Post office acronyms & abbreviations

Post office acronyms & abbreviations will help you to know especially when you prepare for postal exams like GDS, MTS, Postman, PA, SA, IPO & GrB exams also. Post office acronyms that are used in the normal course are even helpful for exam purposes particularly.

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Basic Terminologies related to IT Modernisation of Department of Posts pdf

Post office acronyms for Technology in India Post

Post office acronyms or Basic Terminologies related to IT Modernisation of Department of Posts pdf are as follows:

SLNO	Acronym	Technology Terms Description used in Postal Department	Category
1.	CIS	Core Insurance Solutions	CIS
2.	CM	Change Management	CM
3.	MBE	Mail Booking Engine	CSI
4.	CSI	Core Systems Integrator	CSI
5.	DPMS	Delivery Postman Management System	CSI
6.	IPVS	India Post Visibility System	CSI
7.	LSM	Letter Sorting Machine	CSI
8.	LSS	Labour Scheduling System	CSI
9.	MLASS	Mail & Logistics Appointment Scheduling System	CSI
10.	PIS	Personal Information System	CSI
11.	SPS	Sort Program System	CSI
12.	SSO	Single Sign-On	CSI
13.	TMS	Transport Management System	CSI
14.	DRC	Disaster Recovery Centre	DRC
15.	ATM	Automated Teller Machine	FSI
16.	CBS	Core Banking Solutions	FSI
17.	ECMS	Enterprise Content Management System	FSI
18.	EMV Chip	Euro Master Card Visa	FSI
19.	FSI	Financial System Integrator (Financial Services System Integrator)	FSI
20.	MoH	Mail Operations Hardware	MoH
21.	DCF	Data Centre Facility	NI
22.	DNS	Domain Name system	NI
23.	GUI	Graphical User Interface	NI
24.	LAN IP	Local Area Network Internet Protocol	NI
25.	MAC binding	Media Access Control	NI
26.	MPLS	Multi-Protocol Label Switching	NI
27.	NI	Network Integration	NI
28.	NIOP	Network Integration Operations Plan	NI
29.	NOC	Network Operations Centre	NI
30.	NOFN	National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN):	NI
31.	NSP	Network Service Provider	NI
32.	SIC card	Smart Interface Card	NI
33.	SNAC	Symantec Network Access Control	NI
34.	TNF	Technically Not Feasible	NI
35.	VPNOBB	Virtual Private Network over Broad Band	NI
36.	WAN	Wide Area Network	NI
37.	RH	Rural Hardware	RH
38.	DARPAN	Digital Advancement of a Rural Post office for A New India	RSI
39.	RICT	Rural Information & Communication Technology (Rural ICT)	RSI
40.	RSI	Rural System Integrator	RSI
41.	AMPC	Automated Mail Processing Centre	Tech term
42.	COD	Cash on Delivery	Tech term
43.	eMO	electronic Money Order	Tech term
44.	MNOP	Mail Network Optimization Project	Tech term
45.	MPCM	Multi-Purpose Counter Machine	Tech term
46.	PBI	Post Bank of India	Tech term
47.	WUMT	International Western Union Money Transfer	Tech term
48.	BIU	Business Intelligence Unit	Tech term
49.	CCEA	Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)	Tech term
50.	CEPT	Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology	Tech term
51.	DBT	Direct Benefit Transfer	Tech term
52.	DPR	Detailed Project Report	Tech term
