PCI =Press Council ofIndia
PCS =Provincial Civil Services
Ph. D =Doctor of ‘Philosophy
PIN =Postal lndex Number
PLO =PalestineLiberation Organisation
PM =Post Meridian / Prime Minister
POTA =Prevention of Terrorism Act
PSLV =Polar. Satellite Launch Vehicle
PTI =Press Trust ofIndia
PRO =Public Relations Officer
PTO =Please Turn Over
PVC =Poly Vinyl Chloride / Paramvir Chakra
PVSM =Param Vishisht Seva Medal
PWD =Public Work’s Department
PWG =People’s War Group
QED =Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Which was to be proved)
QEF =Quod Erat Faciendum (Which was to be done)
QEI =Quod Erat Inveniendum (Which was to be found)
QMG =Quarter Master General
RADAR =Radio Angle Direction and Range
RAW =Research and Analysis Wing
R & D =Research and Development
RBI =Reserve Bank ofIndia
RCC =Reinforced Cement Concrete
RDX =Research Developed Explosive
RIMC =RashtriyaIndianMilitaryCollege
RMS =Railway Mail Service
RLEGP = Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme
RNA =Ribonucleic Acid
RPM =Revolutions Per Minute
RSS =Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
RTO =Regional Transport Officer
SAARC = South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SAC =Space Application Centre
SAFTA = South Asian Free Trade Agreement
SAI =Sports Authority ofIndia
SAIL =Steel Authority ofIndiaLimited
SAPTA = South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement
SARS =Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SC =Security Council/Supreme Court
SCI =Shipping Corporation ofIndia
SCOPE = Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
SCRA =Special Class Railway Apprentice
SDR =Special Drawing Rights
SEBI =Security Exchange Board ofIndia
SGPC =Siromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee
SHAR =ShriHarikotaRange
SIDBI= Small Industries Development Bank ofIndia
SIS =Secret Intelligence Service (U.K)
SITA =Suppression of .Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act
SLV =Satellite Launch Vehicle
SPCA =Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals
SPICMC = Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical music and culture
STARS = Satellite Tracking and Ranging Station
STD =Subscribers Trunk Dialing
STPI =Software Technology Parks ofIndia
SWAPO = South West African People’s Organisation