AICTE – All India Council for Technical Education BoI – Bulletin of Information CBSE – Central Board of Secondary Education COBSE – Council of Boards of School Education CSAS – Common Seat Allocation System CUET – Common University Entrance Test CW – Children/Widows of Personnel of the Armed Forces DDCE – Department of Distance and Continuing Education ECA – Extra-Curricular Activities ECC – Educational Concession Certificate EWS – Economically Weaker Sections FSR – Foreign Students' Registry KM – Kashmiri Migrants NCC – National Cadet Corps NCWEB – Non-Collegiate Women Education Board NEP – National Education Policy NIOS – National Institute of Open Schooling NIRF – National Institutional Ranking Framework NTA – National Testing Agency NCTE – National Council for Teacher Education OBC-NCL – Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) OCI – Overseas Citizen of India OQ – Orphans Quota PMSSS – Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme PwBD – Persons with Benchmark Disabilities SC – Scheduled Caste SOL – School of Open Learning SS – Sikkimese Students ST – Scheduled Tribe UG – Undergraduate UGC – University Grants Commission UGCF – Undergraduate Curriculum Framework UR – Unreserved Category UoD – University of Delhi WQ – Ward Quota SGC – Single Girl Child