Short Form Educational Abbreviations | Full Form in Education Abbreviation Stands For |
| ABC | Academic Bank of Credit |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AC | Autonomous degree-granting College |
| AEC | Adult Education Centre
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| API | Application Programming Interface
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| AYUSH | Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy
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| B.Ed. | Bachelor of Education
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| BEO | Block Education Officer
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| BITE | Block Institute of Teacher Education
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| BoA | Board of Assessment
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| BoG | Board of Governors
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| BRC | Block Resource Centre
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| B.Voc | Bachelor of Vocational Education
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| CABE | Central Advisory Board of Education
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| CBCS | Choice Based Credit System
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| CBSE | Central Board of Secondary Education
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| CIET | Central Institute of Educational Technology
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| CMP | Career Management and Progression
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| CoA | Council of Architecture
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| CPD | Continuous Professional Development
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| CRC | Cluster Resource Centre
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| CWSN | Children With Special Needs
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| DAE | Department of Atomic Energy
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| DBT | Department of Biotechnology
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| DEO | District Education Officer
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| DIET | District Institute of Education and Training
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| DIKSHA | Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing
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| DSE | Directorate of School Education
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| DST | Department of Science and Technology
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| ECCE | Early Childhood Care and Education
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| EEC | Eminent Expert Committee
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| GCED | Global Citizenship Education
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| GDP | Gross Domestic Product
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| GEC | General Education Council
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| GER | Gross Enrolment Ratio
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| GFR | General Financial Rule
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| HECI | Higher Education Commission of India
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| HEGC | Higher Education Grants Council
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| HEI | Higher Education Institutions
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| ICAR | Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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| ICHR | Indian Council of Historical Research
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| ICMR | Indian Council of Medical Research
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| ICT | Information and Communication Technology
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| IDP | Institutional Development Plan
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| IGNOU | Indira Gandhi National Open University
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| IIM | Indian Institute of Management
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| IIT | Indian Institute of Technology
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| IITI | Indian Institute of Translation and Interpretation
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| ISL | Indian Sign Language
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| ITI | Industrial Training Institute
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| M.Ed. | Master of Education
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| MBBS | Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
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| MERU | Multidisciplinary Education and Research Universities
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| MHFW | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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| MHRD | Ministry of Human Resource Development
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| MoE | Ministry of Education
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| MOOC | Massive Open Online Course
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| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding
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| M.Phil | Master of Philosophy
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| MWCD | Ministry of Women and Child Development
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| NAC | National Accreditation Council
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| NAS | National Achievement Survey
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| NCC | National Cadet Corps
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| NCERT | National Council of Educational Research and Training
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| NCF | National Curriculum Framework
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| NCFSE | National Curriculum Framework for School Education
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| NCFTE | National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education
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| NCIVE | National Committee for the Integration of Vocational Education
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| NCPFECCE | National Curricular and Pedagogical Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education
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| NCTE | National Council for Teacher Education
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| NCVET | National Council for Vocational Education and Training
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| NEP | National Education Policy
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| NEP2020 | National Education Policy 2020
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| NEP 2020 | National Education Policy 2020
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| NETF | National Educational Technology Forum
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| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization
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| NHEQF | National Higher Education Qualifications Framework
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| NHERC | National Higher Education Regulatory Council
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| NIOS | National Institute of Open Schooling
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| NIT | National Institute of Technology
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| NITI | National Institution for Transforming India
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| NPE | National Policy on Education
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| NPST | National Professional Standards for Teachers
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| NRF | National Research Foundation
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| NSQF | National Skills Qualifications Framework
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| NSSO | National Sample Survey Office
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| NTA | National Testing Agency
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| OBC | Other Backward Classes
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| ODL | Open and Distance Learning
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| PARAKH | Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic development
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| PCI | Pharmacy Council of India
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| PFMS | Public Financial Management System
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| Ph.D | Doctor of Philosophy
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| PSSB | Professional Standard Setting Body
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| PTR | Pupil Teacher Ratio
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| R&I | Research and Innovation
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| RCI | Rehabilitation Council of India
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| RPWD | Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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| SAS | State Achievement Survey
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| SC | Scheduled Caste(s)
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| SCDP | School Complex/Cluster Development Plans
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| SCERT | State Council of Educational Research and Training
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| SCF | State Curricular Framework
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| SCMC | School Complex Management Committee
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| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal
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| SDP | School Development Plan
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| SEDG | Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Group
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| SEZ | Special Education Zone
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| SIOS | State Institutes of Open Schooling
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| SMC | School Management Committee
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| SQAAF | School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework
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| SSA | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
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| SSS | Simple Standard Sanskrit
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| SSSA | State School Standards Authority
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| ST | Scheduled Tribe(s)
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| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
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| STS | Sanskrit Through Sanskrit
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| SWAYAM | Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds
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| TEI | Teacher Education Institution
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| TET | Teacher Eligibility Test
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| U-DISE | Unified District Information System for Education
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| UGC | University Grants Commission
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| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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| UT | Union Territory
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| VCI | Veterinary Council of India
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