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A

  • ABM → Anti Ballistic Missile
  • AC → Alternate Current/ Ashok Chakra/ Air Conditioner/ Antarctic Club
  • ACC → Auxiliary Cadet Core
  • AD → Ano Domini (After the birth of jesus)
  • ADB → Asian Development Bank
  • AERE → Atomic Energy Research Establishment
  • AICC → All India Congress Committee
  • AICTE → All India Council of Technical Education
  • AIDS → Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
  • AIIMS → All India Institute of Medical Sciences
  • AIMPLB → All India Muslim Personal Law Board
  • AIR → All India Radio (Broadcasting)
  • AITUC → All India Tread Union Congress
  • AM → Anti Meridian (Before Noon)
  • APEC → Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
  • APSC → Army Postal Services Core
  • ASEAN → Association of South East Asian Nations
  • ASLV → Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
  • ASI → Archaeological Survey of India
  • ASSOCHAM → Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (India)
  • ASWAC → Airborne Surveillance Warning and Control
  • ATS → Anti Tetanus Serum

B

  • BAMS → Bachelor Of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
  • BARC → Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
  • BBC → British Broadcasting Corporation
  • BC → Before Christ (Before the birth of Jesus)
  • BCG → Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti TB Vaccine)
  • BCCL → Board of Control for Cricket of India
  • BEL → Bharat Electronics Limited
  • BENELUX → Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg
  • BHEL → Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
  • BIFR → Board of Industrial Finance and Reconstruction (Formerly Industrial Reconstruction Finance Board)
  • BIMDTEC → Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation
  • BIS → Bureau of India Standards
  • B PHARMA → Bachelor of Pharmacy
  • BSF → Border Security Force

C

  • CAD → Command Area Devlopment
  • CAG → Comptroller and Auditor General
  • CARE → Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere
  • CAT → Central Administrative Tribunal, Computerised Axial Tomography
  • CAZR → Central Arid Zone Research institute
  • CBI → Central Bureau of Investigation
  • CBSE → Central Board  of Secondary Education
  • CCEA → Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
  • CCS → Cabinet Committee on Security
  • C-DAC → Centre For Development of Advance Computing
  • CDMA → Code Division Multiple Access
  • CDRI → Central Drug Research Institute
  • CDS → Compulsory Deposit SchemeCHOGM    Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
  • CID → Criminal Investigation Department
  • CIS → Commonwealth of Independent States
  • CISF → Central Industrial Security Force 
  • CITU → Central of Indian Trade Unions
  • CNG → Compressed Natural Gas
  • COD → Central Ordnance Depot
  • COFEPOSA → Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act
  • CPO → Central Passport Organisation
  • CPRI → Central Power Research Institute
  • CRPF → Central Reserve Police Force
  • CRR → Cash Reserve Ratio
  • CSIR → Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
  • CSO → Central Statistical Organisation
  • CTS → Computerised Tomography Scanner
  • CVC → Central Vigilance Commission

D

  • DDT → Dichloro Diphenyle Tri-chloroethane
  • DFDR → Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black box)
  • DIG → Deputy Inspector General
  • D. Lit → Doctor of Literature
  • DM → District Magistrate
  • DMK → Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
  • DNA → Di-oxyribo-Nucleic Acid
  • DPAP → Drought Prone Area Programme
  • DPC → Dabhol Power Company
  • DPSA → Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft
  • DRDO → Defence Research Development Organisation
  • DTH → Direct to Home
  • DVD → Digital Versatile Disk

E

  • EAS → Employment Assurance Scheme
  • ECB → European Central Bank
  • ECG → Electro Cardiogram
  • EEC → European Economic Community
  • ELISA → Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay
  • EMF → Electromotive Force
  • EPABX → Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
  • EPZ → Export Processing Zone
  • ERDA → Energy Research and Development Administration
  • ESMA → Essential Services Maintenance Act
  • EVM → Electronic Voting Machine
  • EXIM Bank → Export-Import Bank of India

F

  • FAO → Food and Agriculture Organisation 
  • FBI → Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • FBTR → Fast Breeder Test Reactor
  • FCI → Food Corporation of India/Fertilizer Corporation of India
  • FDR → Flight Data Recorder (Bank Box)
  • FERE → Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
  • FEMA → Foreign Exchange Management Act
  • FICCI → Federation of India Chambers of Commerce and Industry
  • FIPB → Foreign Investment Promotion Board
  • FIR → First Information Report
  • FRS → Fellow of the Royal Report
  • FTZ → Free Trade Zone

G

  • GAAR → General Anti-Avoidance Rules
  • GAIL → Gas Authority of India Limited
  • GATT → General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
  • GIC → General Insurance Corporation
  • GMT → Greenwich Mean Time
  • GNP → Gross National Product
  • GPF → General Provident Fund 
  • GPO → General Post Office
  • GPS → Global Positioning System
  • GSI → Geological Survey of India

H

  • HAC → Hindustan Aluminium Corporation
  • HAL → Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
  • HCF → Highest Common Factor
  • HDFC → Housing Development Finance Corporation
  • HIV → Human Immuno-deficiency Virus Corporation
  • HMT → Hindustan Machine Tools
  • HUDCO → Housing and Urban Development Corporation
  • HYVS → High Yield Variety Seeds

I

  • IAAI → International Airport Authority of India
  • IAC → Indian Airlines Corporation
  • IAEA → International Atomic Energy Agency
  • IARI → Indian Agricultural Research Institute
  • IBRD → International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
  • ICAR → Indian Council of Agricultural Research
  • ICBM → Inter Continental Ballistic Missile
  • ICC → International Cricket Council
  • ICIC → Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited
  • ICJ → International Court of Justice
  • ICSI → Indian Company Secretaries Institute
  • IDA → International Development Agency
  • IDBI → Industrial Development Bank of India
  • IDPL → Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited 
  • IFA → Indian Football Association
  • IFCI → Industrial Finance Corporation of India
  • IFFI → International Film Festival of India
  • IFFCO → Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative
  • IFTU → International Federation of Trade Unions
  • IIPA → Indian Institute of Public Administration
  • IIS → Indian Institute of Sciences
  • IISCO → India Iron and Steel Company
  • IIT → Indian Institute of Technology
  • ILO → International Labour Organisation
  • IMA → Indian Military Academy
  • IMF → International Monetary Fund
  • INS → Indian Naval Ship
  • INSAT → Indian National Satellite
  • INTERPOL → International Police Organisation
  • INTUC → Indian National Trade Union Congress
  • IOC → International Olympic Committee/Indian Oil Corporation
  • IPC → Indian Penal Code
  • IPKF → Indian Peace Keeping Force
  • IQ → Intelligence Quotient
  • IRBM  Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
  • IRC → International Red Cross
  • IRDA → Insurance  Regulatory Development Authority
  • IRDP → Integrated Rural Development Programme
  • ISB → Indian Standard Bureau
  • ISM → Indian School of Mines
  • ISO → International Organisation for Standardisation
  • ISP → Internet Services Provider
  • ISRO → Indian Space Research Organisation
  • IST → Indian Standard Time 
  • ITBP → Indo-Tibet Border Police
  • ITDC → Indian Tourism Development Corporation
  • ITPO → Indian Trade Promotion Organisation
  • ITO → International Trade Organisation
  • ITUC → Indian Trade Union Congress

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Ans. The CLAT exam stands for Common Law Admission Test. It is a national-level entrance exam conducted in India for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law programs in various law universities and colleges across the country.
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Ans. The eligibility criteria for the CLAT exam differ for undergraduate and postgraduate programs. For the undergraduate program, candidates must have passed the 10+2 or equivalent examination with a minimum percentage as specified by the participating universities. For the postgraduate program, candidates must have completed LL.B. or equivalent degree with a minimum percentage as specified by the participating universities.
4. What is the exam pattern for the CLAT exam?
Ans. The CLAT exam consists of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with a total duration of 2 hours. The undergraduate exam has five sections: English language, current affairs, legal reasoning, logical reasoning, and quantitative techniques. The postgraduate exam consists of two sections: multiple-choice questions and subjective questions. The exam pattern may vary slightly each year, so it's important to check the official notification for the latest information.
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