Important General Full Forms for GK and Exams
Whether you are preparing for competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, Banking, or simply want to improve your General Knowledge (GK), knowing the full forms of common acronyms is essential. From government departments and police ranks to medical terms and technology, these abbreviations are used every day.
Below is a comprehensive, alphabetically organized list of important general full forms.
A to Z General Full Forms List
| Acronym / Abbreviation | Full Form |
| AAA | The Agricultural Adjustment Act |
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
| ABM | Anti-Ballistic Missile |
| ACAS | The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service |
| ACP | Additional Commissioner of Police |
| ACP | Assistant Commissioner of Police |
| ADC | Aide-De-Camp |
| ADIDAS | Adolf Adi Dassler |
| AERB | Atomic Energy Regulatory Board |
| AFNET | Air Force Network |
| AFSPA | Armed Forces Special Powers Act |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AKA | Also Known As |
| AM | Ante Meridian (Before Noon) |
| ANCA | Anti-Neutrophilic Cytoplasmic Autoantibody |
| ANI | Asian News International |
| AOC | Admiral Overseas Corporation |
| APCTT | Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology |
| APJ Abdul Kalam | Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam |
| ARDC | Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation |
| ARP | Advance Reservation Period |
| ARTRAC | Army Training Command |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ASAT | Anti-Satellite Weapons |
| ASCON | Army Static Switch Communication Network |
| ASIMO | Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility |
| ASM | Assistant Station Master |
| ASP | Additional Superintendent of Police |
| ATGM | Anti-Tank Guided Missile |
| ATM | Automated Teller Machine |
| AVM | Arteriovenous Malformation |
| AVSM | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal |
| AWACS | Airborne Warning and Control System |
| BAFTA | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| BALCO | Bharat Aluminum Company Ltd. |
| BB | Business to Business |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| BC | Before Christ |
| BC | Business to Consumer |
| BCCC | Broadcasting Content Complaints Council |
| BDO | Block Development Office |
| BDS | Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
| BEML | Bharat Earth Movers Limited |
| BI | Business Intelligence |
| BMD | Bone Mineral Density |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BOAC | British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| BOOT | Build Own Operate Transfer |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| BPO | Business Process Outsourcing |
| BSF | Border Security Force |
| BTW | By the Way |
| CAA | Citizenship Amendment Act |
| CAIR | Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics |
| CAMPA | Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority |
| CAPF | Central Armed Police Forces |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CBFC | Central Board of Film Certification |
| CBI | Central Bureau of Investigation |
| CBW | Chemical and Biological Weapons |
| CC | Cash Credit / Consumer to Consumer / Cubic Capacity |
| CCTV | Closed-Circuit Television |
| CEC | Chief Election Commissioner |
| CEDAW | Committee on The Elimination of Discrimination Against Women |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CFL | Compact Fluorescent Lamp |
| CFS | Committee on World Food Security |
| CFSL | Central Forensic Science Laboratory |
| CGHS | Central Government Health Scheme |
| CHOGRM | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting |
| CIC | Central Information Commission |
| CID | Criminal Investigation Department |
| CIFE | Central Institute of Fisheries Education |
| CIIL | Central Institute of Indian Languages |
| CISF | Central Industrial Security Force |
| CLB | Company Law Board |
| CLSS | Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme |
| CM | Chief Minister |
| CMAG | Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group |
| CMD | Chairman and Managing Director |
| CMO | Chief Medical Officer |
| COAS | Chief of The Army Staff |
| COD | Cash on Delivery |
| COMESA | Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
| COO | Chief Operating Officer |
| CPC | Central Pay Commission |
| CPF | Central Provident Fund |
| CPR | Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation |
| CPWD | Central Public Works Department |
| CRISP | Centre for Research and Industrial Staff Performance |
| CRPF | Central Reserve Police Force |
| CRRID | Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development |
| CSA | Community Supported Agriculture |
| CSCAP | Council for Security Cooperation in The Asia Pacific |
| CSCE | Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe |
| CSD | Canteen Stores Department |
| CST | Central Standard Time / Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
| CSTC | Calcutta State Transport Corporation |
| CTC | Calcutta Tramways Company |
| CVR | Cockpit Voice Recorder |
| CVRDE | Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment |
| CWC | Central Warehousing Corporation |
| CWPRS | The Central Water and Power Research Station |
| DAVP | Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity |
| DC | District of Columbia |
| DDA | Delhi Development Authority |
| DDS | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
| DDT | Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane |
| DEAL | Defence Electronics Application Laboratory |
| DGCA | Directorate General of Civil Aviation |
| DGCEI | Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence |
| DGHC | Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council |
| DGHS | Director General Health Services |
| DGTD | Directorate General of Technical Development |
| DHL | Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn |
| DIB | Device Independent Bitmap / Director of Intelligence Bureau |
| DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation |
| DICCI | Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| DIG | Deputy Inspector General (of Police) |
| DIN | Director Information Number |
| DIPAM | Department of Investment and Public Asset Management |
