» b. a. — bachelor of arts.

» m. a. — master of arts. »b.tech – bachelor of technology

» 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

» b.a.m.s- bachelor of ayurvedic medicine and 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. — a member of legislative assembly

» m. l. c. — a 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. — headquarters

» e. o. e. — errors and omissions excepted

» kg. — kilogram

» kw. — kilowatts

1. — gram
2. — kilometer

ltd. — limited

1. p. h. — miles per hour
2. p. h. — kilometer per hour
3. t. o. — please turn over
4. w. d. — public works department
5. p. w. d. — central public works department
6. s. a. — united states of America
7. uk. — united kingdom (England)
8. up. — Uttar Pradesh
9. mp. — Madhya Pradesh
10. hp. — Himachal Pradesh
11. u.n. o. — united nations organization
12. w.h. o. — world health organization
13. b. b. c. — British broadcasting corporation
14. b.c. — before christ
15. a.c. — air-conditioned
16. ig. — inspector general (of police)
17. d.i. g. — deputy inspector general (of police)
18. s.s. p. — senior superintendent of police
19. d.s. p. — deputy superintendent of police
20. s.d. m. — sub-divisional magistrate
21. s.m. — station master
22. a.s. m. — assistant station master
23. v.c. — vice-chancellor
24. a.g. — accountant general
25. c.r. — confidential report
26. i.a. s. — Indian administrative service
27. i.p. s. — Indian police service
28. i.f. s. — Indian foreign service or Indian forest service
29. i. r. s. — Indian revenue service
30. c. s. — provincial civil service
31. e. s. — military engineering service