If we observe the trend for Past Exams for various Entrance Exams we will find that a couple of questions based on Abbreviations are always asked. Here is a small list that we have put together for you. Please go through and try to remember as many as you can. This is useful for Banking Exams (Clerk, PO, MT), SSC, FCI and other Entrance Exams.
Sr. No.
Abbreviation
Stands For
1
AAFI
2
AAPSO
3
AASU
All Assam Students Union
4
ABM
Anti Ballistic Missile
5
AC
6
ACC
7
AD
8
ADB
Amateur Athletics Federation of India Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation
Alternate Current OR Air Conditioner Ancillary Cadet Core Ano Domini (After the birth of Jesus) Asian Development Bank. Atomic Energy Research
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AERE
Establishment
10
AGOC
11
AICC
12
AICTE
13
AIDS
14
AIFE
15
AIIMS
16
AIL
17
AIMPLB
18
AIR
19
AITUE
20
AM
Anti Meridian (Before Noon)
21
ANC
African National Congress
22
APEC
Cooperation
23
APSC
Army Postal Services Core
24
ASEAN
Asian Games Organisation Committee All India Congress Committee All India Council of Technical Education Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome All India Football Federation All India Institute of Medical Sciences Aeronautics India Limited All India Muslim Personal Law Board All India Radio (Broadcasting) All India Trade Union Congress
Asia Pacific Economic
Association of South East Asian Nations Augmented Satellite Launch
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25
ASLV
Vehicle
26
ASI
Archaeological Survey of India Associated Chamber of
27
ASSOCHAM
Commerce and Industry (India)
28
ASWAC
29
ATS
30
BAMS
31
BARC
32
BBC
33
BC
34
BCG
35
BCCI
36
BEL
37
BENELUX
38
BHEL
Airborne Surveillance Warning and Control Anti Tetanus Serum Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery Bhabha Atomic Research Centre British Broadcasting Corporation Before Christ (Before the birth of Jesus) Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti TB Vaccine) Board of Control for Cricket in India Bharat Electronics Limited
Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited Board of Industrial Finance
Central. Board of Secondary Education Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Cabinet Committee on Security Centre For Development of Advance Computing Code Division Multiple Access
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CDRI
Central Drug Research Institute Commonwealth Heads of
55
CHOGM
56
CID
57
CIS
58
CISF
59
CITU
60
CLAT
61
CNG
Compressed Natural Gas
62
COD
Central Ordnance Depot
Government Meeting Criminal Investigation Department Commonwealth of Independent States Central Industrial Security Force Centre of Indian Trade Unions Common Law Admission Test (Started May 2008)
Energy Research and Development Administration Essential Services Maintenance Act
Food and Agriculture Organisation Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA) Fast Breeder Test Reactor Food Corporation of India / Fertilizer Corporation of India Flight Data Recorder (Black Box) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act Foreign Exchange Management Act 7/26
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122
HAL
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
123
HCF
124
HDFC
125
HIV
126
HMT
127
HUDCO
128
HYVS
129
IAAI
130
lAC
131
IAEA
132
IARI
Highest Common Factor Housing Development Finance Corporation Human Immuno-deficiency Virus Hindustan Machine Tools Housing and Urban Development Corporation High Yield Variety Seeds International Airport Authority of India Indian Airlines Corporation International Atomic Energy Agency Indian Agricultural Research Institute International Bank for
International Court of Justice Indian Council of Medical Research Indian Company Secretaries Institute International Development Agency Industrial Development Bank of India International Defence Organisation Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited
Indian Football Association
Industrial Finance Corporation of India International Film Festival of India Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative International Federation of Trade Unions Indian Institute of Public 10/26
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Administration 152
IIS
Indian Institute of Sciences
153
IISCO
Indian Iron and Steel Company
154
IIT
Indian Institute of Technology
155
ILO
156
IMA
Indian Military Academy
157
IMF
International Monetary Fund
158
INGCA
159
INS
Indian Naval Ship
160
INSAT
Indian National Satellite
161
INTELSAT
162
INTERPOL
163
INTUC
International Labour Organisation
Indira Gandhi Gallery for Culture and Art
International Telecommunication Satellite International Police Organisation Indian National Trade Union Congress International Olympic
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Computer Application 202
MCC
Melbourne Cricket Club
203
MD
Doctor of Medicine
204
MFN
Most Favoured Nation
205
MI
Military Intelligence
206
MISA
207
MIT
208
MLA
209
MLC
Member of Legislative Council
210
MNC
Multi National Corporation
