FULL FORMS

A.M. — Ante meridian

P.M. — Post meridian

B. A. — Bachelor of Arts

M. A. — Master of Arts

B. Sc. — Bachelor of Science

M. Sc. — Master of Science

B. Sc. Ag. — Bachelor of Science in Agriculture.

M. Sc. Ag. — Master of Science in Agriculture.

M. B. B. S. — Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

M. D. — Doctor of Medicine

M. S. — Master of Surgery

Ph. D. / D. Phil. — Doctor of Philosophy (Arts & Science)

D. Litt./Lit. — Doctor of Literature / Doctor of Letters

D. Sc. — Doctor of Science

B. Com. — Bachelor of Commerce

M. Com. — Master of Commerce

Dr. — Doctor

B. P. — Blood Pressure

Mr. — Mister

Mrs. — Mistress

M.S. — miss (used for female married & unmarried)

Miss — used before unmarried girls)

M. P. — Member of Parliament

M. L. A. — Member of Legislative Assembly

M. L. C.  — Member of Legislative Council

P. M. — Prime Minister

C. M. — Chief Minister

C-in-C — Commander-In-Chief

L. D. C. — Lower Division Clerk

U. D. C. — Upper Division Clerk

Lt. Gov. — Lieutenant Governor

D. M. — District Magistrate

V. I. P. — Very Important Person

I. T. O. — Income Tax Officer

C. I. D. — Criminal Investigation Department

C/o — Care of

S/o — Son of

C. B. I. — Central Bureau of Investigation

G. P. O. — General Post Office

H. Q. — Head Quarters

E. O. E. — Errors and Omissions Excepted

Kg. — Kilogram

Kw. — Kilowatts

Gm. — Gram

Km. — Kilometer

Ltd. — Limited

M. P. H. — Miles Per Hour

KM. P. H. — Kilometre Per Hour

P. T. O. — Please Turn Over

P. W. D. — Public Works Department

C. P. W. D. — Central Public Works Department

U. S. A. — United States of America

U. K. — United Kingdom (England)

U. P. — Uttar Pradesh

M. P. — Madhya Pradesh

H. P. — Himachal Pradesh

U. N. O. — United Nations Organization

W. H. O. — World Health Organization

B. B. C. — British Broadcasting Corporation

B. C. — Before Christ

A. C. — Air Conditioned

I. G. — Inspector General (of Police)

D. I. G. — Deputy Inspector General (of Police)

S. S. P. — Senior Superintendent of Police

D. S. P. — Deputy Superintendent of Police

S. D. M. — Sub-Divisional Magistrate

S. M. — Station Master

A. S. M. — Assistant Station Master

V. C. — Vice-Chancellor

A. G. — Accountant General

C. R. — Confidential Report

I. A. S. — Indian Administrative Service

I. P. S. — Indian Police Service

I. F. S. — Indian Foreign Service or Indian  Forest Service

I. R. S. — Indian Revenue Service

P. C. S. — Provincial Civil Service

M. E. S. — Military  Engineering Service

***********TECHNICAL WORDS***********

VIRUS - Vital Information ResourceUnderSeized.

3G -3rd Generation.

GSM - Global System for Mobile  Communication.

CDMA - Code Divison Multiple  Access.

UMTS - Universal MobileTelecommunication  System.

SIM - Subscriber Identity Module .

AVI = Audio Video Interleave.

RTS = Real Time Streaming.

SIS = Symbian OS Installer File.

AMR = Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec.

JAD = Java Application Descriptor.

JAR = Java Archive.

JAD = Java Application Descriptor.

3GPP = 3rd Generation Partnership Project.

3GP = 3rd Generation Project.

MP3 = MPEG player lll.

MP4 = MPEG-4 video file.

AAC = Advanced Audio Coding.

GIF= Graphic InterchangeableFormat.

JPEG = Joint Photographic Expert Group.

JPEG = Joint Photographic Expert Group.

BMP = Bitmap.

SWF = Shock Wave Flash.

WMV = Windows Media Video.

WMA = Windows Media Audio.

WAV = Waveform Audio.

PNG = Portable Network Graphics.

DOC =Document (MicrosoftCorporation).

PDF = Portable Document Format.

M3G = Mobile 3D Graphics.

M4A = MPEG-4 Audio File.

NTH = Nokia Theme (series 40).

THM = Themes (Sony Ericsson).

MMF =Synthetic Music Mobile Application File.

NRT = Nokia Ringtone.

XMF = Extensible Music File.

WBMP = Wireless Bitmap Image.

DVX = DivX Video.

HTML = Hyper Text Markup Language.

WML = Wireless Markup Language.

CD -Compact Disk.

DVD - Digital Versatile Disk.

CRT - Cathode Ray Tube.

DAT - Digital Audio Tape.

DOS - Disk Operating System.

GUI -Graphical  User Interface.

HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.

IP - Internet Protocol.

ISP - Internet Service Provider.

TCP - Transmission Control Protocol.

UPS - UninterruptiblePower Supply.

