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Abbreviations / Acronyms / Short forms used in the Energy Auditor / Energy Manager Examination conducted by BEE

HVAC	Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
VCR	Vapour Compression Refrigeration
VAR	Vapour Absorption Refrigeration
CFC	Chlorinated Fluorocarbon
HFC	Hydro Fluorocarbon
HCFC	Hydrochloro Fluorocarbon
COP	Coefficient of Performance
FCU	Fan Coil Units
AHU	Air Handling Units
IPLV	Integrated Part Load Value
OLTC	On Load Tap Changer
PCC	Power Control Centre
MCC	Motor Control Centre
AAAC	All Aluminium Alloy Conductors
ACRS	Aluminium Cored Steel Reinforced
DTRs	Distribution Transformers
HVDS	High Voltage Distribution System
LVDS	Low Voltage Distribution System
DSM	Demand Side Management
UPS	Uninterruptible Power Supplies
HVDC	High Voltage Direct Current
PCC	Point of Common Coupling
RPM	Revolutions per Minute
PF	Power Factor
VFD	Variable Frequency Drive
TEFC	Totally-Enclosed, Fan-Cooled
SPDP	Screen Protected Drip Proof
F&W	Friction & Windage
EEM	Energy Efficient Motors
BIS	Bureau of Indian Standards
NEMA	National Electrical Manfacturers Association of USA
BMS	Building Management System
VSD	Variable Speed Drive
FAD	Free Air Delivery
HOC	Heat of Compression
TR	Tons of Refrigeration
EER	Energy Efficieny Ratio
DBT	Dry Bulb Temperature
WBT	Wet Bulb Temperature
ACH	Air Changes per Hour
ASME	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
SP	Static Pressure
BHP	Brake Horse Power
ID	Induced Draft
FD	Forced Draft
PA	Primary Air
GRP	Glass Reinforced Plastic
BEP	Best Efficiency Point
BFP	Boiler Feed Pump
COC	Cycles of Concentration
L/G	Liquid / Gas
UV	Ultraviolent Light
CRI	Color Rendering Index
HID	High Intensity Discharge
GLS	General Lighting service
FTL	Fluorescent Tube Lamp
BEMS	Building Energy Management System
BPO	Business Process Outsourcing
EPI	Energy Performance Index
AAhEPI	Average Annual Hourly Energy Performance Index
CFL	Compact Fluorescent Lamp
LPSV	Low Pressure Sodium Vapor
HPSV	High Pressure Sodium Vapor
HPMV	High Pressure Mercury Vapor
LED	Light Emitting Diode
LLF	Light Loss Factor
UF	Utilisation Factor
SHR	Space to Height Ratio
CI	Compressor Ignition
WHR	Waste Heat Recovery
ECBC	Energy Conservation Building Codes
SHGC	Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
VLT	Vissible Light Transmittance
WWR	Window-Wall Ratio
EA	Effective Aperture
LPD	Lighting Power Density
PC	Pulverised Coal
CHP	Combined Heat and Power
IC	Internal Combustion
TSR	Theoretical Steam Rate
ASR	Actual Steam Rate
HPHE	Heat Pipe Heat Exchanger
LMTD	Log Mean Temperature Difference
PFD	Process Flow Diagram
HV	High Voltage
EHV	Extra High Voltage
T&D	Transmission & Distribution
HT	High Tension
MD	Maximum Demand
THD	Total Harmonic Distortion
3T	Temperature, Turbulence and Time
MCR	Maximum Continuous Rating
IBR	Indian Boiler Regulation
FBC	Fluidised Bed Combustion
EA	Excess Air
AAS	Actual Air Supplied
TDS	Total Dissolved Solids
PRV	Pressure Reducing Valve
NPSH	Net Positive Suction Head
NPSHA	Net Positive Suction Head Available
NPSHR	Net Positive Suction Head Required
SRB	Self-Recuperative Burners
ETI	Economic Thickness of Insulation
PCE	Pyrometric Cone Equivalent
RUL	Refractories Under Load
AFBC	Atmospheric Fluidised Bed Combustion System
CFBC	Circulating Fluidised Bed Combustion System
PFBC	Pressurized Fluidised Bed Combustion System
VOC	Volatile Organic Compounds
GWP	Global Warming Potential
PFC	PerFluro Carbons
UNFCC	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
IPCC	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
COP	Conference of Parties
EITs	Economies In Transition
OECD	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
CDM	Clean Development Mechanism
JI	Joint Implementation
CER	Certified Emission Reduction
ERU	Emission Reduction Unit
PIN	Project Idea Note
DNA	Designated National Authority
PDD	Project Design Document
DOE	Designated Operational Entity
MOEF	Ministry of Environments and Forests
EB	Executive Board
ODA	Official Development Assistance
ICL	Incandescent Lamp
TPA	Tripartite Agreement
NRES	New and Renewable Energy Sources
PV	Photo Voltaic
GaAs	Gallium Arsenide
CIS	Copper Indium Diselenide
CdTe	Cadmium Telluride
BIPV	Building-Integrated Photo Voltaic
WECS	Wind Energy Conversion System
CF	Capacity Factor
DOB	De-Oiled Bran
PQCDS	Productivity, Quality, Costs, Delivery, Safe Working Environment
PDCA	Plan, Do, Check, Action
SGA	Small Group Activities
TPM	Total Productive Maintenance
TQM	Total Quality Management
DIS	Draft International Standards
GHG	Greenhouse Gas
NPV	Net Present Value
ROI	Return on Investment
IRR	Internal Rate of Return
ESCOs	Energy Service Companies
O&M	Operation & Maintenance
EPC	Energy Performance Contract
IGA	Investment Grade Audit
EEM	Energy Efficient Measures
PMV	Performance Measurement and Verification
EOI	Expression of Interest
RFP	Request for Proposal
M&V	Monitoring & Verification
PDC	Project Development Cycle
WBS	Work Breakdown Structure
AOA	Activity on Arrow
AON	Activity on Node
CPM	Critical Path Method
PERT	Program Evaluation and Review Technique
M&T	Monitoring & Targeting
EAC	Energy Account Centers
CUSUM	Cummulative Sum of Differences
EMIS	Energy Management Information System
ODS	Ozone Depleting Substances
COS	Corbonyl Sulfide
IOR	Improved Oil Recovery
EOR	Enhanced Oil Recovery
CBM	Coal Bed Methane
GTL	Gas to Liquid
BEE	Bureau of Energy Efficiency
SDA	State Designated Agencies
S&L	Standards and Labeling
MEPS	Minimum Energy Performance Standards
HVDS	High Voltage Direct Supply
BLY	Bachat Lamp Yojana
DC	Designated Consumer
MTOE	Million Tonne of Oil Equivalent
PPP	Purchasing Power Parity
R/P	Reserved / Production
toe	Tonne of Oil Equivalent
MT	Million Tonnes
BCM	Billion Cubic Metres
MKwh	Million Kilo Watt Hour
NELP	New Exploration Licensing Policy
SEC	Specific Energy Consumption
DAE	Department of Atomic Energy
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
OGL	Open General License
FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
AT & C	Aggregate Technical & Commercial
APDRP	Accelerated Power Development & Reforms Programme
ABT	Availability Based Tariffs
CEA	Central Electricity Authority
RPO	Renewable Purchase Obligation
SERC	State Electricity Regulatory Commission
RPS	Renewable Portfolio Standard
GIS	Geographical Information System
TTRC	Tradable Tax Rebate Certificate
NAPCC	National Action Plan on Climate Change
LNG	Liquified Natural Gas
CNG	Compressed Natural Gas
MNRE	Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
EI	Energy Intensity
FC	Final Consumption
APM	Administered Pricing Mechanism
MIS	Management Information System
PC	Planning Commission
DC	Directional Current
AC	Alternating Current
TOD	Time of Day
RH	Relative Humidity
BTU	British Thermal Unit
ENCON	Energy Conservation
LSHS	Low Sulphur Heavy Stock
LDO	Light Diesel Oil
LPG	Liquified Petroleum Gas
PEP	Plant Energy Performance
TPD	Tons per Day
EPI	Energy Performance Indicators
SMART	Specific, Measurable, Ambitious, Realistic, Time
5S	Seiri, Seito, Seiso, Seiketsu and Shitsuke (Housekeeping, Workplace Organisation, Cleanup, Maintain Cleanliness and Discipline)

Education related abbreviations

CEED - Common Entrance Examination for Design
AIST - All India Selection Test
CAT - Creative Ability Test
PBT - Paper Based Test
GAT - General Ability Test
SET - Symbiosis Entrance Test
ADI - Association of Designers of India
IAI - Institute of Actuaries of India
ASI - Actuarial Society of India
ACET - Actuarial Common Entrance Test
DeitY - Department of Electronics & Information Technology
OCP - Oracle Certified Professional
RHCSA - Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator
RHCE - Red Hat Certified Engineer
CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker
CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CISM - Certified Information Security Manager
MCSD - Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer
OCJP - Oracle Certified Java Professional
ICT - Information Communication Technology
MAIT - Manfacturers Association for Information Technology
PACE - Programme for Advancing Computer Education
ACTS - Advanced Computing Training School
CAFI - Computer Application in Fashion Industry
MPL - Mooting Premier League
CLAT - Common Law Admission Test
LSAT - Law School Admission Test
AILET - All India Law Entrance Test
AIBE - All India Bar Exam
ACJ - Asian College of Journalism
BJMC - Bachelore of Journalism & Mass Communication
MJMC - Master's in Journalism & Mass Communication
WWI - Whistling Woods International
MICA - Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad
EFLU - English & Foriegn Languages University
COP - Certificate of Proficiency
ADOP - Advanced Diploma of Proficiency
NCHMCT - National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology
FCI - Food Craft Institute
STEP - Systematic Training and Education Programme
WGSHA -Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration
SCB - Standard Chartered Bank
LMS - Learning Management System
ESOP - Employee Stock Option Plan
BCTT - Banking Cash Transaction Tax
ISEED - International School of Entrepreneurship Education and Development
IIRM - Institute of Insurance and Risk Management
ICRIM - Institute of Certified Risk and Insurance Managers
ISDI - Indian School of Design and Innovation

2WD	2 wheel drive
A&P	Advertising & Promotion
AAAS	American Association for the Advancement of Science
AACSB	Association to Advance  Collegiate Schools of Business
