Tamilnadu state board Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Vocabulary Abbreviations and Acronyms

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     Abbreviations and Acronyms

  • 1. AAA -Amateur Athletic Association
  • 2. AAFI - Amateur Athletic Federation of India
  • 3. ACR - Annual Confidential Report
  • 4. ADC -Aide-de-camp (Assistant)
  • 5. AFI - Athletics Federation of India
  • 6. AFMC -Armed Forces Medical College
  • 7. AICTE -All India Council for Technical Education
  • 8. AIFF -All India Football Federation
  • 9. AITUC - All India Trade Union Congress
  • 10. ANC - African National Congress
  • 11. AOC -Air Officer Commanding
  • 12. ASAP- As Soon As Possible
  • 13. ASEAN -Association of South East Asian Nations
  • 14. ASLV -Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
  • 15 ASSOCHAM -Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
  • 16. ATC -Air Traffic Control
  • 17. ATM -Automated Teller Machine
  • 18. ATR -Action Taken Report
  • 19. ATS -Anti Tetanus Serum
  • 20. AWACS -Airborne Warning and Control Systems
  • 21. AMIE -Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers
  • 22. AIR -All India Radio
  • 23. AIDS -Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
  • 24. AIIMS -All India Institute of Medical Sciences
  • 25. BA -Bachelor of Arts
  • 26. BARC -Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
  • 27. BBC -British Broadcasting Corporation
  • 28. BCCI -Board of Cricket Control in India
  • 29. B.Ed. -Bachelor of Education
  • 30. BHEL -Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
  • 31. BIOS -Basic Input Output System
  • 32. BMA -British Medical Association
  • 33. BPCL -Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
  • 34. BS -Bachelor of Science
  • 35. BS -British Standard
  • 36. BSNL -Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
  • 37. CAD -Computer-Aided Design
  • 38. CAG -Comptroller and Auditor General of India
  • 39. CAT -Common Aptitude Test
  • 40. CBI -Central Bureau of Investigation
  • 41. CDAC -Centre for the Development of Advanced Computing
  • 42. CEO -(a)Chief Educational Officer (b)Chief Executive Officer
  • 43. CFC -Chloro fluoro carbon
  • 44. CFL -Compact Fluorescent Lamps
  • 45. CFO -Chief Financial Officer
  • 46. CGST -Central Goods and Services Tax
  • 47. CIA -Central Intelligence Agency
  • 48. CID -Criminal Investigation Department
  • 49. CIS -Commonwealth of Independent States.
  • 50. CISF-Central Industrial Security Force
  • 51. CLRI -Central Leather Research Institute
  • 52. CNN -Cable News Network
  • 53. COD -Cash On Delivery
  • 54. COPRA -Consumer Protection Act
  • 55 CPI -Communist Party of India
  • 56. CPU -Central Processing Unit.
