[1] COSC: Chief of Staff Committee
[2] CCEA: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
[3] CSF: Commonwealth Shooting Federation
[4] NCDEX: National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd
[5] DFC: Dedicated Freight Corridor
[6] JE: Japanese Encephalitis
[7] CMSA: Chief Minister’s Social Assistance
[8] OECD: Organisation for Economic Co:operation and Development
[9] IPHO: International Physics Olympiad
[10] DAE: Department of Atomic Energy
[11] UNSC: United Nations Security Council
[12] ICHR: Indian Council of Historical Research
[13] PMNRF: Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund
[14] IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
[15] IWGSC: International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium
[16] DERC: Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission
[17] NCRDBD: National Centre for Research & Development in Bulk Drugs
[18] NBA: National Basketball Association
[19] GAGAN: GPS Aided Augmented Navigation system
[20] OCO 2: Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2
[21] STCRC: Short Term Cooperative Rural Credit
[22] NGRBA: National Ganga River Basin Authority
Some Important Abbreviations:
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AADHAAR card denotes – Unique Identity Number
PSL – Priority sector lending
NBFC – Non Banking Financial Company
WPI – Wholesale price IndexCPI – Consumer Price Index
LAF – Liquidity adjustment facility
NDTL – Net Deman d and Time Liabilities
UCB – Urban Cooperative Bank
ECS – Electronic clearing service
FSLRC – Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
UCIC – Unique Customer Identification Code
AML – Anti Money Laundering
CFT – Combatting of financial terrorism
SME – Small and Mediu m Enterprises
CDR – Corporate Debt Restructuring
CDS –Credit Default Swaps
IRS – Interest Rate Swaps
FII – Foreign Institutional Investors
RRB – Regional Rural Bank
PDC – Post Dated Cheques
MSE – Micro an d Small Enterpr ises
DCCO – Date of commencement of commercial operations
CRAR – Capital to Risk weighted assets ratio
IBL – Inter bank liability
GDS – Gold deposit scheme
CAD – Current account deficit
MFIN – Micro Finance Institutions Network
IRDA – Insurance Regulatory
Development Authority CRMPG –Counterparty Risk Management Policy Group
HTM – Held to maturity
SLR – Statutor y Liquidity Ratio
BC – Business correspondents
BF – Business facilitators DSA – Direct selling agents
DMA – Direct mar keting agents
DRA – Debt Recovery agents
ELA – Emergency Liquidity assistance
BOP – Balance of payments
APBS – AADHAAR payment bridge system
FDI – Foreign direct investment
MSF – Marginal standing facility
FFA – Forward freight agreements
BIS – Bank for international settlements
BR act – Banking Regulation act
MCX – Mu lti commodity exchange
PSB – Public sector banks
1. ABM: Account Based marketing
2. Ad: Advertising
3. AIM: Alternative Investment Market
4. B2B: Business to Business
5. BDI: Brand Development Index
6. BEP: Break Even Point
7. BI: Business Intelligence
8. CDI: Category Development Index
9. CLS: Costumer Location System
10. CLV: Customer Lifetime Value
11. CMS: Content Management System
12. CPC: Cost Per Click
13. CPL: Cost Per Lead
14. CPS: Cost Per Sale
15. CR: Concession Rate
16. CRM: Content Relationship Management
17. CRM: Customer Relationship Management
18. CTR: Click through rate
19. DM: Digital Marketing
20. DM: Direct Mail
21. DRA: Direct Response Advertising
22. eCommerce: Electronic Commerce
23. EM: Email
24. EOQ: Economic Order quality.
25. F500: Fortune 500
26. FDI: Foreign Direct Investment
27. GRS: Gross rating Point
28. IDRA: Industries Development and Regulation Act
29. IMF: International Monetary Fund
30. LTV: Life Time Value
31. MAA: Marketing Authorization Application
32. MAP: Marketing Automation Platform
33. MKT: Marketing
34. MLM: Multi Level Marketing
35. MR: Market Research
36. MS: Market Share
37. MS: Market Surveillance
38. NPD: New Product Development
39. PAN: Permanent Account Number
40. POP: Point of Purchase Display
41. POS: Point of Sale Display
42. PPA: Pay Per Action
43. PPC: Pay Per Click
44. PPI: Pay Per Impression
45. PPL: Pay Per Lead
46. R&D: Research and Development
47. ROI: Return on Investment
48. ROMI: Return on Marketing Investment
49. RPM: Resale Price Maintenance
50. SE: Search Engine
51. SEM: Search Engine Marketing
52. SEO: Search Engine Optimization
53. SERP: Search Engine Results Page
54. SFA: Sales Force Automation
55. SMM: Social Media Marketing
56. SMO: Social Media Optimization
57. TAP: Targeted account programs
58. TMV: True Market Value
59. UPC: Universal Product Code
60. UX: User Experience
61. VAT: Value Added Tax
62. WOMM: Word of Mouth Marketing