AAI	Airports Authority of India
AAUM	Average Assets Under Management
AB	Accelerator and Beams
ABL	Active Bixenon Lights
ABL	Activity-Based Learning
ABS	Automatic Braking System
ACB	Air Circuit Breakers
ACBSP	Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programmes
ACC	Automatic Combustion Control
ACC	Adaptive cruise control
ACEPL	Academy for Counselling & Education Private Limited
ACGIH	American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
ACU	Asian Clearing Union
ADE	Aeronautical Development Establishment
ADIA	Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
AE	Assistant Engineer
AF	Air Filter
AFC	Approved For Construction
AFD	Approved For Design
AFEW	African Fund for Endangered Wildlife
AFMC	Armed Force Medical College
AFP	Approved For Planning
AFR	Auto Frequency Regulator
AFRA	Average Freight Rate Assesment
Africa Fund	Action for Resisting Invasion, Colonialism and Apartheid
AFSPA	Armed Forces Special Powers Act
AG	Attorney General
AGA	American Gas Association
AGM	Annual General Meeting
AGM	Assistant General Manager
AGP	Asom Gana Parishad
AGR	adjusted gross revenue
AI	Air India
AIASC	All India Asteroid Search Campaign
AIBOC	All India Bank Officers Confederation
AIC	Australia-India Council
AICC	All India Congress Committee
AICTE	All India Council for Technical Education
AIE	Air India Express
AIEEE	All India Engineering Entrance Examination
AIESEC	Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales
AIFF	All India Football Federation
AIGA	Asia Industrial Gases Association
AIIMS	All India Institute of Medical Sciences
AIM	Asset Integrity Management
AIMA	All India Management Association
AIMPLB	All India Muslim Personal Law Board
AIMS	Association of Indian Management Schools
AIP	Air Independent Propulsion
AIPA	Australian International Pilots Association
AISBOF	All India State Bank Officers' Federation
AITF	Association of Indian Teachers of French
AIU	Association of the Indian Universities
ALARP	as low as reasonably practical
ALF	Alternative Law Forum
ALI	Automobile Liability Insurance
ALIS	Annals of Library and Information Studies
ALR	Auto Load Regulator
ALU	Alcatel-Lucent
ALVW	Adjusted Loaded Vehicle Weight
AM	Assistant Manager
AM	Assistant Manager
AMC	Assest Management Companies
AMD	Advanced Micro Devices
AMD	Advanced Micro Devices
AMFI	Association of Mutual Funds in India
AMI	Average Monthly Issue
AMI	Anti Money Laundering
AMISOM	African Union Mission in Somalia
AMP	Average Meter Pulses
AMS	Asset Management System
AMU	Arab Maghreb Union
ANES	National Solar Energy Association
ANNADMK
AOPV	Advance Offshore Patrol Vessel
AOSIS	Alliance Of Small Islands States
AP	Andhra Pradesh
AP	Arunachal Pradesh
APC	Advanced Process Control
APC	Advanced Process Control
API	application programming interface
API	American Petroleum Institute
APM	Administered Pricing Mechanism
APNIC	Asia Pacific Network Information Centre
APR	annual percentage rate
APSI	Association of Plastic Surgeons of India
APSRTC	Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
APU	Accelerated Processing Unit
AR	Androgen Receptor
ARB	Air Resource Board
ARC	Annual Rate Contract
ARC	Aviation Research Centre
ARC	Asian Relations Conference
ARI	Astronomical Research Institute
ARPU	average revenue per user
ASCE	American Society of Civil Engineers
ASCE	American Society of Civil Engineers
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASER	Annual Status of Education Report
ASHRAE	American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
ASI	Archaeological Survey of India
ASL	Advanced System Laboratory
ASU	Air Seperation Unit
ATC	Air Traffic Control
ATF	Aviation Turbine  Fuel
ATM	Automated Teller Machine
ATM	At The Money
ATS	Advanced Transport Systems
ATV	All Terrain Vehicles
AU	African Union
AUC	African Union Commission
AUM	Assets Under Management
AUM	Assests Under Management
AUV	Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
AVP	Assistant Vice President
AVR	Automatic Voltage Regulator
AWA	Analytical Writing Assessment
AWD	All wheel drive
AY	Assessment Year
B&B	Bed & Breakfast
B.Ed	Bachelor of Education
BAC	Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre
BACT	Best Available Control Technology
BACT	Best Available Control Technology
BAHA	Bone Anchored Hearing Aid
BAHX	brazed aluminium heat exchangers
BANI	Ban Asbestos Network of India
BARC	Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
BASA	Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement
BASE	BlackBerry Apps by Student Entrepreneurs
BASIC	Brazil, South Africa, India and China
BBC	British Broadcasting Corporation
bbl	barrel
BBMP	Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike
BBS	Bar Bending Schedule
BCCI	Board of Control for Cricket in India
BCD	Basic Customs Duty
BCGA	Binary Coded Genetic Algorithms
BCI	Bar Council of India
BCI	Biomass Cofiring Index
BCIC	Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce
BCIL	Biotech Consortium India Limited
BCM	Billion Cubic Metres
BCRL	Balmukund Cement & Roofing Limited
BCT	Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry
BD	Business Development
BDA	Bangalore Development Authority
BDC	Bottom Dead Center
BEC	Bid Evaluation Criteria
BEE	Bureau of Energy Efficiency
BEE	Bureau of Energy Efficiency
BEL	Bharat Electronics Limited
BEP	Best Efficiency Point
BEP	Break Even Point
BES	BlackBerry Enterprise Services
BF	Bidding Forms
BFDA	Brackish Water Fish Farmers Development Agencies
BFSI	Banking, Financial Services and Insurance
BFW	Bharat Fritz Werner
BGML	Bharat Gold Mines Limited
BGS	British Geological Survey
BH	Bore Hole
BHEL	Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
BHU	Banaras Hindu University
BIC	Buddh International Circuit
BICS	Basic Informative Communication Skills
BIIM	Bangalore Institute of International Management
BIT	Bearys Institute of Technology
BITS	Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences
BJP	Bharatiya Janata Party
BL	Bill of Ladding
BL	Battery Limit
BLIS	Blind Spot Information System
BLUG	Belux Lotus User Group
BM	Branch Manager
BMBD	Bio-Technology and Management of Bio-resources Division
BMD	Ballistic Missile Defence
BMI	Body Mass Index
BMLTA	Bangalore Metropolitan Land Transport Authority
BMRCL	Bangalore Metro Railway Corporation Limited
BMRCL	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited
BMS	Burner Management System
BM-SC	Broadcast and Multicast Service Centre
BMTC	Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
BNES	Bangalore North Education Society
BOC	Bristish Oxygen Company
BOO	Build, Operate and own
BOP	Balance Of Plant
BOQ	Bill Of Quantities
BPCL	Bhatat Petroleum Corporation Limited
BPD	Barrels Per Day
BPE	Bureau of Public Enterprises
BPL	Below Poverty Line
BPO	Business Process Outsourcing
BPO	Business Process Outsourcing
BPV	Base prover volume
BRIC	Brazil, Russia, India and China
BRICS	Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
BSCPCB	Bihar State Pollution Control Board
BSE	Bombay Stock Exchange
BSF	Border Security Force
BSFC	Brake Specific Fuel Consumption
BSFI	Billiards and Snooker Federation of India
BSIPL	Bachi Shoes India Pvt. Ltd.
BSLC	Bisra Stone Lime Company
BSNL	Bhatat Sanchar Nigam Limited
BSP	Bahujan Samaj Party
BTIA	Broad-based Trade & Investment Agreement
BVAAP	Bhartiya Vaigyanik evam Audyogik Anusandhan Patrika
BVT	Block Vibration Test
BWA	broadband wireless access
C&F/ CFR	Cost & Freight
CA	Chartered Accountant
CAA	Civil Aviation Authorities
CACA	Certified Assessment Centre Analyst
CAD	Computer Aided Design
CAD	Current Account Deficit
CAE	Computer Aided Engineering
CAGR	Compound Annual Growth Rate
CALP	Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
Caltech	California Institute of Technology
CAM	Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAMI	Carlton Advanced Management Institute
CAPS	Center for Air Power Studies
CAR	Capital Adequacy Ratio
CAR	Ceramic Autothermal Recovery
CARB	California’s Air Resources Board
CASA	Current Account, Savings Account
CASA	Civil Aviation Safety Authority
CAT	Common Admission Test
CAT	Common Aptitude Test
CAT	Central Administrative Tribunal
CBDT	Central Board of Direct Taxes
CBF-NEN	Cherie Blair Foundation -National Enterpreneurship Network
CBFS	Carbon Black Feed Stock
CBI	Central Bureau of Investigation
CBM	Condition-Based Maintenance
CBM	Condition-Based Maintenance
CBR	California Bearing Ratio
CBR	California Bearing Ratio
CBR	Cauvery Basin Refinery
CBSE	Central Board of Secondary Education
CBT	Central Board of Trustees
CCBM	Certified Compensation and Benefit Manager
CCC	Car Connectivity Consortium
CCD	charge-coupled device
CCE	Chief Controller of Explosives
CCE	Continuous and Comprenhensive Evaluation
CCE	Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation
CCI	Competition Commission of India
CCIT	Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism
CCMP	Climate Change Media Partnership
CCMSS	Mexican Civil Council for Sustainable Forestry
CCOE	Chief Controller Of Explosives
CCP	Chineese Communist Party
CCPP	Combined Cycle Power Plant
CCRH	Central Council for Research in Homeopathy
CCS	Carbon capture and storage
CCTV	Closed Circuit Television
C-DAC	Centre for Development of Advance Computing
CDE	Centre for Distance Education
CDM	Clean Development Mechanism
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
C-DOT	Centre for Development of Telematics
CDP	Community Development Programme
CDR	Corporate Debt Restructure
CDSL	Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.
