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