The National Education Policy 2020 has used many abbreviations across the policy. Similar to that we too have made use of those terms and on this page you will find their full form. Also, you will find that these terms link to another page within the website. These links will take you to the detailed discussion about that topic. Happy reading!
| ABC | Academic Bank of Credit |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AC | Autonomous degree-granting College |
| AEC | Adult Education Centre |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| AYUSH | Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy |
| B.Ed. | Bachelor of Education |
| BEO | Block Education Officer |
| BITE | Block Institute of Teacher Education |
| BoA | Board of Assessment |
| BoG | Board of Governors |
| BRC | Block Resource Centre |
| B.Voc | Bachelor of Vocational Education |
| CABE | Central Advisory Board of Education |
| CBCS | Choice Based Credit System |
| CBSE | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| CIET | Central Institute of Educational Technology |
| CMP | Career Management and Progression |
| CoA | Council of Architecture |
| CPD | Continuous Professional Development |
| CRC | Cluster Resource Centre |
| CWSN | Children With Special Needs |
| DAE | Department of Atomic Energy |
| DBT | Department of Biotechnology |
| DEO | District Education Officer |
| DIET | District Institute of Education and Training |
| DIKSHA | Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing |
| DSE | Directorate of School Education |
| DST | Department of Science and Technology |
| ECCE | Early Childhood Care and Education |
| EEC | Eminent Expert Committee |
| GCED | Global Citizenship Education |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GEC | General Education Council |
| GER | Gross Enrolment Ratio |
| GFR | General Financial Rule |
| HECI | Higher Education Commission of India |
| HEGC | Higher Education Grants Council |
| HEI | Higher Education Institutions |
| ICAR | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
| ICHR | Indian Council of Historical Research |
| ICMR | Indian Council of Medical Research |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| IDP | Institutional Development Plan |
| IGNOU | Indira Gandhi National Open University |
| IIM | Indian Institute of Management |
| IIT | Indian Institute of Technology |
| IITI | Indian Institute of Translation and Interpretation |
| ISL | Indian Sign Language |
| ITI | Industrial Training Institute |
| M.Ed. | Master of Education |
| MBBS | Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery |
| MERU | Multidisciplinary Education and Research Universities |
| MHFW | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| MHRD | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| MoE | Ministry of Education |
| MOOC | Massive Open Online Course |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| M.Phil | Master of Philosophy |
| MWCD | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| NAC | National Accreditation Council |
| NAS | National Achievement Survey |
| NCC | National Cadet Corps |
| NCERT | National Council of Educational Research and Training |
| NCF | National Curriculum Framework |
| NCFSE | National Curriculum Framework for School Education |
| NCFTE | National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education |
| NCIVE | National Committee for the Integration of Vocational Education |
| NCPFECCE | National Curricular and Pedagogical Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education |
| NCTE | National Council for Teacher Education |
| NCVET | National Council for Vocational Education and Training |
| NETF | National Educational Technology Forum |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NHEQF | National Higher Education Qualifications Framework |
| NHERC | National Higher Education Regulatory Council |
| NIOS | National Institute of Open Schooling |
| NIT | National Institute of Technology |
| NITI | National Institution for Transforming India |
| NPE | National Policy on Education |
| NPST | National Professional Standards for Teachers |
| NRF | National Research Foundation |
| NSQF | National Skills Qualifications Framework |
| NSSO | National Sample Survey Office |
| NTA | National Testing Agency |
| OBC | Other Backward Classes |
| ODL | Open and Distance Learning |
| PARAKH | Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic development |
| PCI | Pharmacy Council of India |
| PFMS | Public Financial Management System |
| Ph.D | Doctor of Philosophy |
| PSSB | Professional Standard Setting Body |
| PTR | Pupil Teacher Ratio |
| R&I | Research and Innovation |
| RCI | Rehabilitation Council of India |
| RPWD | Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| SAS | State Achievement Survey |
| SC | Scheduled Caste(s) |
| SCDP | School Complex/Cluster Development Plans |
| SCERT | State Council of Educational Research and Training |
| SCF | State Curricular Framework |
| SCMC | School Complex Management Committee |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SDP | School Development Plan |
| SEDG | Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Group |
| SEZ | Special Education Zone |
| SIOS | State Institutes of Open Schooling |
| SMC | School Management Committee |
| SQAAF | School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework |
| SSA | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan |
| SSS | Simple Standard Sanskrit |
| SSSA | State School Standards Authority |
| ST | Scheduled Tribe(s) |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| STS | Sanskrit Through Sanskrit |
| SWAYAM | Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds |
| TEI | Teacher Education Institution |
| TET | Teacher Eligibility Test |
| U-DISE | Unified District Information System for Education |
| UGC | University Grants Commission |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UT | Union Territory |
| VCI | Veterinary Council of India |
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