CDU	Christian Democratic Union
CEA	Central Electricity Authority
CEAMS	Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers Association
CECA	Comphrensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
CECS	Cloud Email and Collaboration Services
CELCP	Certified Employment Law and Compliance Professional
CEMILAC	Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification
CEMS	Continuous Emissions Monitoring System
CEMS	Continuous Emissions Monitoring System
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CERC	Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
CERF	Central Emergency Response Fund
CERF	Central Emergency Response Fund
CESS	Centre for Economic and Social Studies
CET	Common Entrance Test
CETP	Common Effluent Treatment Plant
CFC	Chloro Fluro Carbons
CFD	Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD	Citizens for Democracy
CFE	Consent For Establishment
CFE	Consent For Establishment
CFL	Cyber Forensic Lab
cfm	cubic feet per minute
CFO	Chief Finance Officer
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CFT	Combating the Financing of Terrorism
CGA	Compressed Gas Association
CGI	Charged Gasoline Injection
CI	Compression Ignition
CI	Cylinder Injection
CICIR	China Institutes for Contemporary International Relations
CID	Criminal Investigation Department
CIF	Cost Insurance Freight
CIFCO	Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company
CII	Confederation of Indian Industry
CIPOD	Centre for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament
CITI	Confederation of Indian Textiles Industry
CITU	Centre of Indian Trade Unions
CJI	Chief Justice of India
CKR	Centre for Knowledge Repository
CLAT	Common Law Admission Test
CLAWS	Centre for Land Warfare Studies
CLEA	Commonwealth Leagal Education Association
CM	Condition Monitoring
CM	Condition Monitoring
CM	Chief Manager
CMB	Cosmic Microwave Background
CMC	City Municipal Council
CMD	Chairman & Managing Director
CMERI	Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
CMEs	Coronal Mass Ejections
C-MET	Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology
CMV	Corrected meter volume
CNG	Compressed Natural Gas
CNSE	College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
COA	Contract Of Affreightment
COA	Committee of Administration
COAI	Cellular Operators Association of India
CoBRA	Combat Battalion for Resolute Action
CODS	Certified Organisational Development Specialist
CoEP	College of Engineering Pune
COMESA	Common Market for Eastern and Souther Africa
COO	Chief Operating Officer
COP	Communication on Progress
COP	Communication on Progress
COP	Conference of the Parties
COTS	Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
COW log	Crude Oil Wash Log
CPA	Competant Purchase Authority
CPCB	Central Pollution Control Board
CPCB	Centre Pollution Control Board
CPCD	Certified Performance and Competence Developer
CPCL	Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
CPCRI	Central Plantation Crops Research Institute
CPCV	Chlorinated Poly Vinyl Chloride
CPG	consumer packaged goods
CPI(M)	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
CPLT	Cyclic Plate Load Test
CPP	Captive Power Plant
CPP	Coogeneration Power Plant
CPSA	Certified Performance System Architect
CPT	Certified Psychometric Tester
CPV	Corrected prover volume
CQI	Chartered Quality Institute
CR	Core Recovery
CR	Core Recovery
CRA	Certified Recruitment Analyst
CRC	Cold Rolled Coil
CRD	Central Registry Database
CRDD	Computational Resource for Drug Discovery
CRDe	Common Rail Diesel Engine
CREDAI	Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India
CREP	Certified Retention and Engagement Professional
CREP	Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Protection
CRF	Compressor Rear Frame
CRF	Compressor Rear Frame
CRIDA	Central Research Institute for Dry Land Agriculture
CRM	Certified Recruitment Manager
CRPF	Central Reserve Police Force
CRR	Cash Reserve Ratio
CRS	Condenste Recovery System
CRT	Cathode Ray Tube
CRTV	Cathode Ray Tube Television
CRZ	Coastal Regulation Zone
CSAT	Civil Services Aptitude Test
CSD	Council of Social Development
CSD	Control System Diagrams
CSIR	Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
CSP	Certified Sourcing Professional
CSP	Certified Scorecard Professional
CSR	Corporate Social Responsibility
CSSEIP	Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy
CSU	Colorado State University
CTBT	Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
CTC	Cable Tray Culvert
CTC	Connection Technology Center
CTC	Cost To Company
CTI	Commercial Tax Inspector
CTO	Chief Technology Officer
CVC	Chief Vigilence Commission
CWBS	Collision Warning and Brake Support
CWC	Congress Working Committee
CWC	Central Warehousing Corporation
CWR	Cooling Water Return
CWS	Cooling Water Supply
D.Ed	Diploma in Education
DA	Data Access
DAC	Driver Alert Control
DAC	Dubai Accreditation Department
DAE	Department of Atomic Energy
DAQ	Data Acquisition System
DART	Dynamic Arc Recognition and Termination
DAS	Data Acquisition System
DAT	Diasaster Alert Transmitter
DAT	Disaster Alert Transmitter
DBB	Deutsche Bundes-Bank
DBM	Dense Bitumen Macadam
DBR	Design Basis Report
DCA	Drugs Control Administration
DCAC	Direct contact aftercoolers
DCC	digital content creation
DCI	Documents Control Index
DCI	DREDGING CORPORATION OF INDIA
DCP	Deputy Commissioner of Police
DCP	Dry Chemical Powder
DCS	Distributed Control System
DCS	Dist6ributed Control Systems
DD	Disclosure Document
DDM	Domino Document Manager
DDS	Drawing & Document Schedule
DDT	Dividend Distribution Tax
DE	Distance Education
DEC	Distance Education Council
DES	Delivered Ex-Ship
DES	Duty Exemption Scheme
DES	Digital Evaluation System
DFCE	Duly Free Credit Entitlement
DFID	Department For International Development
DFT	Dry Film Thickness
DGCA	Director General of Civil Aviation
DGFT	Director General of Foreign Trade
DGM	Deputy General Manager
DGM	Deputy General Manager
DGOV	Directorate General Of Valuation
DHS	Department of Homeland Security
DI	Direct Injection
DIL	Driver In the Loop
DIPP	Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
DIS	Delivery Instruction Slip
DISC	Developing Innovations in School Cultivation
DIY	Do It Yourself
DLN	Dry Low Nox
DLP	Distance Learning Programme
DM	De Mineralisation
DM	Deputy Manager
DM	Deputy Manager
DMG	Directorate of Mines and Geology
DMIC	Door Mounted Inflatable Curtain
DMIC	Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor
DMK	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
DO	Development Officer
DO	Divisional Office
DOCSIS	Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
DOF	Degrees of Freedom
DOL	Driver Out of the Loop
DOP	Delivery Order Point
DOT	Department Of Telecommunication
DP	Depository Participant
DPAP	Drought Prone Area Programme
DPC	Damp Proof Course
DPR	Detailed Project Report
DPT	Department of Public Instructions
DRI	Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence
DRT	Debt Recovery Tribunal
DS	Distributed Soil Sample
DSA	Dynamic Stability Assistance
DSE	Delhi School of Economics
DSL	Deviation from Straight Line
DSM	Diploma in Sports Medicine
DST	Department of Science and Technology
DSTC	Dynamic Stability and Traction Control
DTAA	Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
DTC	Direct Taxes Code
DTC	Direct Tax Code
DTC	Diagnostic Trouble Code
DTC	Direct Taxes Code
DTERT	Directorate of Teacher Education Research and Training
DTI	Department of Trade &  Industry
DTI	Department of Trade &  Industry
DTI	Department of Trade &  Industry
DTI	Department of Trade &  Industry
DTI	Department of Trade &  Industry
DVC	Damodar Valley Corporation
DVLCP	Deluge Valve Local Control Panel
DVM	Digital Voltmeters
DWT	Dead Weight
DYC	Direct Yaw Control
DYFI	Democratic Youth Federation of India
EAC	East African Community
EAD	Environmental Agency Abu Dhabi
EADS	European defence and aerospace group
EASL	Electronic Access to Securities Information
EBD	Electronic Brake Distribution
EBD	electronic brakeforce distribution
EBI	European Bioinformatics Institute
EBITDA	earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
EBL	Emergency Brake Light
EBR	Erik Buell Racing
ECB	England and Wales Cricket Board
ECB	External Commercial Borrowings
ECB	European Central Bank
ECB	European Chemicals Bureau
ECB	External Commercial Borrowing
ECDA	External Corrosion Direct Assessment
ECI	Election Commission of India
ECOWAS	Economic Community of West African States
ECS	Electrical Control System
ECT	Eddy Current Testing
ECU	Electronic Control Unit
ED	Enforcement Directorate
ED	Executive Director
EDC	Effective Date of Contract
EdCIL	Education Consultants India Limited
EDP	Electronic Data Processing
EDW	Enterprise Data Warehouse
EE	Emergency Exit
EEE	Exempt-Exempt-Exempt
EEE	Energy-Efficient Ethernet
EERS	Energy Efficiency Resource Standard
EET	Exempt saving, Exempt interest, but Tax Withdrawls
EFI	Electronic Fuel Injection
EFRT	External Fixed Roof Tanks
EGF	Employment Generation Fund
EGR	Exhaust gas recirculation
EGR	Exhaust Gas Recirculation
EGV	Exit Guide Vane
EHC	Environment Health Criterion
EIA	Energy Information Administration
EIA	Environment Impact Assessment
EIA	Electronic Industries Association
EIH	Europaisch-Iranische Handelsbank
EIL	Engineers India Limited
EIL	Eastern Investments Limited
EIR	equipment identity register
EITI	Extracive Industry Transparency Initiative
EITI	Extracive Industry Transparency Initiative
EJMA	Expansion Joints Manufacturers Association
ELCB	Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker
ELCOT	Electronic Corporation of Tamil Nadu
ELI	Employees Liability Insurance
ELSS	Equity Linked Savings Schemes
EMA	European Medicines Agency
EMA	Electro-Magnetic Array Testing
EMAT	Electro-Magnetic Acoustic Testing
EMBO	European Molecular Biology Organisation
EMD	Earnest Money Deposit
EMI	Electro Magnet Interface
EMI	Electro Magnetic Interface
EMIs	Equated Monthly Instalments
EMU	European Monetary Union
ENPO	Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation
ENT	Ear Nose Throat
EO	Export Obligation
EOI	Expression of Interest
EOT	Electrical Overhead Travelling
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
EPCG	Export Promotion Capital Goods
EPCs	export promotion councils
EPF	Employees Provident Fund
EPFO	Employees Provident Fund Organisation
EPFO	Employees Provident Fund Organisations
