Abbreviations

A.

• A2K+: Access to Knowledge for Technology Development and Dissemination
• ACC: Associated Cement Company
• ACE: Association of Consulting Engineers
• AIMA: All India Management Association
• ALH: Advanced Light Helicopter
• AMPRI: Advanced Material and Processes Research Institute
• APCTT: Asia and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology
• APIN: Asia and Pacific Information Network
• ASCI: Administrative Staff College of India

B.

• BEL: Bharat Electronics Limited
• BIRD-crf: Building Industrial Research & Development & Common Research Facilities
• BTIS: Bio-Technology Information System

C.

• CBDT: Central Board of of Direct Taxes
• CBRI: Central Building Research Institute
• CCMB: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
• CDC: Consultancy Development Centre
• CDRI: Central Drug Research Institute
• CDROM: Compact Disk Read Only Memory
• CDC/ISIS: Computerised Data Services/Integrated Set of Information System
• CECRI: Central Electrochemical Research Institute
• CEERI: Central Economics Engineering Research Institute
• CEL: Central Economics Limited
• CFTRI: Central Food Technology Research Institute
• CGCRI: Central Glass and Ceramics Research Institute
• CII: Confederation of Indian Industry
• CIMAP: Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
• CIMFR: Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research
• CITT: Centre for International Trade in Technology
• CLRI: Central Leather Research Institute
• CMERI: Central Mechanical Research Institute
• CMPDIL: Central Mine Planning & Design Insitute Limited
• CMRS: Central Mining Research Station
• CRRI: Central Road Research Institute
• CRTDHs: Common Research and Technology Development Hub
• CSIO Central Scientific Instruments Organisation
• CSIR Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
• CSMCRI Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute
• CSTT Centre for Studies on Technology & Trade

D.

• DBT: Department of Bio-Technology
• DCPC: Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals
• DCSSI: Development Commisssioner Small Scale Industries
• DGTD: Directorate General of Technical Development
• DOE: Department of Electronics
• DOT: Department of Telecommunications
• DRDO: Defence Research & Development Organisation
• DSIR: Department of Scientific & Industrial Research

E.

• ECIL: Electronics Corporation of India Limited
• EDM: Electronic Data Management
• ENVIS: Environmental Information System
• ERDA: Electrical Research and Development Association
• ESCAP: Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific
• EXIM: Export-Import

F.

• FC: Foreign Collaborations
• FI: Fiscal Incentives
• FICCI: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry

G.

• GSI Geological Survey of India

H.

• HGTP; Home Grown Technology Programme
• HMT: Hinduatan Machine Tools
• HRD: Human Resource Department

I.

• ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
• ICAS: Indian Council of Ayurveda & Siddha
• ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research
• ICSSR: Indian Council of Social Sciences Research
• ICSTI: International Centre for Science & Technology Information
• IDAMS: Internationally Developed Data Management System
• IGIB: Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology
• IGNOU: Indira Gandhi National Open University
• IHBT: Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
• IICB: Indian Institute of Chemical Biology
• IICT: Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
• IIFT: Indian Insitute of Foreign Trade
• IIIM: Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine
• IIP: Indian Institute of Petroleum
• IISc: Indian Institue of Science
• IIT: Indian Institute of Technology
• IITR: Indian Institue of Toxicology Research
• ILD: Institue for Labour Development
• IMT: Institue of Microbial Technology
• INFLIBNET: Information Library Network
• INSA: Indian Naitional Science Academy
• INSDOC: Indian Naitional Scientific Documentation Centre
• IPCL: Indian Petrochemicals Limited
• IPR: Intellectual Property Rights
• ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation
• ITI: Indian Telephone Industries
• ITPO: Indian Trade promotion Organisation
• ITT: Information Today & Tomorrow

L.

• LAN: Local Area Network
• LCA: Light Combat Aircraft
• LIS: Library & Information Science
• LTM: Lether Technology Mission

M.

• MDR: Multi Drug Resistance
• MIT: Ministry of Information Technology
• MITCOM: Maharatshtra Industrial & Technical Consultancy Organisation Ltd.
• MOU: Memorandum of Understanding

N.

• NACIDS: National Access Centres to International Database Services
• NAFEN: National Foundation of Indian Engineers
• NAL: National Aerospace Laboratories
• NaTCP: Sodium Trichloro Pyridinol
• NBRI: National Botanical Research Institute
• NCAER: National Council of Applied Economic Research
• NCL: National Chemical Laboratory
• NCSI: National Centre for Science Information
• NEERI: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
• NEIST: North-East Institute of Science & Technology
• NEITCO: North-Eastern Industrial Technical Consultants Organisation Limited
• NGRI: National Geophysical Research Institute
• NICMAR: National Institute of Construction Management & Research
• NID: National Institute of Design
• NIDC: National Industrial Development Corporation
• NIFT: National Institute of Fashion Technology
• NIIST: National Institute for Inter-disciplinary Science & Technology
• NIO: National Institute of Oceanography
• NISCAIR: National Institute of Science Communication & Information Resources
• NISSAT: National Information System for Science And Technology
• NISTADS: National Institute of Science Technology & Development Studies
• NMCC: National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
• NML: National Metallurgical Laboratory
• NPL: National Physical Laboratory
• NRDC: National Research Development Corporation
• NRFC: National refister of Foreign Collaborations
• NSTMIS: National Science & Technology Management Information System

O.

• OCCI: Overseas Construction Council of India
• ODS: Ozone Depleting Substances

P.

• PACE: Patent Acquisition and Collaborative Research and Technology Development
• PATSER: Programme Aimed at Technological Self Reliance
• PFRI: Public Funded Research Institutions
• PRISM: Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-ups and MSMEs
• PSCS: Promotion & Support to Consultancy Services
• PSU: Public Sector Undertaking

R.

• RAJCON: Rajasthan Consultancy Organisation Lts.
• RDI: Research & Development By Industry
• REC: Regional Engineering College
• RRL: Regional Research Laboratory

S.

• SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• SASTINET: South Asian Science & Technology Information Network
• SEETOT: Scheme to Enhance the Efficacy of Transfer of Technology
• SERC: Structural Engineering Research Institute
• SIRO: Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
• SME: Small & Medium Enterprise

T.

• TAAS: Technology Absorption and Adaptation Scheme
• TATT: Transfer & Trading in Technology
• TCO: Technical Consultancy Organisation
• TDB: Technology Development Board
• TEDO: Technology Export Development Organisation
• TePP: Technopreneur Promotion Programme
• TFYP: Tenth Five Year Plan
• TIFAC: Technology Information Forecasting & Assessment Council
• TM: Technology Management
• TPIC: Technology Policy Implementation Committee
• TQM: Total Quality Management

U.

• UGC: University Grants Commission
• UNIDO: United Nation Industrial Development Organisation
• UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade & Development
• UNDP: United Nations Development Programme
• UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation
• UPICO: Uttar Pradesh Industrial Consultants Ltd.

V.

• VIC: Virtual Information Centre

W.

• WINISIS: Window-Integrated Set of Information System
• WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organisation
• WITT: Waterfalss Institute of Technology Transfer
• WSIS: World Summit on Information Society