Abbrevistions of states and territories of the United States

 

State                      Abbreviation
Alabama                         AL
Alaska                            AK
American Samoa             AS
Arizona                           AZ
Arkansas                        AR
California                        CA
Colorado                        CO
Connecticut                    CT
Delaware                        DE
Dist. of Columbia            DC
Florida                            FL
Georgia                          GA
Guam                             GU
Hawaii                            HI
Idaho                             ID
Illinois                            IL
Indiana                          IN
Iowa                             IA
Kansas                         KS
Kentucky                     KY
Louisiana                      LA
Maine                          ME
Maryland                     MD
Marshall Islands           MH
Massachusetts             MA
Michigan                     MI
Micronesia                  FM
Minnesota                   MN
Mississippi                  MS
Missouri                     MO
Montana                     MT
Nebraska                   NE
Nevada                      NV
New Hampshire         NH
New Jersey                NJ
New Mexico              NM
New York                 NY
North Carolina           NC
North Dakota            ND
Northern Marianas    MP
Ohio                         OH
Oklahoma                 OK
Oregon                     OR
Palau                        PW
Pennsylvania             PA
Puerto Rico              PR
Rhode Island            RI
South Carolina         SC
South Dakota          SD
Tennessee               TN
Texas                      TX
Utah                        UT
Vermont                  VT
Virginia                   VA
Virgin Islands           VI
Washington             WA
West Virginia          WV
Wisconsin               WI
Wyoming                WY

Abbreviations related to academics, educational degrees,various examinations

ACP Assistant Commisioner of Police
ASP Assistant Superitendant of Police
B.A. Bachelor of Arts
B.Com. Bachelor of Commerce
B.E. Bachelor of Engineering
B.Ed. Bachelor of Education
B.Pharm. Bachelor in Pharmacy
B.Sc. Bachelor of Science
B.Tech. Bachelor of Technology
BAMS Bachelor of Ayurvedic medicine and Surgey
BBA Bachelor of Business Administration
BDS Bachelor of Dental Surgery
BHMS Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery
CA Chartered Accountant
CAT Common Admission Test
D.Ed. Diploma in Education
D.Pharm. Diploma in Pharmacy
DSP Deputy Superitendant of Police
GATE Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
GDC&A Government Dipolma in Cooperation and Accountancy
GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test
GRE Graduate Record examination
HSC Higher Secondary School Certificate
IAS Indian Administrative Services
IFS Indian Forest Services
IPS Indian Police Services
ITI Industrial Training Institute
LLB Bachelor of Laws
M.Com. Master of Commerce
M.E. Master of Engineering
M.Ed. Master of Education
M.S. Master of Science
M.Sc. Master of Science
M.Tech. Master of Technology
MBA Master of Business Administration
MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MCA Master of Computer Application
MCM Master of Computer Management
MCVC Minimum Competency Vocational Courses
MD Doctor of Medicine
MPSC Maharashtra Public Service Commission
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
OPD Outpatient Department
PA Personal Assistant
Ph.D. Doctor of Philosopy
PSI Police Sub Inspector
SP Superitendant of Police
SSC Secondary School Certificate
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language
UPSC Union Public Service Commission

Abbreviation of some well known Banks

Abbreviation Bank Name

ABC , AgBank   Agricultural Bank of China Limited
ABN AMRO Bank   Algemene Bank Nederland (ABN) Amsterdamsche Bank and the Rotterdamsche    Bank(AMRO)
AMEX                American Express
BNP Paribas    Banque Nationale de Paris Paribas
BOC                    Bank of China
BofA                  Bank of America
BOI                     Bank of India
BOM                  Bank of Montreal
CIBC                  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
DBS                    Development Bank of Singapore
HDFC                 Housing Development and Finance Corporation
HSBC                 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
HSH Nordbank  Hamburgische Landesbank and Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein
ICICI                  Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
IDBI                   Industrial Development Bank of India
ING                   International Netherlands Group
IOB                   Indian Overseas Bank
JPMC               John Pierpont Morgan Chase Bank
KBC                  Kredietbank ABB Insurance CERA.  Its Belgian Bank
PBC                  People's Bank of China
PNB                 Punjab National Bank
RBC                  Royal Bank of Canada
RBS                  Royal Bank Of Scotland
SBI                   State Bank of India
Scotiabank  Bank of Nova Scotia
TD                   Toronto Dominion Bank
TSB                 Trustee Savings Bank
UBS                Union Bank of Switzerland
UCO               United Commercial Bank
UOB               United Overseas Bank Limited