EPR	Evolutionary Power Reactor
EPRI	Electric Power Research Institute
EPS	Employees Pension Scheme
EPS	Earnings Per Share
EPTP	Effluent Pre Treatment Plant
ERC	Electrical cable Road Crossing
ERM	Extension, Renovation and Modernisation
ERS	Emergency Release System
ERT	Electrical Resistivity Test
ESCAP	Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESCAP	European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychology
Escoms	Electricity Supply Companies
ESD	Emergency Shutdown System
ESD	Emergency ShutDown system
ESDM	Electronics System Design and Manufacturing
ESG	Environment, Social & Governance
ESG	Environment, Social & Governance
ESP	electronic stability program
ETA	Expected Time of Arrival
ETD	Embedded Temperature Detector
ETD	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
ETF	Exchange Traded Fund
ETFE	Ethylene TetraFluoro Ethylene
ETL	Esison Testing Laboratories
ETP	Effluent Treatment Plant
ETS	Emissions Trading Scheme
ETS	Educational Testing Services
EVOH	Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol
EWG	Exempt Wholesale Generators
EWS	Engineering Work Station
EWS	Economically Weaker Sections
F&G	Fire and Gas
F&L	Fuel & Loss
F&O	Futures and Options
F/C	False Ceiling
F/F	False Floor
FA	Formative Assessments
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
FAD	Free Air Delivary
FANRPAN	Food and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network
FAO	Food and Agricultural Organisation
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
FAT	Factory Acceptance Test
FAT	Factories Acceptance Test
FATRM	Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology
FATT	Fracture Appearance Transition Temperature
FCCB	Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
FCH	Future Capital Holdings
FCI	Fluid Controls Institute
FCIC	Federal Crisis Inquiry Commission
FCNR	Foreign Currency Non-Resident
FCP	Fuel Chargeable to Power
FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
FDP	Free Democratic Party
FDS	Functional Design Specifications
FDS	Function Design Specification
FEED	Front End Engineering Design
FEH	Fire Escape Hydrant
FEMA	Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
FERA	Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
FF	Foundation Fieldbus
FFDA	Fish Farmers Development Agency
FFL	Finished Floor Level
FFPS	Foundation Fieldbus Power Systems
FFS	Fitness for Services
FGL	Finished Ground Level
FI	Financial Inclusion
FICCI	Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
FIEO	Federation of Indian Export Organisation
FIH	International Hockey Federation
FII	Foreign Institutional Investors
FIM	Free Issue Materials
FIM	Federation International de Motocyclisme
FINESSE	Fast INfrared Exoplanet Spectroscopy Survey Explorer
FIP	Fire Insurance Policy
FISCO	Fieldbus Intrinsically Safe Concept
FM	Factory Manual Standard
FMCG	Fast Moving Consumer Goods
FMEA	Failure Mode & Effect Analysis
FMECA	Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis
FMEM	Failure Mode Effects Management
FN	Ferrit Number
FNA	Fars News Agency
FO	Fuel Oil
FO	Furnace Oil
FOB	Freight On Board
FOI	Fax Of Intent
FOSS	Free and Open Source Softwares
FPI	Fluorescent Penetrant Inspect
FPLC	Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography
FPO	Follow-on Public Offer
FPSO	Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading
FPT	Field Permeability Test
FRA	Forest Rights Act
FRBM	Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
FRBMA	Fiscal Reforms and Budget Management Act
FRC	Free Residue Chlorine
FRP	Fibre Reinforced Plastic
FRS	Fellow of Royal Society
FRT	Fixed Roof Tanks
FSI	Free Swell Test
FSN	Fast, Slow and Non-moving
FT	Floor Trap
FTA	Free Trade Agreement
FTA	Free-To-Air
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
FTP	Foreign Trade Policy
FTU	Formazine Turbidity Unit
FV	Fund Value
FWC	Feed Water Control
G-4	Japan-India-Germany-Brazil
GA	Genetic Algorithms
GAAR	General Anti-Avoidance Rules
GAC	Granular Activated Carbon
GADS	Generating Availability Data Systems
GCC	General Conditions of Contract
GCC	Gulf Cooperation Council
GCIC	Global Council of Indian Christians
GDC	Gannon Dunkerley Corporation
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GEF	Global Environment Facility
GER	Gross Enrolment Ratio
GERIAP	Greenhouse gas Emission Reduction from Industry in Asia and the Pacific
GFP	green fluorescent protein
GGM	Group General Manager
GGSN	GPRS Gateway Support Node
GHI	Global Hunger Index
GIC	General Insurance Corporation/Company
GIIS	Global Indian International School
GIREM	Global Initiative for Reconstructing Environment and Management
GM	General Manager
GM	General Manager
GMAC	Graduate Management Admission Council
GMT	Greenwich Mean Time
GMT	Greenwich Mean Time
GMT	Greenwich Mean Time
GMV	Gross meter volume
GNP	Gross National Product
GPMM	Global Precipitation Measurement Mission
GPON	Gigabit Passive Optical Network
GPRS	General Packet Radio Service
GPS	Geographical Position System
GPS	Global Positioning System
GPUs	graphics processing units
GPW	Gross Product Weight
GR	Ground Resistance
GRE	Graduate Record Examination
GRI	Global Reporting Initive
GRI	Global Reporting Initive
GRM	Gross Refining Margin
GRM	Gross Refinery Margin
GRT	Gross Tonnage
GSB	Granular Sub-Base
GSF	Global Schools Foundation
GSL	Goa Shipyard Limited
GSLV	Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
GSM	Global System for Mobile Communications
GSMA	GSM Association
GST	Goods and Services Tax
GSU	Georgia State University
GTAW	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
gTLD	generic top-level domain
GTRI	Georgia Tech Research Institute
GTU	Gujarat Technological University
GVWR	Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
GWIC	Great Wall Industry Corporation
GWT	Ground Water Table
HAD	Historical Data Access
HAL	Hindustan Aeronautical Limited
HALP	Huawei Authorized Learning Partners
HARPS	High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher
HASC	Hindustan Aeronautics Sports Club
HAZOP	Hazard and Operability
HBCS	House Building Cooperative Society
HBI	Hot Briquetted Iron
HCC	Hindustan Construction Company
HCII	Human-Computer Interaction Institute
HDC	Hill Descent Control
HDDs	hard-disk drives
HDG	Heavy Duty Grating
HDI	Human Development Index
HDL	High-Density Lipoproteins
HDPE	High Density Poly Ethylene
HDTV	High Definition Television
HFD	Hydraulic Flow Diagram
HHDDE	Heavy Heavy Duty Diesel Engine
HHI	Heinrich Hertz Institute
HIC	Hydrogen Induced Cracking
HIDCO	Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation
HIS	Hydraulic Institute Standards
HIV	Human Immuno-deficienncy Virus
HLV	Human Life Value
HMI	Human Machine Interface
HMSI	Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India
HOHO	Hop On/ Hop Off
HOL	High Operating Level
HOPAS	Haryana Overseas Placement Assistance Society
HOPAS	Haryana Overseas Placement Assistance Society
HOPAS	Haryana Overseas Placement Assistance Society
HOPAS	Haryana Overseas Placement Assistance Society
HOPAS	Haryana Overseas Placement Assistance Society
HOPAS	Haryana Overseas Placement Assistance Society
HOPAS	Haryana Overseas Placement Assistance Society
HOPS	Higher Order Poincaré Sphere
HOT	Hand Operated Travelling Crane
HP	Hewlett-Packard
HPP	High Point of Paving
HPTC	High Power Trunk Concept
HRC	Hydraulic Reserach Centers
HRM	Human Resource Management
HSB	Hardford Steam Boiler
HSD	High Speed Diesel
HSE	Health Safety and Environement
HSE	Health, Safety and Environment
HSECES	Health, Safety and Environment Critical Equipment Systems
HSEIA	Health Safety and Environment Impact Assessment
HTHA	High Temperature Hydrogen Attack
HTI	Holding Time Indices
HTTP	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HUF	Hindu Undivided Family
HUL	Hindustan Unilever Limited
HVAC	Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
HYV	High Yielding Varieties
I&B	Information and Broadcasting
IA	Instrument Air
IAAI	International Airports Authority of India
IAAP	Intensive Agricultural Area Programme
IAC	Idle Air Control
IACC	Independent Anti-Corruption Commission
IADC	International Association of Drilling Contractors
IADP	Intensive Agricultural Development programme
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency
IAFS	India-Africa Forum Summit
IAGOC	Incheon Asian Games Organising Committee
IARC	International Agency for Research on Cancer
IAS	Indian Administrative Service
IASC	International Astronomical Search Collaboration
IAWS	Indian Association for Women's Studies
IAY	Indian Awas Yojana
IB	Intelligence Bureau
IB	International Baccalaureate
IBA	Indian Banks’ Association
IBF	Indian Boxing Federation
IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IBS	Integrated Bridge System
IBSA	India, Brazil, South Africa
IC	Inflatable Curtain
ICA	International Consultation and Analysis
ICAI	Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICAN	Indian Community Activists Network
ICANN	Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICC	International Cricket Council
ICE	Intercontinental Exchange
ICEX	Indian Commodity Exchange Limited
ICHR	Indian Council of Historical Research
ICICI
ICJ	International Council of Jurists
ICP	Inspection & Categorisation Plan
ICRC	International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRISAT	International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics
ICS	Ice Cream Sandwich
ICT	information and communication technology
IDCT	Induced Draft Cooling Tower
IDIS	Intelligent Driver Information System
IDLO	International Development Law Organization
IDMS	Integrated Data Management System
IDPC	Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner
IDSA	Indian Direct Selling Association
IEA	International Energy Agency
IEC	Import Export Crude
IED	Improvised Explosive Device
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
IEEEA	Indian Electrical and Electronics Engineering Association
IES	Indian Engineering Services
IES	Illuminating Engineering Society
IETE	Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers
IFAT	Integrated Factory Acceptance Test
IFB	Invitation For Bids
IFC	International Finance Corporation
IFIS	Institute for Internet Security
IFRT	Internal Fixed Roof Tanks
IFS	Inertia Fuel Shutoff
IFSM	Indian Federation of Sports Medicine
IGATE	Indus Global Academy of Technical Education
