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.