Abbreviations of International Oraganizations, TV Channels and Private/Public listed Companies

 

ADAG   Anil Dhirubai Ambani Group
AMEX   American Express
ASEAN   Association of South East Asian Na­tions
AT&T   American Telegraphic and Telephone Co. Ltd.
ATP   Association of Tennis Professionals
BARC   Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
BBC   British Broadcasting Corporation
BCCI   Board of Control of Cricket in India
BCG   Boston Consulting Group
BHEL   Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd
BIS   Bureau of Indian Standards
BMW   Bayerische Motoren Werke
BofA   Bank of America
BOI   Bank of India
BRICS   Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
BSNL   Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
CDAC   Centre for the Development of Ad­vanced Computing
CNBC    CONSUMER NEWS AND BUSINESS CHANNEL
CNES   French Space Agency
CNN   Cable News Network
CNSA   China National Space Administration
CSA   Canadian Space Agency
CSIR   Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CTS   Cognizant Technology Solutions
DGSE   Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieur- French foreign intelligence service
DHL   Dalsey, Larry and Lynn. Founders of DHL which is a global leader in the logistics industry
DLR   German Aerospace Center
DRDO   Defense Research and Development Organization
ESA   European Space Agency
FBI   Federal Bureau Of Investigation
FICCI   Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
FIFA   International Football Federation (Fed­eration Internationale de Football Associa­tion)
G7   Group of Seven (US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, japan and Canada) G8 includes G7+ Russia
GE   General Electric
GM   General Motors
HAL   Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
HBO   Home Box Office
HCC   Hindustan Construction Company
HDFC   Housing Development and Finance Corporation
HMT   Hindustan Machine Tools
HSBC   Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
HTC   High-Tech Computer
HUDCO   Housing and Urban Development Corp
IAEA   International Atomic Energy Agency
IATA   International Air Transport Association
IBM   International Business Machine
IBN    Islamic Broadcasting Network, Indian Broadcasting Network
IBP   Indo-Burma Petroleum
ICC   International Cricket Council
ICICI   Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
IEEE   Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IELTS   International English Language Testing System
IMF   International Monetary Fund
INTERPOL  International Criminal Police Organization
IRDA   Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
ISI   Indian Standard Institute, Inter Service Intelligence
ISKON   International Society for Krishna Consciousness
ISO   International Organization for Standardization
ISRO   Indian Space Research Organization
JAXA   Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JPMC   JPMorgan Chase Bank
KARI   Korea Aerospace Research Institute
KFC   Kentucky Fried Chicken
KGB   Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti Russian Security Agency
KPMG    Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler
L&T   Larsen and Tubro
LIC   Life Insurance Corporation (of India)
MCC   Marylebone Cricket Club
MGM   Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
MRF   Madras Rubber Factory
NAAC   National Assessment and Accreditation Council
NABARD   National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
NABISCO   National Biscuit Company
NAFED   National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation
NASA   National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASSCOM   National Association of Software and Service Companies
NATO   North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC    National Broadcasting Company
NDTV    New Delhi Television
NECCO   New England Confectionery Company
NHAI   Nation Highway Authority of India
NSA   National Security Agency
NTPC   National Thermal Power Corporation
NTSB    National Transport Safety Board
ONGC   Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
OPEC   Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
QANTAS   Queensland and Northern Territory Air Services Ltd
RBI   Reserve Bank of India
RIM    Research In Motion
Roscosmos   Russian Federal Space Agency
RSA   Rivest, Shamir and Adleman (Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman developed the RSA encryption algorithm in 1977)
SAARC   South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SAIL   Steel Authority of India Limited
SBI   State Bank of India
SEBI   Securities and Exchange Board of India
SUPARCO   Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
TCS   Tata Consulting Services
TELCO   Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company
TRAI   Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
UBS   Union Bank of Scotland
UN   United Nations
UNESCO   United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF   United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
UNSC   United Nations Security Council
VISA   Visitor Intending to Stay Abroad
WHO   World Health Organization
WTA   World Tennis Association
WTO   World Trade Organization
WWE   World Wrestling Entertainment
WWF   World Wildlife Fund, World Wrestling Federation

