Focus on abbreviations from government schemes, international organizations, and economic terms as they are frequently asked in competitive exams. Use the color-coded categories to identify important areas.
Competitive Exams Abbreviations A-Z
A
APMC
Govt
Agricultural Produce Market Committee
AMRUT
Govt
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
ASEAN
Org
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ADB
Org
Asian Development Bank
APEC
Org
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
B
BRICS
Org
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
BIMSTEC
Org
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
BIS
Org
Bank for International Settlements
BHEL
Govt
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
BARC
Science
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
C
CAG
Govt
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
CBI
Govt
Central Bureau of Investigation
CPI
Eco
Consumer Price Index
CRPF
Govt
Central Reserve Police Force
CSIR
Science
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
D
DPSP
Govt
Directive Principles of State Policy
DRDO
Govt
Defence Research and Development Organisation
DIPP
Govt
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
DRI
Govt
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
DPS
Govt
Delhi Public School
E
ECGC
Govt
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
EVM
Tech
Electronic Voting Machine
EPFO
Govt
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
ESIC
Govt
Employees' State Insurance Corporation
EU
Org
European Union
F
FCI
Govt
Food Corporation of India
FEMA
Govt
Foreign Exchange Management Act
FICCI
Org
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
FRBM
Eco
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
FAO
Org
Food and Agriculture Organization
G
GST
Eco
Goods and Services Tax
GDP
Eco
Gross Domestic Product
GSLV
Tech
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
GATT
Org
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
G20
Org
Group of Twenty
H
HAL
Govt
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
HRD
Govt
Human Resource Development
HPCL
Govt
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
HUDCO
Govt
Housing and Urban Development Corporation
HIV
Medical
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
I
IMF
Org
International Monetary Fund
ISRO
Tech
Indian Space Research Organisation
IIT
Edu
Indian Institute of Technology
ILO
Org
International Labour Organization
INSAT
Tech
Indian National Satellite System
J
JPC
Govt
Joint Parliamentary Committee
JNU
Edu
Jawaharlal Nehru University
JCO
Govt
Junior Commissioned Officer
JNNURM
Govt
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
J&K
Govt
Jammu and Kashmir
K
KYC
Eco
Know Your Customer
KVIC
Govt
Khadi and Village Industries Commission
KPO
Eco
Knowledge Process Outsourcing
KVP
Govt
Kisan Vikas Patra
KGB
Org
Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (Soviet Security Agency)
L
LIC
Govt
Life Insurance Corporation of India
LPG
Science
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LAC
Govt
Line of Actual Control
Lok Sabha
Govt
House of the People (Lower House of Parliament)
L&T
Org
Larsen & Toubro
M
MP
Govt
Member of Parliament
MLA
Govt
Member of Legislative Assembly
MGNREGA
Govt
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
MSP
Eco
Minimum Support Price
MHRD
Govt
Ministry of Human Resource Development
N
NITI Aayog
Govt
National Institution for Transforming India
NGO
Org
Non-Governmental Organization
NASA
Tech
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO
Org
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NCR
Govt
National Capital Region
O
OPEC
Org
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
ONGC
Govt
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
OBC
Govt
Other Backward Class
OECD
Org
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OIC
Org
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
P
PIL
Govt
Public Interest Litigation
PPP
Eco
Public-Private Partnership
PDS
Govt
Public Distribution System
POTA
Govt
Prevention of Terrorism Act
PSU
Govt
Public Sector Undertaking
Q
QUAD
Org
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
QIP
Eco
Qualified Institutional Placement
QCO
Govt
Quality Control Order
QFI
Eco
Qualified Foreign Investor
QSR
Tech
Quick Service Restaurant
R
RBI
Govt
Reserve Bank of India
RTI
Govt
Right to Information
R&D
Science
Research and Development
RSS
Org
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
RCEP
Org
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
S
SAARC
Org
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SEBI
Govt
Securities and Exchange Board of India
SSC
Govt
Staff Selection Commission
SWIFT
Org
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
SCO
Org
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
T
TRAI
Govt
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
TDS
Eco
Tax Deducted at Source
TRIPS
Org
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
TIFR
Science
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
TAPI
Org
Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline
U
UNESCO
Org
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization