- HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol
I
- IAF: Indian Air Force
- IAS: Indian Administrative Service
- ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- ICICI: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
- ICT: Information and Communication Technology
- ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation
J
- JEE: Joint Entrance Examination
- JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
- JNNURM: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
- JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
- JPC: Joint Parliamentary Committee
K
- KPO: Knowledge Process Outsourcing
- KYC: Know Your Customer
- KVP: Kisan Vikas Patra
- KRA: Key Result Area
- KVIC: Khadi and Village Industries Commission
L
- LAN: Local Area Network
- LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
- LIC: Life Insurance Corporation
- LLP: Limited Liability Partnership
- LPG: Liquefied Petroleum Gas
M
- MBA: Master of Business Administration
- MCA: Master of Computer Applications
- MHRD: Ministry of Human Resource Development
- MIS: Management Information System
- MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
N
- NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- NBFC: Non-Banking Financial Company
- NDA: National Defence Academy
- NGO: Non-Governmental Organization
N
- NABARD: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
- NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- NCERT: National Council of Educational Research and Training
- NGO: Non-Governmental Organization
- NITI: National Institution for Transforming India (Aayog)
- NPA: Non-Performing Asset
- NRI: Non-Resident Indian
- NSG: National Security Guard
- NTPC: National Thermal Power Corporation
O
- OBC: Other Backward Classes
- OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- ONGC: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
- OPAC: Online Public Access Catalog
- OPD: Outpatient Department
- OTP: One-Time Password
P
- PAN: Permanent Account Number
- PDS: Public Distribution System
- PIN: Personal Identification Number
- PPP: Public-Private Partnership
- PSU: Public Sector Undertaking
- PWD: Public Works Department
Q
- QR Code: Quick Response Code
- QIP: Qualified Institutional Placement
- QoS: Quality of Service
R
- RBI: Reserve Bank of India
- RERA: Real Estate Regulatory Authority
- RFC: Request for Comments
- RGB: Red, Green, Blue
- RTO: Regional Transport Office
S
- SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- SBI: State Bank of India
- SC: Scheduled Castes
- SEBI: Securities and Exchange Board of India
- SIDBI: Small Industries Development Bank of India
- SIM: Subscriber Identity Module
- SMS: Short Message Service
- SP: Superintendent of Police
- SSC: Staff Selection Commission
- ST: Scheduled Tribes
T
- TAN: Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number
- TDS: Tax Deducted at Source
- TIN: Taxpayer Identification Number
- TRAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
- TDSAT: Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
- TV: Television
U
- UIDAI: Unique Identification Authority of India
- UN: United Nations
- UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- UNICEF: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
- UPI: Unified Payments Interface
- URL: Uniform Resource Locator
- USB: Universal Serial Bus
- USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
V
- VAT: Value-Added Tax
- VC: Venture Capital
- VFX: Visual Effects
- VIP: Very Important Person
- VISA: Visitors International Stay Admission
- VOIP: Voice Over Internet Protocol
- VPN: Virtual Private Network
- VR: Virtual Reality
- VRS: Voluntary Retirement Scheme
W
- WAN: Wide Area Network
- WAP: Wireless Application Protocol
- WCDMA: Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
- WHO: World Health Organization
- Wi-Fi: Wireless Fidelity
- WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization
- WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network
- WTO: World Trade Organization
X
- XML: Extensible Markup Language
- XOR: Exclusive Or
Y
- Y2K: Year 2000
- YTD: Year to Date
- YTM: Yield to Maturity
Z
- ZIP: Zone Improvement Plan (as in ZIP Code)
- ZSI: Zoological Survey of India