GLOSSARY
ACCU - Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO
AE - Adult Education
AEC - Adult Education Centre
AICTE - All India Council for Technical Education
AIIS - American Institute of Indian Studies
APEID - Asia-Pacific Programme for Educational Innovation for
Development
ASC - Academic Staff College
ASCI - Administrative Staff College of India
AVRC - Audio Visual Research Centre
BEP - Bihar Education Project
BE - Budget Estimate
BITS - Birla Institute of Technology and Science
BLRC - Block Level Resource Centres
BOAT - Board of Apprenticeship Training
BPU - Bureau for Promotion of Urdu
BRAOU - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University
CABE - Central Advisory Board of Education
CBR - Community Based Rehabilitation
CBSE - Central Board of Secondary Education
CCRT - Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
CCE - Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation
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CDC - Curriculum Development Centre
CDPO - Community Development Project Officer
CE - Continuing Education
CEO - Chief Education Officer
CEP - Cultural Exchange Programme
CFY - Current Financial Year
CHD - Central Hindi Directorate
CIEFL - Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages
CIET - Central Institute of Educational Technology
CIIL - Central Institute of Indian Languages
CIVE - Central Institute of Vocational Education
CLASS - Computer Literacy and Studies in Schools
COBSE - Council of Boards of Secondary Education
COSIST - Scheme of Strengthening of Infrastructural Facilities in
Science and Technology
CSTT - Commission for Scientific and Technological
Terminology
CTE - College of Teacher Education
CTV - Colour Television Set
DAME - Directorate of Adult Education
DIET -District Institute of Education and Training
DPEP - District Primary Education Programme
ARC - District Rehabilitation Centre
DRDA -District Rural Development Agency
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DRS - Departmental Research Support
DRU - District Resource Unit
DWACRA - Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas
EAR - External Academic Relations
EB - Educationally Backward
ECCE - Early Childhood Care and Education
ECE -Early Childhood Education
EDCOM - Inter-Governmental Regional Committee on Education
in Asia & the Pacific
EEO - Education Extension Officer
EFA - Education For All
ELTI - English Language Teaching Institutes
EMRC - Educational Media Research Centre
EP -Equivalency Programme
FG - Final Grant
GER -Gross Enrolment Ratio
GVE -Generic Vocational Courses
HH -Hearing Handicap
IAMR -Institute of Applied Manpower Research
IASE -Institute of Advanced Study in Education
IBE -International Bureau of Education, Geneva
ICDS -Integrated Child Development Services
ICHR -Indian Council of Historical Research
ICMR -Indian Council of Medical Research
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ICSSR -Indian Council of Social Science Research
IEDC - Integrated Education for Disabled Children
IDS -Institute of Development Studies
IETE - Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication
Engineers
IGNOU -Indira Gandhi National Open University
IGP -Income Generating Programme
IIM -Indian Institute of Management
IIPP -Individual Interest Promotion Programme
IIT -Indian Institute of Technology
ILO -International Labour Organisation
INC -Indian National Commission for Co-operation with
UNESCO
INFLIBNET -Information and Library Network
IPCL -Improved Pace and Content of Learning
ITI -Industrial Training Institutes
JCVC - Joint Council of Vocational Education
JRC - Janardhana Reddy Committee
JRF - Junior Research Fellowship
JRY - Jawahar Rozgar Yojna
JSN - Jana Shikshan Nilayam
KHS -Kendriya Hindi Sansthan
KHSM -Kendriya Hindi Shikshan Mandal
KOU -Kota Open University
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KVIC - Khadi and Village Industries Commission
KVK -Krishi Vigyan Kendra
LJP - Lok Jumbish Project
MHRD -Ministry of Human Resource Development
MIL -Modem Indian Languages
MIS -Management Information System
MLL -Minimum Level of Learning
MOU -Memorandum of Understanding
MS -Mahila Samakhya
MSK -Mahila Shikshan Kendra
NAB -National Accreditation Board
NBB - National Bal Bhawan
NCAER - National Council of Applied Economic Research
NCC - National Cadet Corps
NCERT - National Council of Education Research and Training
NCHE - National Council of Higher Education
NCPUL - National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language
NCPSL -National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language
NCRT - National Council of Rural Institutes
NCTE - National Council of Teacher Education
NEC - North Eastern Council
NEO- National Evaluation Organisation
NET - National Eligibility Test
NFE - Non-Formal Education
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NGO -Non-Governmental Organisation
NIEPA -National Institute of Educational Planning and
Administration
NLM -National Literacy Mission
NLMA -National Literacy Mission Authority
NOS -National Open School
NPE -National Policy on Education
NPERC -National Policy on Education Review Committee
NSS -National Service Scheme
NTMIS -National Technical Manpower Information System
NYK -Nehru Yuvak Kendra
OB -Operation Blackboard
PMOST -Programme of Mass Orientation of School Teachers
POA -Programme of Action
QLIP -Quality of Life Improvement Programme
RCCP -Radio-cum-Cassettee Player
RCE -Regional College of Education
R&D -Research and Development
RE -Revised Estimate
REC -Regional Engineering College
RFLP -Rural Functional Literacy Project
RIE -Regional Institute of Education
RPF -Revised Policy Formulations
RRC -Regional Resource Centre
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RSKB - Rajasthan Shiksha Karmi Board
SAP - Special Assistance Programme
SAE - Statement of Accepted Estimates
SAS - Strengthening of Administrative Structures
SBE - Statement of Budget Estimates
SCERT - State Council of Educational Research and Training
SCHE - State Council of Higher Education
SCVE - State Council of Vocational Education
SDAE - State Directorate of Adult Education
SEEUY - Self Employment for Educated Unemployed Youth
SH - Speech Handicap
SICI - Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
SIET - State Institute of Educational Technology
SIDA - Swedish International Development Agency
SKP - Shiksha Karmi Project
SLMA - State Literacy Mission Authority
SOPT - Special Orientation Programme for Primary Teachers
SRC - State Resource Centre
STEI - Secondary Teacher Education Institute
TC - Teachers Centres
TLC - Total Literacy Campaign
TLE - Teaching Learning Equipment
TQM - Total Quality Management
TRYSEM - Training for Rural Youth in Self Employment
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TTTIs -Technical Teacher Training Institutes
UEE -Universalisation of Elementary Education
UGC -University Grants Commission
ULB -University Level Book
UNDP -United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO -United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation
UNFPA -United Nations Population Fund
UNICEF -United Nations International Children's Educational
Fund
USEFI -United States Educational Foundation in India
UT -Union Territory
VEC -Village Education Committee
VH -Visual Handicap
VRC -Vocational Rehabilitation Centre
YCMOU -Yashwant Rao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
ZSS -Zilla Saksharta Samiti
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