211
MRCP
212
MRCS
213
MRTPC
214
MODVAT
215
NABARD
216
NACO
Maintenance of Internal Security Act Mechachusates Institute of Technology (USA) Member of Legislative Assembly
Member of Royal College of Physicians Member of Royal College of Surgeons Monopoly and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission Modified Value Added Tax National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development National AIDS Control Organisation
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Programme
218
NAFED
219
NAFTA
220
NAPP
221
NASA
National Agricultural and Marketing Federation North American Free Trade Agreement Narora Atomic Power Plant National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA) National Association of
222
NASDAQ
Security Dealer's Active Quotation
223
NASSCOM
224
NATO
225
NCW
226
NCCR
National Association of Software & Service Companies North Atlantic Treaty Organisation National Commission for Women National Council for Civil Right National Council of
National Defence Academy National Dairy Development Board National Defence Fund. National Environment Engineering Research Institute
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NEFA
North-East Frontier Agency
233
NEPA
234
NFDC
235
NFL
236
NHRC
237
NICO
238
NIDC
239
NIIT
240
NIMHANS
241
NITIE
242
NMDS
243
NMEP
244
NOIDA
245
NPC
National Productivity Council
246
NPP
National Population Policy
National Environment Protection Authority National Film Development Corporation National Fertilizer Limited National Human Rights Commission New Information and Communication Order National Industrial Development Corporation National Institute of Information Technology National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering
National Missile Defence System (US) National Malaria Eradication Programme New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Which was to be proved) Quod Erat Faciendum (Which was to be done) Quod Erat Inveniendum (Which was to be found) Quarter Master General Radio Angle Direction and Range
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Rashtriya Indian Military College Railway Mail Service Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Regional Transport Officer South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Space Application Centre South Asian Free Trade Agreement Sports Authority of India Steel Authority of India Limited South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Security Council/Supreme Court 19/26
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300
SCI
301
SCOPE
302
SCRA
303
SDR
304
SEBI
305
SGPC
306
SHAR
307
SIDBI
308
SIS
309
SITA
310
SLV
311
SPCA
Shipping Corporation of India Standing Conference of Public Enterprises Special Class Railway Apprentice Special Drawing Rights Security Exchange Board of India Siromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee Shri Harikota Range Small Industries Development Bank of India Secret Intelligence Service (U.K) Suppression of .Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act Satellite Launch Vehicle Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals Society for the Promotion of
Organisation Travelling Aliowance / Territorial Anmy Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company Teleprinter Exchange Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited Tri-nitro-toluene Test of English as a Foreign Language Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights Travelling Ticket Examiner Table Tennis Federation of India
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ULFA
United Liberation Front of Assam Union of South American
333
UNASUR
Nations (Spanish: Unión de Naciones Suramericanas)
334
UNCTAD
335
UNDP
336
UNEF
337
UNEP
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development United Nations Development Programme United Nations Emergency Force United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Economic
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6 Comments Hamsadhwani on April 10, 2013 at 4:28 pm
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Please send abbreviation and general knowledge for govt exams to my id.
shawon on April 2, 2009 at 9:40 pm
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hello....could anyone can help me by sending some sample questions on army recruiting test for engineering core??
shreya on November 7, 2008 at 8:51 pm Hi,
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I'm studying in 6th standard and I need the materials for the entrance exam which would be conducted by International Schools in India. Kinldly send me the materials to my ID. Thank you.
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i need the syllabus of ASI exams
Sarbjit on September 19, 2008 at 11:04 pm @Steve - We are happy to be of help Steve.
Steve on September 19, 2008 at 7:35 pm
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Thanks a lot guys. I got into Yales for the abbreviation of ECG.
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