IGCSE	International General Certificate of Secondary Education
IGF	Internet Governance Forum
IGNOU	Indira Gandhi National Open University
IGV	Inlet Guide Vane
IHCP	Institute for Health and Consumer Protection
IHT	International Herald Tribune
IHV	India Hydrocarbon Vision
IIBS	International Institute of Business Studies
IIHR	Indian Institute of Horticulture Research
IIHT	Indian Institute of Hardware Technology
IIM	Indian Institute of Management
IIP	Index of Industrial Production
IIPM	Indian Institute of Plantation Management
IISCo	Indian Iron and Steel Company
IISERs	Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
IIST	Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
IIT	Indian Institute of Technology
IITL	ITNL International Private Limited
IJBB	Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics
IJBT	Indian Journal of Biotechnology
IJC	Indian Journal of Chemistry
IJCT	Indian Journal of Chemical Technology
IJEB	Indian Journal of Experimental Biology
IJEMS	Indian Journal of Engineering and Material Sciences
IJFTR	Indian Journal of Fibre and Textile Research
IJMS	Indian Journal of Marine Sciences
IJPAP	Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics
IJRSP	Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics
IJTK	Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
IL&FS	Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited
ILI	In-Line Inspection
ILO	International Labour Organisation
ILUC	Indirect Land Use Change
IM	Infant Mortality
IMBL	International Maritime Boundary Line
IMCA	International Marine Contractors Association
IMEI	International Mobile Equipment Identity
IMF	International Monetary Fund
IMHH	Industry Mutual Hold Harmless
IMRB	Indian Market Research Bureau
IMTECH	Institute of Microbial Technology
IMU	Indian Maritime University
INA	Indian National Army
INC	Indian National Congress
INCOIS	Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
INRC	Indian National Rally Championship
INSAT	Indian National Satellite
INSDOC	Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre
IOB	Indian Overseas Bank
IPC	Indian Penal Code
IPCC	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCS	International Programme on Chemical Safety
IPI	Iran Pakistan India
IPL	Indian Premier League
IPO	Initial Public Offer
IPP	Import Parity Price
IR	Integrated Reasoning
IRATA	International Rope Access Trade Association
IRCTC	Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited
IRDP	Integral Rural Development Programme
IREDA	Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited
IRIS	Internal Rotary Inspection System
IRMA	Institute of Rural Management
IRP	Interposing Relay Panel
IRS	Illinois Roadway Simulator
IS	Intrinsically Safe
ISA	Instrument Society of America/ Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society
ISA	Indian Semiconductor Association
ISA	Indian Science Abstracts
ISAF	International Security Assisstance Force
ISAT	Integrated Site Acceptance Test
ISB	Indian School of Business
ISC	Independent Sales Consultants
ISC	Idle Speed Control
ISEC	Institute of Socio-Economic Change
ISF	Incremental Scale Factor
ISFM	International School of Film and Media
ISI	Indian Social Institute
ISI	Inter-Services Intelligence
ISIS	Institute for Science and International Security
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
ISPAI	Internet Service Providers Association of India
ISPS	International Ship and Port Security
ISR	Intersecting Storage Rings Collider
ISS	International Space Station
IST	Indian Standard Time
IST	Indian Standard Time
IST	Indian Standard Time
ISTE	Indian Society for Technical Education
IT	Information Technology
IT	Income Tax
ITAT	Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
ITB	Instructions To Bidders
ITC	Industrial Training Centres
ITCC	Income Tax Clearance Certificate
ITDP	Integrated Tribal Development Programme
ITEC	Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation
ITI	Industrial Training Institutes
ITIP	Indicative Inspection and Test Plan
ITM	Ion Transport Membrane
ITM	In The Money
ITN	Innovative Trade Network
ITP	Inspection and Test Plan
ITR	Integrated Test Range
ITR	Integrated Test Range
ITRI	Industrial Technology Research Institute
ITRI	Institute for Technology Research and Innovation
IUCN	International Union for Conservation of Nature
IVT	Infinitely Variable Transmission
IWLC	India Women Leadership Council
J&K	Jammu & Kashmir
JAB	Joint Admission Board
JAXA	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JCHNP	Jetking Certified Hardware & Networking Professional
JE	Junior Engineer
JEE	Joint Entrance Examination
JEGI	Jordan Edmiston Group, Inc
JIPR	Journal of Intellectual Property Rights
JLR	Jaguar Land Rover
JNCASR	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
JNNSM	Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
JPC	Joint Parliamentary Committee
JRF	Junior Research Fellow
JRY	Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
JSA	Job Safety Analysis
JSIR	Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
JSLC	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre
JSPL	Jindal Steel and Power Limited
JSPLM	Jindal Steel and Power (Mauritius) Limited
JV	Joint Venture
KAAC	Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council
KAAT	Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territory
KAIST	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
KASSIA	Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association
KATA	Karbi Anglong Territorial Authority
KCC	Kisan Credit Cards
KCCI	Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry
KCPCR	Karnataka Commission for Protection of Child Rights
KDP	Karnataka Development Programme
KEA	Karnataka Examinations Authority
KERC	Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission
KERS	Karnataka Engineering Research Station
KERS	Kinetic Energy Recovery System
KFC	Kerala Financial Corporation
KGF	Kolar Gold Fields
KGMOA	Karnataka Government Medical Officers Association
KGS	Kaiga Generating Station
KGWI	Kelly Global Workforce Index
KHSDRP	Karnataka Health System Development & Reform Project
KIADB	Karnataka Industrail Areas Development Board
KKNPP	Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project
KMML	Kerala Minerals & Metals Limited
KMT	Kou Ming Tang Party
KNNL	Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited
KNV	Karbi National Volunteers
KPCC	Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
KPCL	Karnataka Power Corporation Limited
KPF	Karbi People's Front
KPIs	key performance indicators
KPSC	Karnataka Public Service Commission
KRRS	Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha
KS	Knock Sensor
KSBC	Karnataka State Bar Council
KSBW	Karnataka State Board of Wakfs
KSCSC	Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation
KSFA	Karnataka State Football Association
KSHEC	Karnataka State Higher Education Council
KSHRC	Karnataka State Human Rights Commission
KSOU	Karnataka State Open University
KSPCB	Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
KSRP	Karnataka State Reserve Police
KSRTC	Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
KSU	Karnataka State Universities
KUD	Karnatak University Dharwad
KUM	Karnataka Udyog Mitra
KUSMA	Karnataka Unaided Schools Management Association
KUWSDB	Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board
KVA	Karnataka Volleyball Association
KVB	Karur Vysya Bank
KVP	Kisan Vikas Patra
KVTSDC	Karnataka Vocational Training and Skill Development Corporation
KYC	Know Your Customer
L&T	Larsen & Turbo
LACS	Lakshmi Access Communications Systems
LAF	Liquidity Adjustment Facility
LAN	Local Area Network
LAS	Low Alloy Steel
LAS	Link Active Scheduler
LCA	Long-term Cooperative Action
LCD	Liquid Crystal Disply
LCF	Low-Cycle Fatigue
LCF	Liquid correction factor
LCOs	local cable operators
LCV	Light Commercial Vehicles
LDAR	Leak Detection And Repair
LDAR	Leak Detection and Repair
LDC	Less Developed Countries
LDC	Least Developed Countries
LDDT	Light Duty Diesel Truck
LDL	Low-Density Lipoproteins
LDO	Light Diesel Oil
LDT	Light Duty Truck
LDV	Light Duty Vehicle
LDW	Lane Departure Warning System
LEC	Levy Exemption Certifi cates
LED	Light Emitting Diode
LEDO	Law of the Eventual Demise of the Opressor
LEEA	Lifting Equipment Engineers Association
LEISA	Low External Input Sustainable Aquaculture
LEL	Lower Explosive Limit
LEP	Large Electron Positron
LeT	Lashkar-e-Taiba
LEV	Low Emission Vehicle.
LFL	lower flammability limit
LHDE	Light Heavy Duty Engine
LIB	Letter Inviting Bid
LIC	Life Insurance Corporation
LIFE	Laboratorios Industriales Farmacéuticos Ecuatorianos
LIG	Low Income Group
LIPI	Letter Inviting Price Implication
LLRC	Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission
LME	London Metal Exchange
LOA	Letter Of Acceptance
LoC	Line of Control
LOCOG	London Games organising committee
LOI	Letter of Intent
LOL	Low Operating Level
LOPA	Layer of Protection Analysis
LP	Lumpsum Price
LPC	Loss Prevention Council
LPG	Liquified Petroleum Gas
LPSC	Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
LQR	Linear Quadratic Regulator
LSTK	Lump Sum Turn Key
LTBP	London Tankers Brokers Panel
LTCG	Long Term Capital Gain
LTCS	Low Temperature Carbon Steel
LTE	Long Term Evolution
LTE-TDD	Long Term Evolution Time Division Duplex
LTTE	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
LULUCF	Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry
LVDT	Linear Variable Differential Transformer
LVW	Loaded Vehicle Weight
LWN	Long Weld Neck
LWR	Light Water Reactors
M&A	Merger & Acquisition
M&A	Mergers & Acquisitions
M&M	Mahindra & Mahindra
M.Tech	Master of Technology
MAC	Medium Access Control
MADRAS	microwave analysis and detection of rain and atmospheric structures
MAF	Mass Air Flow
MAIT	Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology
MAKE	Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise
MALDI	Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization
MAPA	Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Abstracts
MAST	Management Aptitude and Skills Test
MAT	Minimum Alternate Tax
MAWP	Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
MBA	Master of Business Administration
MBBS	Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MBBS	Music Business Bachelor of Science
MBD	Million Barrels per Day
MBIL	Mercedes-Benz India Ltd.
