20+ popular Acronyms



Most Popular Indian Acronym's




Indians love acronyms. Here are some of the more common Indian acronyms and what they mean:

  • BCCI – Board of Control for Cricket in India

  • BCom – Bachelors of Commerce (typically someone who will go on to be a CA, or a related finance career

  • BJP – Bharatiya Janata Party

  • CA – Chartered Accountant

  • CM – Chief Minister (the ruler of a state)

  • DD – Demand Draft, like a cashier’s check or a money order

  • DSP – Deputy Superintendent of Police

  • EOD – End of day

  • FDI – Foreign Direct Investment

  • FIR – First Information Report, the first thing you must fill out when reporting a crime

  • FRRO – Foreigner’s Regional Registration Office

  • HNI – High Net-worth Individual

  • IAS – Indian Administrative Service

  • IIT – Indian Institute of Technology (several throughout the country, some of the best technical institutes in the world)

  • IMPCOPS – Indian Medical Practitioners Co-operative Pharmacy and Stores

  • IPL – Indian Premier League

  • IRCTC – Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation

  • ISD – International Subscriber Dialing, or an international call

  • MEA – Ministry of External Affairs9o

  • MHA – Ministry of Home Affairs

  • MNC – Multinational Company

  • MP – Member of Parliament

  • NDA – National Democratic Alliance (BJP-run political alliance)

  • NGO – Non-government organization

  • NOC – No Objection Certificat

  • NRI – Non-Resident Indian

  • OCI – Overseas Citizen of India 

  • JPEG-Joint Picture Expert Group

  • ODI– One Day International (cricket term)

  • PAN – Permanent Account Number

  • Pax – The number of people

  • PIO – Person of Indian Origin

  • PM – Prime Minister

  • PNR – Passenger Name Record (used for Indian railways and airline tickets)

  • RAC – Reserved against cancellation (used for Indian railways)

  • RBI – Reserve Bank of India

  • RP – Residence Permit (used for FRRO registration)

  • RTO – Regional Transport Office, where you must go for a driver’s license

  • SP – Superintendent of Police

  • TTE – Ticket Taker Examiner (used for Indian railways)

  • UPA – United Progressive Alliance (Congress-run political alliance)


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