  • 57. CPWD -Central Public Works Department
  • 58. CRPF -Central Reserve Police Force
  • 59. CRY -Child Relief and You
  • 60. CSIR -Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
  • 61. CSO -Central Statistical Organisation
  • 62. CTBT -Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
  • 63. CVC -Central Vigilance Commission
  • 64. DA -Dearness Allowance
  • 65. DARE -Documentation Automatic Retrieval Equipment
  • 66. DC -Deputy Commissioner
  • 67. DIG -Deputy Inspector General
  • 68. DNA -Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid
  • 69. DoT -Department of Telecommunications
  • 70. DPEP -District Primary Education Programme
  • 71. DRDO -Defence Research and Development Organisation
  • 72. DSLR -Digital Single Lens Reflex
  • 73. DTH -Direct-to-Home
  • 74. DTP -Desk Top Publishing
  • 75. DVD -Digital Video Disc
  • 76. ELISA -Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay
  • 77. EMI -Equated Monthly Installment
  • 78. EPABX -Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
  • 79. ESA -European Space Agency
  • 80. ESMA -Essential Services Maintenance Act
  • 81. EWS -Economically Weaker Section
  • 82. FAO -Food and Agricultural Organisation
  • 83. FBI -Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • 84. FDI -Foreign Direct Investment
  • 85. FERA -Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
  • 86. FIFA -Federation International de Football Association
  • 87. FIR -First Information Report
  • 88. FRCS -Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
  • 89. FRS -Fellow of the Royal Society
  • .90. FTCL -Fellowship Trinity College of London
  • 91. GAME -Global Energy Water Cycle Asian Monsoon Experiment
  • 92. GATE -Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
  • 93. GATT -General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
  • 94. GMT -Greenwich Mean Time
  • 95. GPO -General Post Office
  • 96. GPS -Global Positioning System
  • 97. GRE -Graduate Record Examination
  • 98. GSI -Geological Survey of India
  • 99. GSLV -Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
  • 100. GST -Goods and Services Tax
  • 101. HIV -Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  • 102. HRD
  • Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Vocabulary Human Resource Development
  • 103. HTML - Hyper Text Mark-up Language
  • 104. HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
  • 105. IAAI - International Airport Authority of India
  • 106. IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
  • 107. IAS - Indian Administrative Service
  • 108. ICAR - Indian Council for Agricultural Research
  • 109. ICBM-  Inter Continental Ballistic Missile
  • 110. ICMR - Indian Council of Medical Research
  • 111. ICS - Indian Civil Service
  • 112. ICSE - Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
  • 113. ICT - Information and Communication Technology
  • 114. IDBI - Industrial Development Bank of India
  • 115. IELTS - International English Language Testing System
  • 116. IFS - Indian Forest Service
  • 117. IFSC - Indian Financial System Code
  • 118. IIM - Indian Institute of Management
  • 119. IIT - Indian Institute of Technology
  • 120. IMD - India Meteorological Department
  • 121. IMF - International Monetary Fund
  • 122. INA - Indian National Army
  • 123. INSAT - Indian National Satellite
  • 124. IPKF - Indian Peace Keeping Force
  • 125. IPL - Indian Premier League
  • 126. IPS - Indian Police Service
  • 127. IREP - The Integrated Rural Energy Programme
  • 128. IRS - Indian Revenue Service/ Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
  • 129. ISP - Internet Service Provider
  • 130. ISRO - Indian Space Research Organisation
  • 131. 1ST - Indian Standard Time
  • 132. IVP - Intravenous Push
  • 133. JD - Juris Doctor
  • 134. JRF - Junior Research Fellowship
  • 135. KVIC - Khadi and Village Industries Commission
  • 136. LBW - Leg Before Wicket
  • 137. LCM - Lowest Common Multiple
  • 138. LoC - Line of Control
  • 139. LPG - Liquefied Petroleum Gas
  • 140. LTCL - Licentiateship Trinity College of London
  • 141. MA - Master of Arts
  • 142. MCA - Master of Computer Applications
  • 143. MD - Managing Director
  • 144. M.Ed - Master of Education
  • 145. MLA - Member of the Legislative Assembly
  • 146. MLC - Member of the Legislative Council
  • 147. MLF - Multi-Lateral Funding
  • 148. M.Phil. - Master of Philosophy
  • 149. MRTS - Mass Rapid Transit System
  • 150. MS - Master of Surgery
  • 151. MTC - Metro Transport Corporation
  • 152. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • 153. NATo - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • 154. NBT National Book Trust
