நாட்டில், பல அரசு அமைப்புகளாகட்டும், கல்வி அமைப்புகள் மற்றும் நிறுவனங்களாகட்டும், படிப்புகளாகட்டும், இவை அனைத்தும் சுருக்கமாகவே பல இடங்களில் குறிப்பிடப்படுகின்றன மற்றும் அழைக்கப்படுகின்றன. எனவே, சுருக்கமாக குறிப்பிடுகையில், அது என்னவாக இருக்கும் என்ற புரிதல் மாணவர் சமூகத்திற்கு இருக்க வேண்டும். அந்தவகையில், பல்வேறான நிறுவனங்கள் மற்றும் அமைப்புகளையும், அவற்றின் சுருக்க குறியீடுகளையும் இங்கே வழங்கியுள்ளோம். அவற்றை மாணவர்கள் படித்து பயன்பெறலாம்.

AICTU  -  All India Council for Technical education

AIEEE  -  All India Engineering Entrance Examination

AIIMS   -  All India Institute of Medical sciences

AIMS    -  Association of Indian Management schools

AIPME  -  All India Pre-medical/Pre-dental Entrance examination

AIU       -  Association of Indian universities

AMIE    -  Associate member of Institution of engineers

AMU     -  Aligarh Muslim university

ASI       -  Actuarial Society of India

ASSOCHAM  -  Associated Chambers of Commerce

ATIP  -  Asian technology Information programme

ATMA  -  AIMS Test for Management admissions

AVTS  -  Advanced vocational training schemes

AWO  -  Air Worthiness Officers

BAMS  -  Bachelor of Ayurvedic medicine and Surgery

BArch  -  Bachelor of architecture

BBA  -  Bachelor of Business administration

BCJ  -  Bachelor of Communication and Journalism

BDS  -  Bachelor of Dental surgery

BEd  -  Bachelor of Education

BFA  -  Bachelor of Fine arts

BFSc  -  Bachelor of Fisheries Science

BHM  -  Bachelor of Hotel management

BHMS  -  Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and surgery

BHU  -  Benaras Hindu university

BL or LLB  -  Bachelor of Law

BLISc  -  Bachelor of Library and information science

BMus  -  Bachelor in Music

BPO  -  Business processing outsourcing

BSc Stat  -  BSc in Statistic

BSF  -  Border security force

BSRB  -  Banking services Recruitment board

BTech  -  Bachelor of Technology

BVSc & AH  -  Bachelor's degree in veterinary science and Animal husbandary

CA  -  Chartered Accountant

CAFM  -  Computer aided facilities management

CAD  -  Computer aided design

CAT  -  Common admission test

CBSE  -  Central board of secondary education

CDSE  -  Combined defence service examination

CEEE  -  Combined engineering entrance examination

CES  -  Combined engineering services

CET  -  Common entrance test

CFA  -  Chartered Financial Analysts

CISF  -  Central industrial security force

CMC  -  Christian medical college

CMMS  -  Computerised maintenance management system

CMS  -  Combined medical services

CPA  -  Certified public accountant

CPMT  -  Combined pre-medical test

CRM  -  Customer resource management

CRPF  -  Central Reserve police force

CS  -  Company secretary

CSIR  -  Council of scientific and industrial research

CV  -  Curriculum Vitae

CWA  -  Cost and Works accountants

DBT  -  Department of bio-technology, Ministry of science and technology

DGE&T  -  Directorate General of employment and training

DHM  -  Diploma in Hotel management

DOEACC  -  Department of electronics accreditation of computer courses

EAM  -  Enterprise Asset management

EAMCET  -  Engineering, Agricultural and medical common entrance test for Andhra

ERP  -  Enterprise resource planning

FTII  -  Film and television institute of India

GATE  -  Graduate aptitude test in engineering

GD  -  Group discussion

GIC  -  General insurance corporation

HS (or HSC)  -  Higher secondary (or higher secondary certificate)

ICAI  -  Institute of chartered accountants of India

ICAR  -  Indian coucil of Agricultural research

ICFAI  -  Institute of chartered financial analysts of India

ICSI  -  Institute of company secretaries of India

ICSE  -  Indian certificate of secondary education

ICWAI  -  Institute of cost and works accountants of India

IFCI  -  Industrial finance corporation of India

IIIT  -  Indian institute of information technology

IIM  -  Indian institute of management

IISA  -  Institute of insurance surveyors and adjusters

IIT  -  Indian institute of technology

IMA  -  Indian military academy

IRDA  -  Insurance regulatory and development authority

IT  -  Information technology

ITBF  -  Indo-Tibetan border force

IT-ES  -  IT enabled services

ITI  -  Industrial training institute

JCO  -  Junior commissioned officer

JEE  -  Joint entrance examination

JMET  -  Joint management entrance test

JNU  -  Jawaharlal Nehru university

K-CET  -  Karnataka common entrance test

KPO  -  Knowledge processing outsourcing

LIC  -  Life insurance corporation

MAT  -  Management aptitude test

MBA  -  Master of business administration

MBBS  -  Bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery

MCA  -  Master of computer applications

MCB or MPB  -  Maths, Chemistry and Biology or Maths, Physics and Biology

MCI  -  Medical council of India

MH-CET  -  Maharashtra common entrance test

NBA  -  National board of accreditation

NCC  -  National cadet corps

NCERT  -  National council of education research and training

NCHMCT  -  National council for hotel management and catering technology

NCST  -  National centre for software technology

NCTE  -  National council for Teacher education

NCVT  -  National council of vocational training

NDA  -  National defence academy

NET  -  National eligibility test

NID  -  National institute of design

NIFD  -  National institute of fashion design

NIFT  -  National institute of fashion technology

NIT  -  National institute of technology

NOS  -  National open school

NRI  -  Non resident Indian

OCI  -  On-campus interview (also called campus interview)

OTA  -  Officers training academy

PCB  -  Physics, Chemistry and Biology

PCM  -  Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics

PGDBM  -  Postgraduate diploma in business management

PGDCA  -  Postgraduate diploma in computer applications

PGDM  -  Postgraduate diploma in management

PGPM  -  Postgraduate programme in management

PPO  -  Person to person outsourcing

RBI  -  Reserve bank of India

REC  -  Regional engineering college

SAT  -  Scholastic assessment test

SCM  -  Supply chain management

SCRA  -  Special class railway apprentice

SEAT  -  State engineering admission test

SLEEE  -  State level engineering entrance examinations

SOP  -  Statement of purpose

SPSC  -  State public service commission

SSB  -  Service selection board

SSC  -  Staff selection commission or Secondary school certificate

SSLC  -  Secondary school leaving certificate

TOEFL  -  Test of English as Foreign language

UDC  -  Upper division clerk

UG  -  Under graduate

UGC  -  University grants commission

UPSC  -  Union public service commission

UTI  -  Unit trust of India

VJs  -  Video Jockeys

XAT  -  XLRI Admission test