MCA	Master of Computer Applications
MCA	Ministry of Corporate Affairs
MCC	Master Control Centre
MCC	Master Control Centres
MCC	Melbourne Cricket Club
MCI	Medical Council of India
MCP	Manual Call Point
MCPL	Meter correction for the pressure of the liquid.
MCR	Master Control Room
MCR	Maximum Continuous Rating
MCR	Micro Carbon Residue
MCTL	Meter correction for the temperature of the liquid
MD	Managing Director
MDG	Millenium Development Goals
MDG	Millenium Development Goals
MDI	Master Drawing Index
MDI	Master Documentation Index
MDMK	Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MDMT	Minimum Design Metal Temperature
MDT	Medium Duty Truck
MEA	Ministry of External Affairs
MECA	Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association
MEDEFI	Mouvement Des Enterprises de France International
MF	Mutual Fund
MF	Meter Factor
MFB	Minimum Flow Bypass
MFI	Micro Finance Institutions
MFL	Magnetic Flux Leakage
MGAV	Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Vishwavidyalaya
MHC	Material Handling Contractor
MHDDE	Medium Heavy Duty Diesel Engine
MHDE	Medium Heavy Duty Engine
MHRA	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
MIL	Malfunction Indicator Lamp
MINAS	Minimum National Standards
MIP	Monthly Income Plan
MIP	Material In Pass
MIS	Management Information System
MIT	Manipal Institute of Technology
MIT	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MKSS	Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
mlc	Metres Liquid Column
MM	Maternal Mortality
MMA	Mixed Martial Arts
MMA	Mixed Martial Arts
MMD	Mercantile Marine Department
MMF	Man Made Fibre
MMPS	Machine Monitoring & Protection System
MMS	Machine Monitoring System
mmtoe	Million Tons of Oil Equivalent
MMTPA	Million Metric Tons Per Annum
MNF	Mizo National Front
MNNIT	Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
MNQC	Multi-Nozzle Quiet Combustors
MNRE	Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
MOC	management of change
MOC	Material of Construction
MOEF	Ministry of Environment & Forests
MOI	Ministry Of Interior
MOM	Minutes Of Meeting
MOM	Ministry of Manpower
MOPU	Mobile Offshore Production Units
MOS	Microsoft Office Specialist
MoU	Memorandum of Understanding
MP	Madhya Pradesh
MPC	Master Pressure Controller
MPQ	Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
MPR	Monthly Progress Report
MPS	Master Production Schedule
MRC	Model Reference Control
MRI	Movable all Risks Insurance
MRO	Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul
MRPL	Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited
MRR	Material Receipt Report
MRV	Material Receipt Vouchers
MRV	Measurement Reporting and Verification
MS	Master of Surgery
MSc	Master of Science
mscm	million standard cubic metres
mscmd	Million Standard Cubic Metres per Day
MSDS	Material Safety Data Sheet
MSMEs	Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
MSNP	mobile social networking platform
MSOs	multi-system operators
MSP	Minimum Support Price
MSRIT	MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology
MSSRF	M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
MSS-SP	Manufactures Standardization Society of the valve and fittings Industries Inc.
MSTC	Metal Scrap Trading Corporation
MSU	Mississippi State University
MTBF	Mean Time Between Failure
MTTF	Mean Time To Failure
MTTR	Mean Time To Repair
MTTR	Mean Time To Repair
mu	Million Units
MW	Mega Watt
NAAC	National Assessment and Accreditation Council
NAAC	National Assessment and Accreditation Council
NACE	National Association of Corrosive Engineers
NACEN	National Academy of Customs, Excise & Narcotics
NAFP	National Frequency Allocation Plan
NAICS	North American Industry Classification System
NAL	National Aerospace Laboratories
NALSAR	National Academy of Legal Studies & Research
NAM	National Association of Manufacturers
NAM	Non-Aligned Movement
NAS	network attached storage
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NATURE	National Academy of Trade Union Research and Education
NBE	National Board of Examinations
NBHE	National Board for Health Education
NCD	Non-Convertible Debentures
NCERT	National Council Of Educational Research and Training
NCHER	National Commission for Higher Education and Research
NCHRH	National Commission for Human Resources for Health
NCP	Nationalist Congress Party
NCPCR	National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
NCPCR	National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
NCR	National Capital Region
NCR	Non Conformities Reports
NCRB	National Crime Records Bureau
NCTC	National Counter-Terrorism Centre
NCTE	National Council for Teacher Education
NDA	National Democratic Alliance
NDDB	National Dairy Development Board
NDE	Non Destructive Examination
NDM	Nalco Deposit Monitor
NDP	National Democratic Party
NDRC	National Development and Reform Commission
NDRC	National Development and Reform Commission
NEA	National Energy Act
NEC	National Electric Code
NEET	National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacture's Association
NERC	North American Electric Reliability Council
NET	National Eligibility Test
NET	National Entrance Test
NEV	Neighborhood Electric Vehicle
NFC	near field communications
NFPA	National Fire Protection Association
NFPA	National Fire Protection Association
NGP	Nirmal Gram Puraskar
NGT	Neutral Grounding Transformer
NH	National Highway
NHDP	National Highways Development Project
NHP	Net Heat to Process
NHRC	National Human Rights Commission
NIC	Newly Industrialized Country
NICE	National Initiative of Care for Elderly
NICRA	National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture
NIDB	National Import Database
NIEO	New International Economic Order
NIFTEM	National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management
NIM	Net Interest Margin
NIM	Net Interest Margin
NInC	National Innovation Council
NIOC	National Iranian Oil Company
NIOSH	National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NIOT	National Institute of Ocean Technology
NIP	National IT Policy
NIS	National Institute of Sports
NISCAIR	National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources
NISCOM	National Institute of Science Communication
NISD	National Institute of Social Defence
NISER	National Institute of Science Education and Research
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIT	National Institute of Technology
NLC	Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
NLSIU	National Law School of India University
NMCC	National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
NMIZ	National Manufacturing and Investment Zones
NMMS	National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NoC	No Objection Certificate
non-REM	Non-Rapid Eye Movement
NOR	Not Ordinarily Resident
NOR	Notice Of Readiness
NPA	Non-Performing Assets
NPA	Non Performing Assests
NPC	National People's Congress
NPC	National People’s Congress
NPCIL	Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
NPR	National Product Radiance
NPS	Nominal Pipe Size
NPS	New Pension System
NPSH	Net positive suction head
NPT	Non Porliferation Treaty
NPTEL	National Programme on Technology  Enhanced Learning
NPV	Net Present Value
NRAI	National Rifle Association of India
NRE	Non Resident External
NREM	non- rapid eye movement
NREP	National Rural Employment Programme
NRGF	National Renewal Grant Fund
NRHM	National Rural Health Mission
NRI	Non Resident Indian
NRO	Non Resident Ordinary
NRT	Net Tonnage
NRW	North Rhine-Westphalia
NSC	National Savings Certificate
NSE	National Stock Exchange
NSG	National Security Guard
NSI	Nalco Scale Index
NSN	NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS
NSRCEL	N.S. Raghavan Centre for Enterpreneurial Learning
NSS	National Service Scheme
NSTL	National Science and Technological Laboratory
NSTL	Naval Science and Technological Laboratory
NTNU	Norwegian University of Science and Technology
NTP	National Toxicology Program
NTPC	National Thermal Power Corporation
NTRO	National Technical Research Organisation
NTS	national talent search
NTSA	National Technical Services Association
NTSC	National Television Standards Committee
NTU	Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
NTUI	New Trade Union Initative
NUS	National University of Singapore
NVVN	NTPC's Vidyut Vyapar Nigam
NWET	Nuclear Weapon Enabled Terrorism
OBC	Other Backward Classes
OBD	On-Board Diagnostics
OBQ	On Board Quality
OBS	Olympic Broadcasting Services
OCA	Olympic Council of Asia
OCHA	Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affaris
OCTG	Oil Country Tubular Goods
ODC	Over Dimensional Consignment
ODI	One Day International
ODL	Open Distance Learning
OECD	Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturers
OES	Original Equipment Service Providers
OHCA	Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affaris
OHMIC	Observatory for Heteroscale Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling
OISD	Oil Industry Safety Directorate
OLM	Outlook Money
OLT	optical line terminals
OLTC	On Load Tap Changer
OMC	Oil Marketing Companies
OMC	Obulapuram Mining Company
OMDC	Orissa Minerals Development  Company
OMO	Open Market Operations
OMPL	ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited
OMR	Opening Meter Reading
OMR	Optical Mark Recognition
ONGC	Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
ONS	Office for National Statistics
ONU	optical network unit
OPAL	ONGC Petro Additions Limited
OPEC	Oil Producing and Exporting Countries
