# National Education Policy (2020)/Appendix

Abbreviations
| 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 |