| 1 | AAC | Alternative Academic Calendar |
| 2 | AEP | Additional Enrichment Period |
| 3 | AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| 4 | AR | Augmented Reality |
| 5 | BITE | Block Institute of Teacher Education |
| 6 | BRC | Block Resource Centre |
| 7 | CCC | Control and Command Centre |
| 8 | CG | Curricular Goals |
| 9 | CF | Curriculum Framework |
| 10 | CLT | Communicative Language Teaching |
| 11 | CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| 12 | CRC | Cluster Resource Centre |
| 13 | CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
| 14 | CSR | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| 15 | DAISY | Digitally Accessible Information System |
| 16 | DIET | District Institute of Education and Training |
| 17 | DIKSHA | Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing |
| 18 | DIY | Do It Yourself |
| 19 | DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| 20 | ECCE | Early Childhood Care and Education |
| 21 | EVS | Environmental Studies |
| 22 | FLN | Foundational Literacy and Numeracy |
| 23 | FOSS | Free and Open Source Software |
| 24 | GMO | Genetically Modified Organism |
| 25 | GRR | Gradual Release of Responsibility |
| 26 | HIIT | High Intensity Interval Training |
| 27 | HPC | Holistic Progress Card |
| 28 | ICDS | Integrated Child Development Services |
| 29 | ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| 30 | IDA | Interdisciplinary Areas |
| 31 | IEP | Individualised Education Plan |
| 32 | ISL | Indian Sign Language |
| 33 | IT | Information Technology |
| 34 | IT Department | Income Tax Department |
| 35 | ITEP | Integrated Teacher Education Programme |
| 36 | KRCR 2019 | Kasturirangan Committee Report 2019 (or Draft National Education Policy) |
| 37 | KTPI | Knowledge Traditions and Practices of India |
| 38 | LiFE | Lifestyle for Environment |
| 39 | LMS | Learning Management System |
| 40 | LS | Learning Standards |
| 41 | MCQ | Multiple Choice Question |
| 42 | MeitY | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| 43 | MIIT | Medium Intensity Interval Training |
| 44 | MIS | Management Information System |
| 45 | MoI | Medium of Instruction |
| 46 | MWCD | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| 47 | NAB | National Association for the Blind |
| 48 | NAS | National Achievement Survey |
| 49 | NCDRC | National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission |
| 50 | NCERT | National Council of Educational Research and Training |
| 51 | NCF | National Curriculum Framework |
| 52 | NCF-TE | National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education |
| 53 | NCF-FS | National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage |
| 54 | NCF-SE | National Curriculum Framework for School Education |
| 55 | NCTE | National Council for Teacher Education |
| 56 | NDEAR | National Digital Education Architecture |
| 57 | NEP | National Education Policy |
| 58 | NISHTHA | National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement |
| 59 | NIVH | National Institute for the Empowerment of the Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan) |
| 60 | NSQF | National Skills Qualifications Framework |
| 61 | NTA | National Testing Agency |
| 62 | OER | Open Educational Resources |
| 63 | OTT | Over-The-Top, a consumer-subscribed internet platform for television and film content |
| 64 | PBR | People’s Biodiversity Register |
| 65 | PCK | Pedagogical Content Knowledge |
| 66 | PE | Physical Education |
| 67 | PhET | Originally Physics Education Technology, now a STEM-based free online simulation tool alternative for real-world experiments |
| 68 | POCSO | Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act, 2012 |
| 69 | POSH | Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, 2013 |
| 70 | PRAGYATA | Plan-Review-Arrange-Guide-Yak (talk)-Assign-Track-Appreciate, guidelines for digital education in India published by NCERT |
| 71 | PTM | Parent-Teacher Meeting |
| 72 | PTR | Pupil-Teacher Ratio |
| 73 | QR Code | Quick Response Code |
| 74 | RERA | Real Estate Regulatory Authority |
| 75 | RPL | Recognition of Prior Learning |
| 76 | RPWD Act | Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 |
| 77 | SCERT | State Council of Educational Research and Training |
| 78 | SCF | State Curriculum Framework |
| 79 | SDP | School Development Plan |
| 80 | SEDG | Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Group |
| 81 | SLAS | State Learning Achievement Survey |
| 82 | SMC | School Management Committee |
| 83 | SS | Social Science |
| 84 | SWAYAM | Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds |
| 85 | TET | Teacher Eligibility Test |
| 86 | TLM | Teaching-Learning Material |
| 87 | TPD | Teacher Professional Development |
| 88 | TT | Table Tennis |
| 89 | TWAU | The World Around Us |
| 90 | UDL | Universal Design for Learning |
| 91 | UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| 92 | UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| 93 | VE | Vocational Education |
| 94 | VR | Virtual Reality |
| 95 | YUVAi | Youth for Unnati & Vikas with AI |
| 96 | ZPD | Zone of Proximal Development |