| DISHA | District Infrastructure Scheme Advisory Committees |
| DIY | Do it Yourself |
| DJ | Disc Jockey |
| DM | District Magistrate |
| DMI | Directorate of Marketing and Inspection |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| DP | Display Picture |
| DSC | Distinguished Service Cross |
| DSLR | Digital Single-Lens Reflex |
| DSP | Deputy Superintendent of Police |
| DST | Daylight Saving Time |
| DVM | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| DWT | Deadweight Tonnage |
| EADS | European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| EDMS | Electronic Document Management System |
| EEZ | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| EGOM | Empowered Group of Ministers |
| EOE | Errors and Omissions Excepted |
| EPS | Encapsulated Post-Script |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FIR | First Information Report |
| FMCG | Fast Moving Consumer Goods |
| GCP | Google Cloud Platform |
| GMO | Genetically Modified Organism |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
| GPO | General Post Office |
| GRSE | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HQ | Head Quarters |
| HR / HRD | Human Resource / Human Resource Department |
| IAF | Indian Armed Forces |
| IAS | Indian Administrative Services |
| IASC | Indian Army Service Corps |
| IAST | International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration |
| IB | Imperial Blue |
| IBMDP | Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme |
| ICE | In Case of Emergency / In-Circuit Emulator |
| ICF | Integral Coach Factory |
| ICG | Indian Coast Guard |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| ID | Identity Document |
| IG | Inspector General (of Police) |
| IMS | Integrated Management Systems |
| IND | India Nuclear Doctrine |
| IOFS | Indian Ordnance Factories Service |
| IPC | Indian Penal Code |
| IQ | Intelligence Quotient |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| IRDP | Integrated Rural Development Program |
| ISA | Industry Standard Architecture |
| ITBP | Indo-Tibetan Border Police |
| ITO | Income Tax Officer |
| JCO | Junior Commissioned Officer |
| JIO | Joint Implementation Opportunity |
| KFC | Kentucky Fried Chicken |
| LDC | Lower Division Clerk |
| LMRC | Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation |
| Lt.Gov. | Lieutenant Governor |
| MHA | Master of Healthcare Administration / Ministry of Home Affairs |
| MIS | Management Information System |
| MLA | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| MLC | Member of Legislative Council |
| MLE | Maximum Likelihood Estimation / Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| MNRE | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy |
| MOES | Ministry of Earth Sciences |
| MP | Member of Parliament |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MTA | Mail Transfer Agent |
| NAA | National Auctioneers Association |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| NCM | Nuclear-armed Cruise Missiles |
| NCR | National Capital Region |
| NCS | National Career Service |
| NDA | National Defence Academy / National Democratic Alliance |
| NDRF | National Disaster Response Force |
| NDRTC | Nobo Diganto Road Transport Corporation |
| NEWS | North East West South |
| NIC | National Industrial Classification / National Informatics Centre |
| NLM | National Library of Medicine |
| NOC | No Objection Certificate |
| NRI | Non-Resident Indian |
| NRLM | National Rural Livelihood Mission |
| NSG | National Security Guard |
| NSS | National Service Scheme |
| OD | On Duty / Overdraft |
| OFB | Ordnance Factory Board |
| OK | Oll Korrect (or Olla Kalla) |
| OPD | Outpatient Department |
| PCS | Personal Communications Service / Provincial Civil Services |
| PIN | Postal Index Number |
| PM | Post Meridian (After Noon) / Prime Minister |
| PMI | Project Management Institute / Purchasing Managers’ Index |
| PNR | Passenger Name Record |
| POLICE | Protection Of Life and Investigating Criminals Establishment |
| POP | Plaster Of Paris |
| PPS | Provincial Police Service |
| PRK | Peoples Republic of Korea |
| PRO | Public Relations Officer |
| Pro. | Professional |
| PSLV | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| PSU | Public Sector Undertaking |
| PTO | Please Turn Over |
| PVC | Permanent Virtual Circuit / Poly Vinyl Chloride |
| PVSM | Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
| PWD | Public Works Department |
| RAC | Reservation Against Cancellation |
| RBC | Red Blood Cell |
| RCC | Reinforced Cement Concrete |
| RIP | Rest In Peace |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| RPF | Railway Protection Force |
| RPM | Revolutions Per Minute |
| RPO | Recruitment Process Outsourcing |
| SBSTC | South Bengal State Transport Corporation |
| SDM | Sub Divisional Magistrate |
| SDO | Sub Divisional Officer |
| SFC | Special Frontier Force |
| SHO | Station House Officer |
| SIT | Special Investigation Team |
| SLR | Single Lens Reflex |
| SMS | Short Message Service |
| SP | Superintendent of Police |
| SPG | Special Protection Group |
| SSB | Sashastra Seema Bal / Services Selection Board |
| SSF | Special Security Force |
| SSP | Senior Superintendent of Police |
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease / Subscriber Trunk Dialing |
| SUV | Sport Utility Vehicle |
| TRP | Target Rating Points / Television Rating Point |
| TTE | Travelling Ticket Examiner |
| TVC | Thrust Vector Control / Total Variable Costs |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates |
| UDC | Upper Division Clerk |
| UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UPA | United Progressive Alliance |
| UPMRC | Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation |
| UPRVUNL | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited |
| USA | United States of America |
| UYSM | Uttam Yudh Seva Medal |
| VIP | Very Important Person |
| VISA | Visa International Service Association |
| VSM | Vishisht Seva Medal |
| VVIP | Very Very Important Person |
| WBC | White Blood Cell |
| WBSTC | West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation |
| WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| YSM | Yudh Seva Medal |
| ZIP | Zone Improvement Plan |