Acronym of Indian Political Parties

Acronym of Some Indian Political Parties

AAP         Aam Adami Party
AIADMK   All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
DMK   Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
BJP   Bharatiya Janata Party
BSP   Bahujan Samaj Party
CPI   Communist Party of India
CPI (M)   Communist Party of India (Marxist)
INC   Indian National Congress
JD(S)   Janata Dal (Secular)
JD (U)   Janata Dal (United)
JMM   Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
MNS   Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
NCP   National Congrass Party
RJD   Rashtriya Janata Dal
RLD   Rashtriya Lok Dal
RPI   Republican Party of India
SP   Samajwadi Party
SS   Shiv Sena
TDP   Telugu Desam Party
TMC   Trinamool Congress
TRS   Telangana Rashtra Samithi
KJP   Karnataka Janata Paksha

Abbreviations of Indian States and Union Territories

Indian States and Union Territories Code

CODE      STATES              

AP                          Andhra Pradesh

AR                          Arunachal Pradesh

AS                           Assam

BR                           Bihar

CG                          Chhattisgarh 

GA                          Goa 

GJ                           Gujarat

HP                          Himachal Pradesh 

HR                          Haryana 

JH                           Jharkhand

JK                            Jammu and Kashmir 

KA                          Karnataka

KL                           Kerala

MH                         Maharashtra 

ML                          Meghalaya 

MN                         Manipur 

MP                         Madhya Pradesh 

MZ                         Mizoram 

NL                           Nagaland

OR/OD                   Odisha

PB                           Punjab

RJ                            Rajasthan

SK                           Sikkim

TN                          Tamil Nadu

TR                           Tripura 

UA/UK                   Uttarakhand

UP                          Uttar Pradesh

WB                         West Bengal

CODE      UNION TERRITORY

               

AN                          Andaman and Nicobar Islands 

CH                           Chandigarh 

DD                          Daman and Diu 

DL                           Delhi

DN                          Dadra and Nagar Haveli

LD                           Lakshadweep 

PY                           Puducherry 

Codes of International Currencies

International Currency Codes

CODE     CURRENCY

 

