Abbreviations - Pt.III

 

Abbreviation	Stands For
CLASS	Computer Literacy and Studies in Schools
CAPES	Computer-Aided Paperless Examination System
CTS	Computerized Tomography Scanner
CD	Conference on Disarmament
CFS	Container Freight Station
CITES	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
COFEPOSA	Conversation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act
CARE	Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere
CIF	Cost, insurance and freight
CONCORD	Council for North Indian States for Cooperation and Regional Development
CAPART	Council for People's Action and Advancement of Rural Technology
CSIR	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CIBIL	Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd
CRDI	Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited
CID	Criminal Investigation Department
CRM	Customer Relationship Management
CRAC	Cyber Regulation Advisory Council
DPC	Dabhol Power Company
DST	Daylight Saving Time
DA	Dearness Allowance /  Daily Allowance
DPSA	Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft
DRDO	Defence Research and Development Organisation
DMIC	Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
DO	Demi-official (letter)
DNA	de-oxyribonucleic acid
DOD	Department of Ocean Development
DRES	Department of Renewable Energy Sources
DC	Deputy Commissioner /  Direct Current in Electricity
DIG	Deputy Inspector General
DDT	Dichloro-Diphenyl Trichloro-ethane (disinfectant)
DFDR	Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black Box)
DVD	Digital Versatile Disk
DTH	Direct to Home (broadcasting)
DIN	Director Information Number
DPI	Director of Public Instruction
DAVP	Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity
DM	District Magistrate /  Deputy Minister
DPEP	District Primary Education Programme
D.Lit	Doctor of Literature
MD	Doctor of Medicine
Ph.D	Doctor of 'Philosophy
DMK	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (a regional political party of Tamil Nadu)
DPAP	Drought Prone Area Program
DRAM	Dynamic Random Access Memory
ER	Eastern Railway
EARC	Economic Administration Reforms Commission
ESCAP	Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ECE	Economic Commission for Europe
EWS	Economically Weaker Section
EFA	Education for All
EDUSAT	Education Satellite
ERNET	Educational and Research Network
EMU	Electric-Multiple Unit /  Extra-vehicular Mobility Unit /  (European) Economic and Monetary Union
ECG	Electro Cardio-gram
ECT	Electro-convulsant Therapy (electric shock treatment)
EEG	Electro-encephalography
EMF	Electromotive Force
ECS	Electronic Clearing Service
ECIL	Electronic Corporation Organisation
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange
EHTP	Electronic Hardware Technology Parks
EPABX	Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
EVM	Electronic Voting Machine
ECO	Electronics Cooperation Organisation
EPS	Employee Pension Scheme
ESOP	Employee Stock Option Programme
EAS	Employment Assurance Scheme
ERDA	Energy Research and Development Administration
ELISA	Enzyme Linked Immuno Solvent Assay (used for testing AIDS)
EMI	Equated Monthly Instalment
EPROM	Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
E & OE	Errors and Omissions Excepted
ESMA	Essential Services Maintenance Act
etc.	et cetera (and other things)
EBRD	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development