| Abbreviation | Full form |
|---|
| ADIDAS | Adolf “Adi” Dassler |
| AAI | Airport Authority of India |
| ACC | Associated Cement Companies |
| ABP | Ananda Bazaar Patrika News |
| ACS | American Chemical Society |
| AHRC | Asian Human Rights Commission |
| AIAA | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| AMC | Annual Maintenance Contract / American Motors Corporation |
| AMUL | Anand Milk Union Limited |
| AMW | Asian Motors Limited |
| AT&T | American Telephone & Telegraph Company |
| AYUSH | Ayurvedic, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy |
| BARC | Bhaba Atomic Research Center |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| BCCI | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| BIFR | Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction |
| BIS | Bureau of Indian Standards |
| BMW | Bayerische Motoren Werke |
| BPL | Below Poverty Line / British Physical Laboratories Group |
| BPO | Business Process Outsourcing |
| BRICS | Brazil Russia India China and South Africa |
| CBI | Central bureau of Investigation / Central Bank of India |
| CBSE | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CID | Crime Investigation Department |
| CISF | Central Industrial Security Force |
| CRISIL | Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited |
| CRPF | Central Reserve Police Force |
| DS Group | Dharampal Satyapal Group |
| DST | Department of Science & Technology |
| DVC | Damodar Valley Corporation |
| EPFO | Employee Provident Fund Organization |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FCI | Food Corporation of India |
| FIFA | Federation Internationale de Football Association |
| FMCG | Fast-Moving Consumer Goods |
| FSSAI | Food Safety and Standards Authority of India |
| GAIL | Gas Authority of India Limited |
| GOOGLE | Global Organization of Oriented Group Language of Earth |
| HP | Hewlett-Packard |
| HUDCO | Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association |
| IB | Intelligence Bureau |
| IBM | International Business Machines |
| IBPS | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IFFCO | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited |
| IIFL | India Infoline Finance Limited |
| IIT | Indian Institute of Technology |
| IL&FS | Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services |
| IMA | Indian Military Academy / Indian Medical Association |
| IOC | International Olympic Committee |
| IPCC | Integrated Professional Competence Course / Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IPI | International Press Institute |
| IRCTC | Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation |
| IRDA | Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority / Infrared DATA Association |
| ISI | Indian Standards Institute / Inter-Service Intelligence / Indian Statistical Institute |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ISRO | Indian Space Research Organization |
| ITI | Industrial Training Institute |
| JBL | James Bullough Lansing |
| DHL | Dalsey Hillblom Lynn |
| DIG | Deputy Inspector General |
| DLF | Delhi Land and Finance |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| DRDO | Defence Research and Development Organization |
| HDFC | Housing Development Finance Corporation |
| HSBC | Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation |
| ICICI | Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India |
| ICWAI | Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India |
| IDBI | Industrial Development Bank of India |
| IFSC | Indian Financial System Code |
| INR | Indian Rupee |
| ITC | Indian Tobacco Company, International Trade Center, Independent Telephone Company |
| JCB | Joseph Cyril Bamford |
| JK Tyres | Juggilal Kamlapat Ji Tyres |
| KEI | Krishna Electricals Industries Limited |
| KFC | Kentucky Fried Chicken |
| KPMG | Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler |
| KRA | Key Result Area/Key Responsibility Area |
| L&T | Larsen and Toubro |
| LG | Lieutenant Governor / Lucky Goldstar |
| LIC | Life Insurance Corporation of India |
| MPEG | Moving Picture Experts Group |
| MRF | Madras Rubber Factory |
| MTNL | Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited |
| NAAC | National Assessment and Accreditation Council |
| NABARD | National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NCC | National Cadet Corps |
| NCERT | National Council of Educational Research and Training |
| NDTV | New Delhi Television |
| NEFT | National Electronic Funds Transfer |
| NSDL | National Securities Depository Limited |
| NTPC | National Thermal Power Corporation |
| OEM | OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| ONGC | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation |
| PSI | PSI: Pound per Square Inch / Population Services International |
| PVR | Priya Village Roadshow |
| RAW | Research and Analysis Wing |
| RTO | Regional Transport Office |
| SAARC | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SAP | Systems, Applications and Products |
| SEBI | Securities and Exchange Board of India |
| SME | Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
| SWAT | Special Weapons and Tactics |
| TAFE | Tractors and Farm Equipment |
| TOI | Times Of India |
| TVS | Thirukkurungudi Vengaram Sundram |
| UGC | University Grants Commission |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UPA | UPA: United Production of America / United Progressive Alliance |
| UPSC | Union Public Service Commission |
| USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| WEF | World Economic Forum / With Effect From |
| WIPRO | Western India Products |
| WWF | World Wide Fund for Nature / World Wrestling Federation |