AED                        UAE Dirham

AFN                       Afghani

ALL                         Lek

AMD                      Armenian Dram

ANG                      Netherlands Antillean Guilder

AOA                       Kwanza

ARS                        Argentine Peso

AUD                       Australian Dollar

AWG                     Aruban Florin

AZN                       Azerbaijanian Manat

BAM                      Convertible Mark

BBD                        Barbados Dollar

BDT                        Taka

BGN                       Bulgarian Lev

BHD                       Bahraini Dinar

BIF                          Burundi Franc

BMD                      Bermudian Dollar

BND                       Brunei Dollar

BOB                       Boliviano

BOV                       Mvdol

BRL                         Brazilian Real

BSD                        Bahamian Dollar

BTN                        Ngultrum

BWP                      Pula

BYR                        Belarussian Ruble

BZD                        Belize Dollar

CAD                       Canadian Dollar

CDF                        Congolese Franc

CHE                        WIR Euro

CHF                        Swiss Franc

CHW                     WIR Franc

CLF                         Unidad de Fomento

CLP                         Chilean Peso

CNY                       Yuan Renminbi

COP                       Colombian Peso

COU                       Unidad de Valor Real

CRC                        Costa Rican Colon

CUC                       Peso Convertible

CUP                       Cuban Peso

CVE                        Cape Verde Escudo

CZK                        Czech Koruna

DJF                         Djibouti Franc

DKK                        Danish Krone

DOP                       Dominican Peso

DZD                        Algerian Dinar

EGP                        Egyptian Pound

ERN                        Nakfa

ETB                         Ethiopian Birr

EUR                        Euro

FJD                         Fiji Dollar

FKP                        Falkland Islands Pound

GBP                       Pound Sterling

GEL                        Lari

GHS                       Ghana Cedi

GIP                         Gibraltar Pound

GMD                     Dalasi

GNF                       Guinea Franc

GTQ                       Quetzal

GYD                       Guyana Dollar

HKD                       Hong Kong Dollar

HNL                       Lempira

HRK                       Croatian Kuna

HTG                       Gourde

HUF                       Forint

IDR                         Rupiah

ILS                          New Israeli Sheqel

INR                         Indian Rupee

IQD                        Iraqi Dinar

IRR                         Iranian Rial

ISK                          Iceland Krona

JMD                       Jamaican Dollar

JOD                        Jordanian Dinar

JPY                         Yen

KES                         Kenyan Shilling

KGS                        Som

KHR                       Riel

KMF                       Comoro Franc

KPW                      North Korean Won

KRW                      Won

KWD                      Kuwaiti Dinar

KYD                        Cayman Islands Dollar

KZT                         Tenge

LAK                        Kip

LBP                         Lebanese Pound

LKR                         Sri Lanka Rupee

LRD                        Liberian Dollar

LSL                          Loti

LTL                          Lithuanian Litas

LYD                        Libyan Dinar

MAD                      Moroccan Dirham

MDL                       Moldovan Leu

MGA                     Malagasy Ariary

MKD                      Denar

MMK                     Kyat

MNT                      Tugrik

MOP                      Pataca

MRO                      Ouguiya

MUR                      Mauritius Rupee

MVR                      Rufiyaa

MWK                    Kwacha

MXN                      Mexican Peso

MXV                      Mexican Unidad de Inversion (UDI)

MYR                      Malaysian Ringgit

MZN                      Mozambique Metical

NAD                       Namibia Dollar

NGN                      Naira

NIO                        Cordoba Oro

NOK                       Norwegian Krone

NPR                       Nepalese Rupee

NZD                       New Zealand Dollar

OMR                      Rial Omani

PAB                        Balboa

PEN                        Nuevo Sol

PGK                       Kina

PHP                       Philippine Peso

PKR                        Pakistan Rupee

PLN                        Zloty

PYG                       Guarani

QAR                       Qatari Rial

RON                       New Romanian Leu

RSD                        Serbian Dinar

RUB                       Russian Ruble

RWF                      Rwanda Franc

SAR                        Saudi Riyal

SBD                        Solomon Islands Dollar

SCR                        Seychelles Rupee

SDG                       Sudanese Pound

SEK                         Swedish Krona

SGD                       Singapore Dollar

SHP                        Saint Helena Pound

SLL                          Leone

SOS                        Somali Shilling

SRD                        Surinam Dollar

SSP                         South Sudanese Pound

STD                        Dobra

SVC                        El Salvador Colon

SYP                        Syrian Pound

SZL                         Lilangeni

THB                        Baht

TJS                          Somoni

TMT                       Turkmenistan New Manat

TND                       Tunisian Dinar

TOP                        Pa’anga

TRY                        Turkish Lira

TTD                        Trinidad and Tobago Dollar

TWD                      New Taiwan Dollar

TZS                         Tanzanian Shilling

UAH                      Hryvnia

UGX                       Uganda Shilling

USD                       US Dollar

USN                       US Dollar (Next day)

USS                        US Dollar (Same day)

UYI                         Uruguay Peso en Unidades Indexadas (URUIURUI)

UYU                       Peso Uruguayo

UZS                        Uzbekistan Sum

VEF                        Bolivar

VND                       Dong

VUV                       Vatu

WST                       Tala

XAF                        CFA Franc BEAC

XAG                       Silver

XAU                       Gold

XCD                        East Caribbean Dollar

XDR                        SDR (Special Drawing Right)

XOF                        CFA Franc BCEAO

XPD                        Palladium

XPF                        CFP Franc

XPT                        Platinum

XSU                        Sucre

XXX                        The codes assigned for transactions where no currency is involved

YER                        Yemeni Rial

ZAR                        Rand

ZMW                     Zambian Kwacha

ZWL                       Zimbabwe Dollar