OPEC	Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPV	Offshore Patrol Vessel
OPV	Oral Polio Vaccine
ORAP	Operational Reliability Analysis Program
OREDA	Operator Reliability Data
ORI	Operational Readiness Inspection
ORP	Oxidation Reduction Potential
ORS	Outage Reporting System
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Authority
OSRD	Over, Short, Reject & Damage
OTC	Offshore Technology Conference
OTM	Oxygen Transport Membranes
OTM	Out of the Money
OTP	One Time Password
OVL	ONGC Videsh Limited
P3	Primavera Project Planner
PA	Plant Air
PAC	Powder Activated Carbon
PAC	Public Accounts Committee
PANdora	Pan-Asia Network Distance Open Resources Access
PAPA	Peoples' Alliance for Peace Agreement
PAS	PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SPECIFICATIONS
PBC	Pre-Bid Conference
PBCE	Policy on Business Conduct and Ethics
PBCE	Policy on Business Conduct and Ethics
PCA	Personal Clinical Assessment
PCB	Pakistan Cricket Board
PCB	Pollution Control Board
PCC	Plain Cement Concrete
PCC	Personal Car Communicator
PCCS	Plantwide Common Control System
PCF	Prover Correction Factor
PCI	Press Council of India
PCM	Proactive Centered Maintenance
PCM	Proactive Centered Maintenance
PCM	Powertrain Control Module
PCPL	Prover correction for the pressure on theliquid
PCPS	Prover Correction for the pressure on steel
PCTL	Prover Correction for the temperature of the liquid
PCTS	Prover Correction for the Temperature on Steel
PCV	Positive Crankcase Ventilation
PDF	Portable Document Format
PDGRM	Post-Graduate Diploma in Rural Management
PdM	Predictive Maintenance
PdM	Predictive Maintenance
PDMS	Plant Design Management System
PDS	Plant Design System
PE	Price-to-Earning
PE	Plain End
PE	Price Earnings
PEMS	Predictive Emissions Monitoring System
PEMS	Predictive Emissions Monitoring System
PERP	Process Evaluation/Research Planning
PES	Programmable Electronic Systems
PFD	Probability of Failure on Demand
PFD	Process Flow Diagram
PFI	Popular Front of India
PFRDA	Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
PGC	Power Grid Corporation
PGDCA	Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications
PGDHRM	Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
PGDIBO	Post Graduate Diploma in International Business Operations
PGDIGC	Post Graduate Diploma Course in Integrated Geriatric Care
PGHU	Pyrolysis Gasoline Hydrogenation Unit
PHC	Primary Health Centres
PHC	Primary Health Centre
PHEV	Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
PHHL	Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited
PI	Principal Investigator
PIA	Pakistan International Airlines
PID	Proportional, Integral & Derivative
PIL	Public Interest Litigation
PIL	Patient Information Leaflets
PIMS	Pipeline Integrity Management System
PIN	personal identification number
PIR	Property Irregularity Report
PIRs	Plant Inspection Requirements
PLF	Plant Load Factor
PLF	Passenger Load Factor
PLO	Palestine Liberation Organisation
PLR	Prime Lending Rates
PLT	Pipe Line Transfer
PLT	Plate Load Test
PM	Preventive Maintenance
PM	Preventive Maintenance
PM	Particulate Matter
PMB	Picture Motion Browser
PMEAC	Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council
PMG	Permanent Magnet Generator
PMGSY	Pradhan Mantri Grama Sadak Yojana
PMI	Positive Material Identification
PMM	Post Manufacturers Marinizers
PMO	Prime Minister’s Office
PMR	Preventive Maintenance Routines
PMS	Portfolio Management Service
PNGRB	Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
POC	Proof of Concept
PoK	Pakistan occupied Kashmir
POL	Petroleum Oil & Lubricants
POTUS	President of the United States
PPB	Power Park Brake
PPE	Personal Protective Equipment
PPF	Public Provident Fund
PPP	Pakistan People's Party
PPP	Public Private Partnership
PPS	Polyphenylene Sulfide
PPU	Pre Purification Unit
PPU	Pulses per unit
PQR	Procedure Qualification Records
PRD	Pressure relief device
PREPAK	People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak
PRI	Principles for Responsible Investment
PRI	Principles for Responsible Investment
PRIL	Pantaloon Retail India Limited
PRO	Public Relations Officer
PRO	Protection & Reliability Optimization
PRS	Price Reduction Schedule
PRT	Personal Rapid Transit
PSA	Pressure Swing Adsorption
PSB	Public Sector Banks
PSO	Phosphino Succinic Oligimer
PTA	Preferential Trade Agreement
PTC	Production Test Coupons
PTMP	point to multipoint
PUCL	People's Union for Civil Liberties
PURPA	Pubilic Utilities Regulatory Policy Act
PWHT	Post Weld Heat Treatment
PWM	Pulse Width Modulation
QBR	Quartz Bulb Detectors
QCDC	Quick Connecting and Disconnecting Coupler
QCI	Quality Council of India
QCM	Quartz Crystal Microbalance
QIP	Qualified Institutional Placements
QIP	Qualified Institutional Placements
QMR	Quadraple Modular Reduntant
QRA	Quantitative Risk Analysis
QWF	Qunatum of Work Forms
RAM	Reliability, Availability and Maintainability
RAS	RAW Allied Services
RAW	Research and Analysis Wing
RBH	Rural Business Hub
RBI	Reserve Bank of India
RBI	Risk-Based Inspection
RBM	Risk Based Maintenance
RC	Rate Contract
RCCB	Residual Current operated Circuit Breaker
RCF	Railway Coach Factory
RCFA	Root Cause Failure Analysis
RCFA	Root Cause Failure Analysis
RCGA	Real-Coded Genetic Algorithms
RCI	Rehabilition Council of India
RCM	Reliability Centered Maintenance
RCM	Reliability Centered Maintenance
RCM	Residential Construction Manager
RCMC	Registeration Cum Membership Certificate
RCO	Reduced Crude Oil
RCWS	Research Centre for Women's Studies
RD	Recurring Deposit
RDE	Rotating Disc Electrode
REC	Rural Electrical Corporation
REC	Regional Economic Communities
REC	Recruitment and Employment Confederation
REC	REGIONAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE
REDD	Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
REEEP	Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership
REEEP	Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership
REEV	Range Extended Electric Vehicle
REM	rapid eye movement
REM	Rapid Eye Movement
RES	Renewable Electricity Standard
RESSEX	Real Estate Sensitivity Index
RFI	Request for Information
RFI	Radio Frequency Interface
RFI	Radio Frequency Interface
RFP	Request For Proposal
RFT	Remote Field Testing
RGP	Refinery Gate Price
RGRHC	Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation
RGUHS	Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
RIC	Russia-India-China
RIDF	Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
RIIS	Research Institute of Industrial Safety
RIL	Reliance Industries Limited
RINL	Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
RLC	Regional Labour Commissioner
RLEGP	Rural Labour Employment Generation Programme
RM	Reactive Maintenance
RM	Reactive Maintenance
RMIL	Reliance Money Infrastructure Limited
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
RO	Restricted Orifice
RO	Reverse Osmosis
ROB	Remaining On Board
ROC	Renewable Obligation Certifi cates
RoCE	Return on Capital Employment
ROPS	Roll Over Protection System
ROQ	Re Order Quantity
ROR	Resident and Ordinarily Resident
ROS	Radio Occultation System
ROV	Remotely Operated Vehicle
RPSSGP	Roof-top PV and Small Solar Power Generation Programme
RQD	Rock Quality Designation
RSBY	Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
RSC	Roll Stability Control
RSCPCR	Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
RSO	Regional Security Officer
RSX	Reliance Spot Exchange
RTD	Resistance Temperature Detector
RTI	Regional Training Institutes
RTIMS	Real Time Information Mangement System
RTPS	Raichur Thermal Power Station
RTS	ready-to-serve
RVE	Remote Village Electrification
RWLI	Remote Water Level Indicator
RWP	Rural Works Programme
RWTP	Raw Water Treatment Plant
SA	Sum Assured
SA	South Africa
SA	Summative Assessments
SAARC	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SaaS	Software as a Service
SAC	Space Application Centre
SAC	Space Application Centre
SADC	Southern African Development Community
SAE	Society of Automotive Engineers
SAGE	South Asian Gas Enterprise
SAI	Sports Authority of India
SAIC	Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation
SAIL	Steel Authority of India Limited
SAL	Supply Air Louvers
SAMC	South Asian Media Commission's
SAP	State Advisory Price
SARFAESI	Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest
SASAC	State Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission
SBH	State Bank of Hyderabad
SBI	State Bank of India
SBIRI	Small Business Innovation Research Initiative
SBM	State Bank of Mysore
SBT	State Bank of Travancore
SCADA	Supervisory Control And Data Acquistion
SCADA	Supervisory Control And Data Acquistion
SCBA	Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
SCC	Stress Corrosion Cracking
SCC	Special Conditions of Contract
SCC	Safety Concept Car
SCDL	Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
SCECO	Saudi Consolidated Electric Company
SCG	Sydney Cricket Groun
SCI	Shipping Corporation of India
SCPT	Static Cone Penetration Test
SCR	Selective Catalytic Reduction
SCRCT	Socio-Cultural Research & Study Centre
SCVT	State Council for Vocational Training
SDBC	Semi-Dense Bituminous Concrete
SDE	Scarce, Difficult , Easy Analysis
SDI	Silt Density Index/Indicator
SE	Senior Engineer
SEC	State Election Commission
SED	Strategic Economic Dialogue
SEP	Smart Ethernet Protection
SEZ	Special Economic Zone
SFC	Static Frequency Converter
SFC	Strategic Force Command
SFC	Strategic Forces Command
SFDA	Small Farmers Development Agency
SFF	Safe Failure Fraction
SFI	Sequential Multiport Fuel Injection.