The following are some of the Terms and Abbreviations that are very important:
- IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency
- BIMSTEC – Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
- ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation
- WTO – World Trade Organisation
- NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Interpol – International Criminal Police Organization
- UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund
- FAO – Food and Agriculture Organisation
- ILO – International Labour Organization
- ISO – International Standard Organisation
- AU – African Union
- SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- UNDP – United Nations Development Program
- NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement
- NSG – Nuclear Suppliers Group
- OECD – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- GCC – Gulf Cooperation Council
- IDA – International Development Association
- ADS – Air Defence Ship
- APEDA – Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
- ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nations
- BIS – Bureau of Indian Standards
- CAG – Comptroller and Auditor General
- CCS – Cabinet Committee on Security
- C-DAC – Centre for Development of Advance Computing
- BOAS – British Overseas Airways Corporation
- CDRI – Central Drug Research Institute
- CPO – Central Passport Organisation
- CRPF – Central Reserve Police Force
- CVC – Central Vigilance Commission
- DMRC – Delhi Metro Railway Corporation
- EPABX – Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
- FERA – Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
- FICA – Federation of International Cricketer’s Association
- GAIL – Gas Authority of India Limited
- GPS – Global Positioning System
- HYVS – High Yield Variety Seeds
- IAAI – International Airport Authority of India
- ICSSR – Indian Council of Scientific and Social Research
- IQ – Intelligence Quotient
- NBRA – National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority
- NIDC – National Industrial Development Corporation
- PIL – Public Interest Litigation
- TRAI – Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
- TTFI – Table Tennis Federation of India
- UNCTAD – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- VPP – Value Payable Post
- VSNL – Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
- WCCB – Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
- WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organisation
- WWF – World Wildlife Fund
- WSIS – World Summit on Information Society
- XBB – Zero Based Budgeting
- ZSI – Zoological Survey of India
▶▶▶Financial Abbreviations – It’s All about Bank exams◀◀◀
▶ USP:-Unique Selling Proposition.
▶ HNI:-High Networth Individual.
▶ EOQ:-Economic Order quality.
▶ FDR:-Fixed Deposit Receipts.
▶ CNP:-Cardholder Not Present.
▶ PIN:-Personal Identification Number.
▶ SEO:-Search Engine Optimization.
▶ SME:-Small and Medium Enterprises.
▶ CRM:-Customer Relationship Management.
▶ BPO:-Business Process Outsourcing.
▶ VAT:-Value Added Tax.
▶ MR:-Marginal Revenue.
▶ PAN:-Permanent Account Number.
▶ BEP:-Break Even Point.
▶ NPA:-Non Performing Assets.
▶ ATM:-Automated Teller Machine.
▶ ROA:-Return on Assets.
▶ M & A:-Mergers & Acquisition.
▶ SEBI:-Securities Exchange Board of India.
▶ GDP:-Gross Domestic Product.
▶ IPO:-Initial Public Offering.
▶ DSA:-Direct Selling Agent.
▶ ESOP:-Employees Stock Option Plan.
▶ IMPS:-Inter-Bank Mobile Payment Service.
▶ JIT:-Just In Time.
▶ ZBB:-Zero-Based Budgeting.
▶ MIS:-Management Information System.
▶ EDI:-Electronic Data Interchange.
▶ IDRA:-Industries Development and Regulation Act.
US State: Abbreviation:
Alabama AL
Alaska AK
Arizona AZ
Arkansas AR
California CA
Colorado CO
Connecticut CT
Delaware DE
Florida FL
Georgia GA
Hawaii HI
Idaho ID
Illinois IL
Indiana IN
Iowa IA
Kansas KS
Kentucky KY
Louisiana LA
Maine ME
Maryland MD
Massachusetts MA
Michigan MI
Minnesota MN
Mississippi MS
Missouri MO
Montana MT
Nebraska NE
Nevada NV
New Hampshire NH
New Jersey NJ
New Mexico NM
New York NY
North Carolina NC
North Dakota ND
Ohio OH
Oklahoma OK
Oregon OR
Pennsylvania PA
Rhode Island RI
South Carolina SC
South Dakota SD
Tennessee TN
Texas TX
Utah UT
Vermont VT
Virginia VA
Washington WA
West Virginia WV
Wisconsin WI
Wyoming WY
Commonwealth/Territory: Abbreviation:
American Samoa AS
District of Columbia DC
Federated States of Micronesia FM
Guam GU
Marshall Islands MH
Northern Mariana Islands MP
Palau PW
Puerto Rico PR
Virgin Islands VI
Military “State”: Abbreviation:
Armed Forces Africa AE
Armed Forces Americas AA
Armed Forces Canada AE
Armed Forces Europe AE
Armed Forces Middle East AE
Armed Forces Pacific AP