53.	DSCI	Data Security Council of India	Tech term
54.	Eol	Expression of Interest	Tech term
55.	FTP	File Transfer Protocol	Tech term
56.	GIS	Geographical Information System	Tech term
57.	GL	General Ledger	Tech term
58.	GPS	Global Positioning System	Tech term
59.	GUP	Group update Provider	Tech term
60.	IMO	International Money Order	Tech term
61.	IMTS	International Money Transfer Service	Tech term
62.	IPPB	India Post Payments Bank	Tech term
63.	IVR	Interactive Voice Response (IVR)	Tech term
64.	KPI	Key Performance Indicator	Tech term
65.	LSA	Licensed Service Area (LSA)	Tech term
66.	MMTS	Mobile Money Transfer Service	Tech term
67.	MoU	Memorandum of Understanding	Tech term
68.	MTTR	Meantime to resolve	Tech term
69.	NACH	National Automated Clearing House	Tech term
70.	NEFT	National Electronic Fund Transfer	Tech term
71.	NPCI	National Payment Corporation of India	Tech term
72.	OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer	Tech term
73.	OTP	One Time Password	Tech term
74.	PIC	Project Implementation Committee	Tech term
75.	PMA	Postman Mobile Application	Tech term
76.	PMU	Project Management Unit	Tech term
77.	PRS	Passenger Reservation System	Tech term
78.	RCA	Route Cause Analysis	Tech term
79.	RFP	Request for Proposal	Tech term
80.	RTGS	Real-Time Gross Settlement	Tech term
81.	SAP	Systems Applications & Products	Tech term
82.	SLA	Service Level Agreement	Tech term
83.	SMS	Short Messaging Service (SMS)	Tech term
84.	SRS	Software Requirement Specifications	Tech term
85.	STQC	Standardization Testing and Quality Certification	Tech term
86.	UAT	User Acceptance Testing	Tech term
87.	UIDAI	Unique Identity Development Authority of India	Tech term
88.	NIC	National Informatics Centre	Tech term
89.	NOC	Network Operating Centre
90.	UPS	Uninterrupted Power Supply
91.	AMS	Agency Management System
92.	NISG	National Institute for Smart Government
93.	SI	System Integrator
94.	SLR	Service Level Requirement
95.	POS	Point of Sale Systems
96.	SAN	Storage Network
97.	WFMS	Workflow Management System
98.	USP	Universal Service Provider
99.	HRMS	Human Resources Management System
100.	LMS	Lead Management System
101.	SDP	SDP: Service Delivery Platform
102.	NOFN	National Optical Fibre Network
103.	OFC	Optical Fibre Cable
104.	CIC	Circle Implementation Committee
105.	RIC	Regional Implementation Committee
106.	TPIC	Technical Projects Implementation Committee
107.	CIM	Customer Interaction Management
108.	EMS	Enterprise Management System
109.	NMS	Network Management System
110.	ESB	Enterprise Service Bus
111.	FRS	Functional Requirement Specification
112.	RFD	Results Framework Document.
113.	PCC	Project Coordination Committee
114.	ARC	Architecture Review Committee
115.	EFMS	Electronic Fund Management System
116.	CPSMS	Central Plan Scheme Monitoring System.
117.	IP	Internet Protocol.
118.	IVRS	Integrated Voice Response System
119.	SPARROW	Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window