HSDPA -High Speed Downlink PacketAccess.

EDGE - Enhanced Data Rate forGSM- [GlobalSystem for Mobile
Communication]Evolution.

 VHF - Very High Frequenc.

 UHF - Ultra High Frequency.

 GPRS - General PacketRadio Service.

 WAP - Wireless ApplicationProtocol.

 TCP - Transmission ControlProtocol.

 ARPANET - Advanced Research Project Agency Network.

 IBM - International Business Machines.

 HP - Hewlett Packard.


************AIRLINES************

Indian Airlines - 1800 180 1407

Jet Airways - 1800 225 522

Spice Jet - 1800 180 3333

Air India - 1800 227 722

Kingfisher -1800 180 0101

***********Banks***********

ABN AMRO - 1800 112 224

Canara Bank - 1800 446 000

Citibank - 1800 442 265

Corporation Bank - 1800 443 555

Development Credit Bank - 1800225 769

HDFC Bank - 1800 227 227

ICICI Bank - 1800 333 499

ICICI Bank NRI -1800 224 848

IDBI Bank -1800 116 999

Indian Bank -1800 425 1400

ING Vysya -1800 449 900

Kotak Mahindra Bank - 1800 226022

Lord Krishna Bank -1800 112 300

Punjab National Bank - 1800 122222

State Bank of India - 1800 441 955

Syndicate Bank - 1800 446 655

************AUTOMOBILES************

Mahindra Scorpio -1800 226 006

Maruti -1800 111 515

Tata Motors - 1800 255 52

Windshield Experts - 1800 113 636

********COMPUTERS/ IT********

Adrenalin - 1800 444 445

AMD -1800 425 6664

Apple Computers-1800 444 683

Canon -1800 333 366

Cisco Systems- 1800 221 777

Compaq - HP -1800 444 999

Data One Broadband - 1800 4241800

Dell -1800 444 026

Epson - 1800 44 0011

eSys - 3970 0011

Genesis Tally Academy - 1800 444888

HCL - 1800 180 8080

IBM - 1800 443 333

Lexmark - 1800 22 4477

Marshal's Point -1800 33 4488

Microsoft - 1800 111 100

Microsoft Virus Update - 1901 333334

Seagate - 1800 180 1104

Symantec - 1800 44 5533

TVS Electronics-1800 444 566

WeP Peripherals-1800 44 6446

Wipro - 1800 333 312

Xerox - 1800 180 1225

Zenith - 1800 222 004

********INDIAN RAILWAYS *******

General Enquiry 139

Central Enquiry 131

Reservation 139

Railway Reservation Enquiry 1345,1335, 1330

Centralised Railway Enquiry 133, 1,2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9


Movers
ABT Courier - 1800 448 585

AFL Wizz - 1800 229 696

Agarwal Packers & Movers - 1800114 321

Associated Packers P Ltd - 1800 214560

DHL - 1800 111 345

FedEx - 1800 226 161

Goel Packers & Movers - 1800 113456

UPS - 1800 227 171

******Home Appliances*********

Aiwa/Sony - 1800 111 188

Anchor Switches - 1800 227 7979

Blue Star - 1800 222 200

Bose Audio -   112 673

Bru Coffee Vending Machines - 18004 7171

Daikin Air Conditioners - 1800 444222

DishTV - 1800 123 474

Faber Chimneys - 1800 214 595

Godrej - 1800 225 511

Grundfos Pumps - 1800 334 555

LG - 1901 180 9999

Philips - 1800 224 422

Samsung - 1800 113 444

Sanyo - 1800 110 101

Voltas - 1800 334 546

WorldSpace Satellite Radio - 1800445 432

*********Investments / Finance************

CAMS - 1800 442 267

Chola Mutual Fund - 1800 222 300

Easy IPO's - 3030 5757

Fidelity Investments - 1800 1808000

Franklin Templeton Fund - 1800 4254255

J M Morgan Stanley - 1800 220 004

Kotak Mutual Fund - 1800 222 626

LIC Housing Finance - 1800 440 005

SBI Mutual Fund - 1800 223 040

Sharekhan - 1800 227 500

Tata Mutual Fund - 1800 220 101

********LEISURE TRAVELS***********

Club Mahindra Holidays - 1800 334539

Cox & Kings - 1800 221 235

God TV Tours - 1800 442 777

Kerala Tourism - 1800 444 747

Kumarakom Lake Resort - 1800 445030

Darjeeling tours -09733306673

Raj Travels & Tours - 1800 229 900y

Sita Tours - 1800 111 911

SOTC Tours - 1800 223 344

*******HEALTHCARE**********

Best on Health - 1800 11 8899

Dr Batras - 1800 11 6767

GlaxoSmithKline - 1800 22 8797

Johnson & Johnson - 1800 22 8111

Kaya Skin Clinic - 1800 22 5292

LifeCell - 1800 44 5323

Manmar Technologies - 1800 334420

Pfizer - 1800 442 442

Roche Accu-Chek - 1800 11 45 46

Rudraksha - 1800 21 4708

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