ABBREVIATIONS
AC Academic Committee
ACER Australian Council for Educational Research
AICTE All India Council of Teacher Educators
AIDS Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
AIEP Area Intensive Education Project
AIES All India Educational Survey
APEID Asia and the Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development
ANC African National Congress
B.A. Bachelor of Arts
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation
BDO Block Development Officer
B.Ed. Bachelor of Education
BEO Block Education Officer
B.Sc. Bachelor of Science
B.Sc.Ed. Bachelor of Science and Education
BRC Block Resource Centre
CABE Central Advisory Board of Education
CAL Computer Assisted Learning
CBR Community Based Rehabilitation
CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education
CBT Competency Based Teaching
CCE Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation
CCRT Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
CDPO Community Development Programme Officer
CEP Cultural Exchange Programme
CHEER Children's Enrichment Experiment, Through Radio
CIET Central institute of Educational Technology
CIRTES Central Institute for Research and Training in Employment Services
CLASS Computer Literacy and Studies in Schools
CMC Computer Maintenance Corporation
CML Children Media Laboratory
COB-SE Council of Boards of School Education
CPCI Certificate in, Primary Curriculum and Instruction
CPF Contributory Provident Fund
CPT Certificate in Primary Teaching
CRC Computer Resource Centre
CTE College of Teacher Education
CFTC Curriculum for Training Colleges
DAB Departmental Advisory Board
DAE Department of Atomic Energy
DCETA Department of Computer Education and Technological Aids
DDA Delhi Development Authority
DEGSN Department of Education of Groups with Special Needs
DENFAS Department of Education in NonFormal and Alternative Schooling
DEME Department of Educational Measurement and Evaluation
DEPFE Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations of Education
DERPP Department of Educational Research and Policy Perspectives
DESDP Department of Educational Survey and Data Processing
DESM Department of Education in Science and, Mathematics
DESSH Department of Education in Social Sciences and Humanities
DGE&T Directorate General for Employment and Training
DIET District Institute of Education and Training
DLDI Division of Library, Documentation and Information
D.Litt Doctor of Literature
DMS Demonstration Multipurpose School
DPE Diploma in Primary Education
DPEP District Primary Education Programme
DPSEE Department of Pre-School and Elementary Education
DRC District Rehabilitation Centre
DRU District Resource Unit
DST Department of Science and Technology
DTEE Department of Teacher Education and Extension
DWS Department of Women's Studies
EC Executive Committee
ECCE Early Childhood Care and Education
ECE Early Childhood Education
EDC Educational and Development Centre
EE Environment Education
EFA Education For All
ERC Early Childhood Education Research Centre
ERIC Educational Research and Innovations Committee
ET&T Electronics Trade and Technology Development Corporation
ETV Educational Television
EVS Environmental Studies
GPF General Provident Fund
GSLIS Group Saving Linked Insurance Scheme
HLM Hierarchical Linear Modelling
Elms Headmasters
HRD Human Resource Development
LAB Institute's Advisory Board
IASE Institute of Advanced Studies in Education
ICDS Integrated Child Development Services
ICSE Indian Council of Secondary Education
IDA International Development Agency
IED Integrated Education of the Disabled
IEDC Integrated Education for Disabled Children
IER Indian Educational Review
IERDOC International Educational Resources Documentation Centre
IGNOU Indira Gandhi National Open University
IIT Indian Institute of Technology
IMO International Mathematics Olympiad
INSAT Indian National Satellite
IPH Institute of Physically Handicapped
IRD International Relations Division
ISK Integrated Science Kit
ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation
IUCAA Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
ITTP Interactive Teacher Training Programme
JET Joint Evaluation Team
JIE Journal of Indian Education
J&K Jammu and Kashmir
JNU Jawaharlal Nehru University
JNV Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
JNVST Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test
KEDI Korean Educational Development Institute
KVS Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
LCFAKT Low Cost Functional Assessment Kit
LIC Life Insurance Corporation
MC Management Committee
MCD Municipal Corporation of Delhi
M.Ed. Master of Education
MHRD Ministry of Human Resource Development
MLLS Minimum Levels of Learning
MOE Minister of Education
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MPRC Multipurpose Resource Centre
MTK Mint Tool Kit
MTS Mathematical Talent Search
NACO National Aids Control Organisation
NBHM National Board for Higher Mathematics
NCERT National Council of Educational Research and Training
NCT National Capital Territory
NCVEI National Centre for Vocational Education Information
NDG National Development Group
NDU National Documentation Unit
NFE Non-Formal Education
NGO Non-Government Organisation
NHEES Nutrition Health Education and Environmental Sanitation
NIC National Informatics Centre
NICNET National Informatics Centre Network
NIE National Institute of Education
NIEPA National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration
NIPCCD National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development
NLEPT National Library of Educational and Psychological Tests
NPPC National Prize Competition for Children's Literature
NPE National Policy on Education
NPEP National Population Education Project
NTS National Talent Search
NVC Navodaya Vidyalaya Cell
NVS Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
OB Operation Blackboard
ODA Overseas Development Agency
PAC Programme Advisory Committee
PC Personal Computer
PD Publication Division
Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy
PIED Project Integrated Education of the Disabled
POA Programme of Action
POFDOC Population Education Documentation Centre
PPMED Planning, Programming, Monitoring and Evaluation Division
PPR Project Progress Review
PSK Primary Science Fit
PSSCIVE Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education
RACE Reading Skill and Comprehensive Enhancement
RCC Regional Coordination Committee
RCE Regional College of Education
RIE Regional Institute of Education
RPDC Regional Production-cum-Distribution Centre
SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SC Scheduled Caste
SCC State Coordination Committee
SCERT State Council of Educational Research and Training
SIE State Institute of Education
SIO State Information Officer
SISE State Institute of Science Education
SOPT Special Orientation for Primary Teachers
SPSS Statistical Package for Social Sciences
SRC State Resource Centre
SSO State Survey Officer
ST Scheduled Tribe
STS Science Technology Society
STV School Television
TGT Trained Graduate Teacher
TLC Total Literacy Campaign
TTI Teachers Training Institute
UAE United Arab Emirates
UNCLES University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
UEE Universalisation of Elementary Education
UGC University Grants Commission
UK United Kingdom
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNEVOC UNESCO-sponsored Project on Technical and Vocational Education
UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population Activities
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
UPE Universalisation of Primary Education
UT Union Territory
VEC Village Education Committee
VEO Village Education Officer
VP Village Panchayat
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