SFL	Super Fight League
SGP	stability and growth pact
SGSN	Serving GPRS Support Node
SHADE	Shared Awarness and Deconfliction
SI	Spark Ignition
SIATI	Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies and Industries
SICHREM	South Indian Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring
SIFT	Software Implemented Fault Tolerance
SIIMA	South Indian International Movie Awards
SIL	Safety Integrity Level
SIL	Safety Integrity Level
SIP	Systematic Investment Plan
SIPS	Side Impact Protection System
SIS	Safety instrumented system
SIS	Swedish Standards Institute
SKO	Superior Kerosene Oil
SLD	soft laser desorption
SLET	State-Level Eligibility Test
SLR	Statutory Liquidity Ratio
SM	Senior Manager
SMACNA	Sheet Metal and Air conditioning contractors National Association
SMAW	Shielded Metal Arc Welding
SMB	small and medium businesses
SMS	Short Messaging Service
SNEH	Special Need Education Home
SOE	Sequence Of Events
SOER	Sequence Of Events Recorder
SOF	Statement Of Facts
SOHO	Small Office, Home Office
SOHO	Safety and Occupational Health Office
SOHO	Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
SoHo	South of Hollywood Road
SoHo	South of Houston Street
SOP	Schedule Of Prices
SP	Superintendent of Police
SPACE	Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators
SPCB	State Pollution Control Board
SPD(S)T	Single Pole Double (Single) Throw
SPE	Solid Particle Erosion
SPIC-MACAY	Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth
SPIR	Spare Parts Interchangeability Report
SPL	Sound Pressure Level
SPM	Supplier Profile Management
SPT	Sustained Performance Test
SPT	Standard Penetration Test
SPT	Sustained Performance Test
SRC	State Reorganisation Commission
SRF	Solid Recovered Fuel
SRIST	Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions
SRR	Satellite Rack Room
SRT	System Readiness Tests
SSD	Solid State Drives
SSI	Small Scale Industries
SSNNL	Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd.
SSPC	Steel Structure Painting Council, USA
SSRC	South Sudan Referendum Commission
SSTL	Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited
STBs	set-top boxes
STC	Subisidary Training Center
STC	Steam Temperature Control
STC	Stability and Traction Control
STCG	Short Term Capital Gain
STEL	Short Term Exposure Limit
STEM	Shaped Tube Electrode Machining
STF	Special Task Force
STIG	Steam Injected Gas Turbine
STP	Systematic Transfer Plans
STP	Systematic Withdrawl Plans
STP	Secondary Treatment Plant
STPI	Software Technology Parks of India
STT	Securities Transaction Tax
STT	Securities Transaction Tax
STT	Securities Transaction Tax
SUCI-C	Socialist Unity Centre for India- Communist
SUR	Shared University Research
SUV	Sport Utility Vehicle
SVB	Special Valuation Branches
SWAPO	South West African Peoples Organisation
SWAS	Steam and Water Analysis System
SWS	Slow wave sleep
T&P	Tools & Plants
TAAI	Travel Agents Association of India
TAC	Tariff Advisory Committee
TADA	Tribal Area Development Authority
TADO	Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act
TAFE	Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited
TANA	Telugu Association of North America
TAPMI	TA Pai Management Institute
TAT	TurnAround Time
TBA	Technical Bid Analysis
TBE	Technical Bid Evaluation
TBI	Throttle Body Injection
TCM	transmission control module
TDC	Top Dead Center
TDF	The Document Foundation
TDP	Telugu Desam Party
TDS	Tax Deducted at Source
TDSAT	Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
TEC	Toyo Engineering Corporation
TEIL	Toyo Engineering India Limited
TEMA	Tubular Heat Exchanger Manufacturing Association
TERI	The Energy and Resources institute
TERI	The Energy and Resources Institute
TESS	Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
TEWAC	Totally Enclosed Water-to-Air Cooled
TFMS	Tank Farm Management System
TGBL	Tata Global Beverages Ltd
TGS	Tank Gauging System
TIEA	Tax Information Exchange Agreements
TIL	Technical Informatiion Letter
TIS	Tata Interactive Systems
TISCO	Tata Iron and Steel Company
TISS	Tata Institute of Social Sciences
TLDs	Top Level Domains
TLEV	Transitional Low Emission Vehicle.
TMR	Triple Modular Reduntant
TMR	Triple Modular Redundant
TN	Tamil Nadu
TNA	Tamil National Alliance
T-N-C	Trip-Neutral-Close
TN-FORCES	Tamil Nadu Forum for Creche and Childcare Services
TNPA	Transnet National Ports Authority
TOC	Top of Concrete
toe	tonnes of oil equivalent
TOEFL	Test of English as a Foreign Language
TOFD	Time of Flight Diffraction
TOP	Terms of Payment
TP	Taluk Panchayat
TP	Trial Pit
TPA	Tonnes Per Annum
TPFC	Transient Power Fuel Control
tph	Tons Per Hour
TPH	Tons Per Hour
TPIA	Third Party Inspection Agency
TPL	Third Party Liabillity Insurance
TPS	Target Plus Scheme
TRAI	Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
TRF	Turbine Rear Frame
TRF	Turbine Rear Frame
TRMM	Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
TSA	Transportation Security Administration
TSA	temperature swing adsorption
TSI	Turbo Supervisory Instrument
TTD	Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams
TTMC	Traffic and Transit Management Centres
TUM	Technische Universitaet Muenchen
TVP	Total Vapour Pressure
TVU	Tri-Valley University
TWU	Transport Workers Union
UAE	United Arab Emirates
UAKK	United Association of Karnataka Kuwait
UAR	United Arab Republic
UARF	Underwater Acoustic Research Facility
UBS	Urban Basic Services
UCIC	Unique Customer Identification Code
UCL	University College London
UCL	University College London
UCR	Utility Control Room
UCSD	University of California, San Diego
UDS	Undistributed Sample
UEFI	Universal Extensible Firmware Interface
UEL	Upper explosive limit
UFC	Ultimate Fighting Championship
UFC	Ultimate Fighting Championship
UFL	upper flammability limit
UGC	University Grants Commission
UICC	Union for International Cancer Control
UID	Unique Identification Number
UIDAI	Unique Identification Authority of India
UK	United Kingdom
UKAS	United Kingdom Accreditation Service
UL	Underwriters Laboratories
ULCC	Ultra Large Crude Carriers
ULEV	Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
ULFA	United Liberation Front of Asom
ULIP	Unit-Linked Insurance Plan
UMTS	Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
UN	United Nations
UNA	United Nations Associations
UNCCD	United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNCTAD	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme
UNEP	UN Environmental Programme
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNFCCC	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNHCR	United Nations High Commisioner for Refugees
UNHCR	United Nations High Commisioner for Refugees
UNICEF	United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund
UNIDO	United Nations Industry Development Organization
UNMIN	United Nations Mission In Nepal
UNO	United Nations Organisation
UNOCI	United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire
UNSC	United Nations Security Council
UNWTO	UN World Tourism Organization
UOS	Urban Operating System
UP	Uttar Pradesh
UPA	United Progressive Alliance
UPC	Unique Porting Code
UPCL	Udupi Power Corporation Limited
UPDS	United People's Democratic Solidarity
UPES	University of Petroleum & Energy Studies
UPPSC	Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission
UPS	Uninteruptable Power Supply
UPS	Uninterruptible Power Supply
UPSC	Union Public Service Commission
USA	United States of America
USB	Universal Serial Bus
USDA	United States Department of Agriculture
USP	Unique Selling Point
USSR	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
UST	Ultrasonically Tested
UTI	Ullage Temeprature Interference
UTM	Unified Threat Management
UTS	Ultimate Tensile Strength
UVDB	Utility Vendor Database
VAPs	Value-Added Partners
VAR	Value At Risk
VAS	Value Added Service
VCU	Virginia Commonwealth University
VDC	Vendor Development Cell
VDR	Vendor Drawing Review
VDRL	Vendor Document Requirements List
VECI	Vehicle Emission Control Information
VEF	Vessel Experience Factor
VIGV	Variable Inlet Guide Vane
VIM	Vigil India Movement
VIN	Vehicle Identification Number
VIT	Vellore Institute of Technology
VJAS	Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samithi
VLC	visible light communication
VLCC	Very Large Crude Carriers
VNL	Vihaan Networks Ltd.
VOC	Volatile Organic Compounds
VOC	Volatile Organic Compounds
VP	Vice President
VPF	Voluntary Provident Fund
VPI	Vacuum Pressure Impregnated
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Vacuum Plasma Spray
VPSA	Vacuum-Pressure Swing Adsorption
VSA	Vacuum Swing Adsorption
VSCC	Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
VSP	Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
VST	Vane Shear Test
VST	Vicat Softening Temperature
VTSA	Voltage Transformer & Surge Arrester
VWO	Valves Wide Open
WALMI	Water and Land Management Institute
WAN	Wide Area Network
WAR	Winning, Augmentation and Renovation
WB	West Bengal
WBM	Water Bound Macadam
WCI	Workmen's Compensation Insurance
WCO	World Customs Organisation
WCT	Works Contract
WED	World Environment Day
WEF	World Economic Forum
WGEEP	Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel
WGTF	Western Ghats Task Force
WHIPS	Whiplash Protection System
WHO	World Health Organisaton
WIP	Work In Progress
WIS	Weizmann Institute of Science
WLA	White Label ATMs
WMD	Weapons of Mass Destruction
WMM	Wet Mix Macadam
WOL	Wireless Operating Licence
WOT	wide open throttle
WPC	Wireless Planning Commission
WPC	Wireless Planning Cell
WPF	Windows Presentation Foundation
WPI	Wholesale Price Index
WPO	World Packaging Organisations
WPS	Welding Procedure Specification
WRSSS	Western Regional System Strengthing Scheme
WSC	World Shipping Council
WSH	World Series of Hockey
WSHTC	World Scale Hours Terms & Conditions
WSO	Wildlife Society of Orissa
WTI	West Texas Intermediate
WTI	West Texas Intermediate
WTO	World Trade Organisation
WU-TWC	warm up- three way catalytic converter
WWTP	Waste Water Treatment Plant
XLPE	Cross Linked Poly Ethylene
YAHOO	Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
YCMOU	Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
YESSS	Young Entrepreneurs' Start-ups in Soaring Spirits
YMCA	Young Men's Christian Association
yoy	year on year
YTM	Yield to Maturity
YWCA	Young Women's Christian Association
ZEV	Zero Emission Vehicle
ZOPFAN	Zone of Peace Freedom and Neutrality
ZP	Zilla Panchayat