Some important full form

AS - Alternative Schools

AIE - Alternative and Innovative Education

CABE - Central Advisory Board of Education

DPEP - District Primary Education Programme

EGS - Education Guarantee Scheme

EWS - Economically Weaker Sections

FYP - Five Year Plan

GOI - Government of India

IDA - International Development Association

LPS - Lower Primary School

MHRD - Ministry of Human Resource Development

MOE - Ministry of Education

NCERT - National Council for Educational Research and Training

NFE - Non-formal Education

NITI - National Institution for Transformation of India 

NPE - National Policy on Education

OB - Operation Blackboard

OE - Open Education

POA - Programme of Action

RTE - Right to Education 

SSA - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

UEE - Universal Elementary Education

UPS - Upper Primary School

UPE - Universal Primary Education

UPBEP - Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Project

UUPE - Universal Upper Primary Education

AI - Accreditation Institution

AC - Advisory Council

AEC - Adult Education Centre

AESDC - Adult Education and Skill Development Centres 

AICTE - All India Council for Technical Education

AIDS/STD - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/ Sexually Transmitted Diseases 

AISHE - All India Survey of Higher Education

AIU - Association of Indian Universities

AU - Agriculture University

AYUSH - Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy

B.A. - Bachelor of Arts

B.Ed - Bachelor of Education

B.Sc. - Bachelor of Science

B.Voc - Bachelor of Vocation

BA - Binary Accreditation

BCI - Bar Council of India

BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery

BEO - Block Education Officer

BLA - Bachelor of Liberal Arts

BLE - Bachelor of Liberal Education

BoG - Board of Governors 

BRC - Block Resource Centre

CAD/CAM - Computer-Aided Design/ Computer-Aided Manufacturing

CBCS - Choice Based Credit System

CDAC - Centre for Development of Advanced Computing

CEP - Continuing Education Programme

CESD - Central Educational Statistics Division

CFTI - Centrally Funded Technical Institutions

CHC - Community Health Centre

CIAE - Central Institute of Adult Education 

CIET - Central Institute of Educational Technology

CNE - Continuing Nursing Education

CPD - Continuous Professional Development 

CRC - Cluster Resource Centre

CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility 

CSTT - Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology 

CTE - College of Teacher Education

CU - Central Universities

CWSN - Children With Special Needs

DAE - Department of Atomic Energy

DARE - Department of Agricultural Research and Education

DBT - Department of Biotechnology

DCI - Dental Council of India

DEC - District Education Council

DEO - District Education Officer

DIET - District Institute of Education and Training

DSE - Directorate of School Education

DST - Department of Science and Technology

DTE - Department of Technical Education

EC - Executive Council

ECCE - Early Childhood Care and Education

ED - Executive Director

EMT-B - Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic

FOSSEE - Free and Open Source Software in Education

GA - Graded Accreditation

GDA - General Duty Assistants

GDP - Gross Domestic Product

GEC - General Education Council

GER - Gross Enrolment Ratio

GNM - General Nursing and Midwifery

GoI - Government of India

HBCSE - Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education 

HEGC - Higher Education Grants Council

HEI - Higher Education Institutions

HRDC - Human Resource Development Centre

IAF - Institutional Accreditation Framework

IAS - Indian Academy of Sciences

IASE - Institute of Advanced Studies in Education

IB - Independent Board

ICAR - Indian Council of Agricultural Research

ICDS - Integrated Child Development Services

ICMR - Indian Council of Medical Research

ICT - Information and Communication Technology 

IDP - Institutional Development Plan 

IIEC - India International Education Centre

IILA - Indian Institute of Liberal Arts

IIT - Indian Institute of Technology

INAE - Indian National Academy of Engineering

INC - Indian Nursing Council

INI - Institutions of National Importance

INSA - Indian National Science Academy

InSCED - Indian Standard Classification of Education

ISCO - International Standard Classification of Occupations

ISL - Indian Sign Language 

ITI - Industrial Training Institute

IUC - Inter-University Consortium

JRMB - Joint Review and Monitoring Board

KGBV - Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya

LMIS - Labour Market Information System

LSS - Licence to Start a School 

MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