  • 155. NCERT National Council of Educational Research and Training
  • 156. NCO Non-Commissioned Officer
  • 157. NCTE National Council for Teacher Education
  • 158. NDDB
  • Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Vocabulary Abbreviations and Acronyms National Dairy Development Board
  • 159. NEET National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test
  • 160. NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
  • 161. NIC National Informatics Centre
  • 162. NIFT National Institute of Fashion Technology
  • 163. NLC Neyveli Lignite Corporation
  • 164. NOC No Objection Certificate
  • 165. NPCIL Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
  • 166. NPT Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
  • 167. NSC National Savings Certificate
  • 168. NSE National Stock Exchange
  • 169. NTA National Testing Agency
  • 170. NTPC National Thermal Power Corporation
  • 171. NTSE National Talent Search Examination
  • 172. ODI One Day International / Open Datalink Interface
  • 173. ODS Ozone Deleting Substances
  • 174. OIGS On India Government Service
  • 175. ONGC Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
  • 176. OPAC Online Public Access Catalogue
  • 177. OPEC Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
  • 178. PA Personal Assistant
  • 179. PAC Public Accounts Committee
  • 180. PAN Permanent Account Number
  • 181. PDA Personal Digital Assistant
  • 182. PERT Project Evaluation and Review Technique
  • 183. PETA People for Ethical Treatment of Animals
  • 184. PIL Public Interest Litigation
  • 185. PIN Postal Index Number
  • 186. POTA Prevention of Terrorism Act
  • 187. POW Prisoner of War
  • 188. PRO Public Relations Officer
  • 189. PSLV Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
  • 190. PSU Public Sector Units
  • 191. PTA Parents Teachers Association
  • 192. PTI Press Trust of India
  • 193. PTO Please Turn Over
  • 194. PWD Public Works Department
  • 195. RAC Reservation Against Cancellation
  • 196. RAM Random Access Memory
  • 197. RAW Research and Analysis Wing
  • 198. RLWL Remote Location Wait List
  • 199. RTE Right To Education
  • 200. RTI Right To Information
  • 201. RTO Regional Transport Officer
  • 202. SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
  • 203. SAIL Steel Authority of India Limited
  • 204. SAM Surface to Air Missile
  • 205. SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  • 206. SASE Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
  • 207. SBI State Bank of India
  • 208. SEZ Special Economic Zone
  • 209. SGST State Goods and Services Tax
  • 210. SIM Subscriber Identity Module
  • 211. SMS Short Message Service
  • 212. ‘SPCA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
  • 213. SSC Staff Selection Commission
  • 214. START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
  • 215. SWOT Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat
  • 216. TADA Terrorist and Disruptive Activities
  • 217. TAPS
  • Samacheer Kalvi 10th English Vocabulary Abbreviations and Acronyms Tarapur Atomic Power Station
  • 218. TELCO Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company
  • 219. TESMA Tamilnadu Essential Services Maintenance Act
  • 220. TISCO Tata Iron and Steel Company
  • 221. TLC Total Literacy Campaign
  • 222 TNEB Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
  • 223 TNPSC Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
  • 224. TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language
  • 225. TPS Thermal Power Station
  • 226. TQM Total Quality Management
  • 227. TT(E)I Traveling Ticket Examiner/ Inspector
  • 228. TTTI Technical Teachers Training Institute
  • 229. UDC Upper Division Clerk
  • 230. UFO Unidentified Flying Objects
  • 231. UGC University Grants Commission (India)
  • 232. ULFA United Liberation Front of Asom/Assam
  • 233. UNICEF United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
  • 234. UNO United Nations Organisation
  • 235. UPSC Union Public Service Commission
  • 236. uv Ultra Violet
  • 237. VAO Village Administrative Officer
  • 238. VAT Value Added Tax
  • 239. VHF Very High Frequency
  • 240. VHS Video Home System / Voluntary Health Services
  • 241. VIP Very Important Person
  • 242. VPP Value Payable Post
  • 243. VSNL Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
  • 244. WHO World Health Organisation
  • 245. Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity
  • 246. WTO World Trade Organisation
  • 247. WWW World Wide Web
  • 248. YMCA Young Men’s Christian Association
  • 249. YWCA Young Women’s Christian Association
  • 250. ZIP Zone Improvement Plan