120. ECS: Electronic Clearance Service

Post office abbreviations for General use:

SLNO	Acronym/Abbreviations	General Terms Description used in Post Office
1.	HAG	Higher Administrative Grade
2.	SAG	Senior Administrative Grade
3.	AS& FA	Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor
4.	PSSY	Panchayat Sanchar Sewa Yojana
5.	LWE Districts	Left Wing Extremism
6.	RAKNPA	Rafi Kidwai National Postal Academy
7.	MMS	Mail Motor Service
8.	AMPC	Automated Mail Processing Centres
9.	LSM	Letter sorting machine
10.	UPU	Universal Postal Union
11.	JPC	Jeevan Pramaan Centre
12.	BNPL	Book Now Pay Later
13.	POPSK	Post Office Passport Seva Kendra
14.	MNREGS	MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME
15.	NSAP	National Social Assistance Programme
16.	RB	Rural Business
17.	MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
18.	APPU	ASIAN PACIFIC POSTAL UNION
19.	POC	Postal Operations Council
20.	QSF	Quality of Service Fund
21.	PFRDA	Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
22.	PMSBY	Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
23.	PMJJBY	Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima yojana
24.	NAAC	National Assessment and Accreditation Council
25.	AICTE	All India Council for Technical Education
26.	SBG	SAMPOORNA BIMA GRAM
27.	SAG	Sansad Adarsh Grams
28.	CPC	Central Processing Centres
29.	AML/CFT	ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) / COMBATING FINANCING OF TERRORISM (CFT)
30.	CTR	Cash Transaction Report (CTR),
31.	STR	Suspicious Transaction Report (STR)
32.	CCR	Counterfeit Currency Report (CCR)
33.	KYC	Know your Customer
34.	MSME	Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
35.	CASA	Savings Accounts & Current Accounts
36.	POSA	Post Office Savings Account (POSA)
37.	POSB	Post Office Savings Bank (
38.	PAC	PHILATELIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC)
39.	DDSY	DEEN DAYAL SPARSH YOJANA
40.	EFC	Expenditure Finance Committee
41.	SBA	Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan’
42.	CPGRAMS	Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)
43.	DQMS	Dynamic Queue Management System (DQMS)
44.	CCC	Computerised Customer Care Centres (CCCCs)
45.	LIMBS	Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS)
46.	IPCC	INDIA POST CALL CENTRE (IPCC)
47.	CPIO	Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs)
48.	CAPIO	Central Assistant Public Information Officers (CAPIOs)
49.	FAA	First Appellate Authorities (FAAs)
50.	CVO	Chief Vigilance Officer
51.	CVC	Central Vigilance Commission
52.	PSB	Postal Service Board
53.	JTS	Junior Time Scale
54.	STS	Senior Time Scale
55.	NFSG	Non-functional Selection Grade
56.	APO	Army Postal office
57.	APSC	Army Postal Service Core
58.	APS	Army Postal Service
59.	BCR	Biennial Cadre Review
60.	CBO	Circle Bag Office
61.	CBPO	Central Base Post office
62.	CCC	Customer Care Centre
63.	CMOS	Corporate Money Order Service
64.	DBO	District Bag Office
65.	DPC	Departmental Promotion Committee
66.	FDC	First Day Cover
67.	FIR	First Information Report
68.	FPO	Foreign Post Office
69.	FSC	Fixed Stationery Charges
70.	JAG	Junior Administrative Grade
71.	JCM	Joint Consultative Machinery
72.	MAN	Metro Area Network
73.	MTT	Marathe Time Test
74.	PAN	Permanent Account Number
75.	PPO	Pension Payment Order
76.	PRSS	Payroll savings scheme
77.	SAL	Surface Air Lift service
78.	SPCC	Speed Post Concentration Centre
79.	TBOP	Time Bound One Promotion
80.	TRAI	Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
81.	APAR	Annual Performance Appraisal Report
82.	AePS	Aadhaar Enabled Payment Services
83.	APY	Atal Pension Yojana
84.	WTC	Work Place Training Centre
85.	RTC	Regional Training Centre
86.	PTC	Postal Training Centre
87.	SGB	Sovereign Gold Bond scheme
88.	OPA	Outsourced Postal Agent scheme
89.	PIB	Public Investment Board
90.	IICA	Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
91.	BOs	Branch Post Offices
92.	SOs	Sub Post Offices
93.	HOs	HOs: Head Post Offices
94.	LWE	Left Wing Extremism
95.	PLI	Postal Life Insurance
96.	NAAC	National Assessment and Accreditation Council
97.	AICTE	All India Council for Technical Education
98.	MCI	Medical Council of India
99.	ZTCs	Zonal Training Centres
100.	RCE	Revised Cost Estimate
101.	MEA	Ministry of External Affairs
102.	DoP	Department of Posts
103.	HPOs	Head Post Offices
104.	RE	Revised Estimate
105.	BE	Budget Estimates
106.	BPO	Branch Post Office
107.	MoF	Ministry of Finance
108.	POSB	Post Office Savings Bank
109.	RPLI	Rural Postal Life Insurance
110.	SB/CC	Savings Bank/Cash Certificate

111. BPC: Business Post Centre

Current Affairs Abbreviations:

COVID-19: Corona Virus Disease-2019

SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

2019-nCoV: 2019 Novel Coronavirus

PPE Kit: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Specialized clothing or equipment is worn by health workers for protection against health and safety hazards.

RT-PCR: Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR): A very sensitive technique used in laboratory testing to measure mRNA levels

Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ): An antimalarial drug shown to have activity against the virus that causes COVID-19 but not yet in human trials

SpO₂:Oxygen Saturation

ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): The leading national public health institute of the United States.

EESL: Energy Efficient Services Limited.

UJALA: Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All.

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