MCI - Medical Council of India

MERU - Multidisciplinary Education and Research Universities

MHFW - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

MHRD - Ministry of Human Resource Development 

MN - Mission Nalanda

MoE - Ministry of Education

MOOC - Massive Open Online Course

MOU - Memorandum of Understanding

MSDE - Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

MSME - Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

MT - Mission Takshashila

MWCD - Ministry of Women and Child Development

NAAC - National Assessment and Accreditation Council

NAS - National Achievement Survey

NASI - National Academy of Sciences, India

NATP - National Adult Tutors Programme

NCC - National Cadet Corps

NCERT - National Council of Educational Research and Training 

NCF - National Curriculum Framework

NCFAE - National Curriculum Framework for Adult Education 

NCTE - National Council for Teacher Education

NCVET - National Council for Vocational Education and Training

NCVIE - National Committee for the Integration of Vocational Education

NDF - National Doctoral Fellow

NEC - National Education Commission

NEET - National Eligibility cum Entrance Test 

NETF - National Educational Technology Forum

NGO - Non Governmental Organisation

NHEQF - National Higher Education Qualifications Framework 

NHERA - National Higher Education Regulatory Authority 

NIEPA - National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration 

NIOS - National Institute of Open Schooling 

NIT - National Institutes of Technology

NITI Aayog - National Institution for Transforming India

NLM - National Literacy Mission

NLP - Natural Language Processing

NMC - National Medical Commission

NMEICT - National Mission on Education through ICT

NPDF - National Post Doctoral Fellow

NPSDE - National Policy on Skills Development and Entrepreneurship

NQR - National Qualifications Register

NRED - National Repository of Educational Data

NRF - National Research Foundation

NROER - National Repository of Open Educational Resources

NSDA - National Skill Development Agency

NSDC - National Skill Development Corporation

NSQF - National Skills Qualifications Framework

NSS - National Service Scheme

NTA - National Testing Agency 

NTP - National Tutors Programme

OBC - Other Backward Classes

ODL - Open and Distance Learning 

OER - Open Educational Resources

PHC - Primary Health Centre

PI - Principal Investigator

PM - Prime Minister

PSSB - Professional Standard Setting Body

PSSCIVE - Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education

PSUs - Public Sector Units

PTR - Pupil Teacher Ratio

QPs-NOS Qualification Packs - National Occupational Standards

R&I - Research and Innovation

RCI - Rehabilitation Council of India

RIAP - Remedial Instructional Aides Programme

RIE - Regional Institute of Education 

RjSA - Rajya Shiksha Aayog

RMSA - Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan 

ROI - Return on Investment

RPL - Recognition of Prior Learning

RSA - Rashtriya Shiksha Aayog 

RSAAC - RSA Appointment Committee

RTE Act - Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

RUSA - Rashtriya Uchchtar Shiksha Abhiyan

SC - Scheduled Caste(s)

SCC - Standing Committee on Coordination

SCERT - State Council of Educational Research and Training

SCMC - School Complex Management Committee

SDG - Sustainable Development Goal

SDP - School Development Plan

SEC - State Education Commission

SEZ - Special Education Zone

SHEC - State Higher Education Council

SIOS - State Institutes of Open Schooling

SKP - Skill Knowledge Provider

SMC - School Management Committee

SQAAF - School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework

SQAAS - School Quality Assessment and Accreditation System

SSA - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

SSC - Sector Skill Council

SSDMs - State Skill Development Mission

SSRA - State School Regulatory Authority

SSS - Simple Standard Sanskrit 

ST - Scheduled Tribe(s)

STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Design, and Mathematics

STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

STS - Sanskrit through Sanskrit 

SVE - School of Vocational Education

SWAYAM - Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds

TEI - Teacher Education Institution

TET - Teacher Eligibility Test

TLC - Total Literacy Campaign 

U-DISE - Unified District Information System for Education 

UGC - University Grants Commission 

ULB - Urban Local Bodies

UME - Union Minister for Education

URG - Underrepresented Group(s)

UT - Union Territory 

VCI - Veterinary Council of India

VEI - Vocational Education Institutions

VESB - Vocational Education Skills Board

WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization.