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The school terms everyone means to look up.

Full forms and plain-English meanings from Indian school education — EVS, CBSE, ICSE, RTE, ERP and the rest — written to actually answer the question, not pad it out.
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All glossary terms

AISSCEAISSCE is the CBSE Class 12 board examination.
APAAR IDAPAAR ID is a student's permanent academic account.
B.EdB.Ed stands for Bachelor of Education.
Bal VatikaBal Vatika is the preparatory year before Class 1.
CBSECBSE stands for the Central Board of Secondary Education.
CBSE vs State BoardCBSE is national; a state board sets its own syllabus.
CCECCE stands for Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation.
CCLCCL stands for Child Care Leave.
CGPACGPA stands for Cumulative Grade Point Average.
Co-edCo-ed means boys and girls study together.
CRCCRC stands for Cluster Resource Centre.
CTETCTET is the Central Teacher Eligibility Test.
Cut-off marksCut-off marks are the minimum marks needed to qualify.
CWSNCWSN stands for Children With Special Needs.
D.El.EdD.El.Ed stands for Diploma in Elementary Education.
Day scholarA day scholar attends school by day and lives at home.
DEODEO stands for District Education Officer.
DivyangjanDivyangjan is the Indian term for persons with disabilities.
DOBDOB stands for Date of Birth.
ERPERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning.
EVSEVS stands for Environmental Studies.
EWSEWS stands for Economically Weaker Section.
HSCHSC stands for the Higher Secondary Certificate.
Hybrid modeHybrid mode blends in-person and online learning.
ICSEICSE stands for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education.
ICSE vs CBSEICSE and CBSE are two different national school boards.
KVSKVS stands for Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.
LKG & UKGLKG and UKG mean Lower and Upper Kindergarten.
Medium of instructionMedium of instruction is the language a school teaches in.
Mid-Day MealThe Mid-Day Meal scheme provides free school lunches.
NCERTNCERT stands for the National Council of Educational Research and Training.
NCFNCF stands for the National Curriculum Framework.
NCVTNCVT stands for the National Council for Vocational Training.
NEPNEP stands for the National Education Policy.
NIOSNIOS stands for the National Institute of Open Schooling.
PETPET stands for Physical Education Teacher.
PGTPGT stands for Post Graduate Teacher.
PRTPRT stands for Primary Teacher.
PTAPTA stands for Parent-Teacher Association.
RTERTE stands for the Right to Education.
Samagra ShikshaSamagra Shiksha is India's integrated school-education scheme.
SCERTSCERT stands for the State Council of Educational Research and Training.
ScholarshipA scholarship is financial aid a student does not repay.
SMCSMC stands for School Management Committee.
SSCSSC stands for the Secondary School Certificate.
SSTSST stands for Social Studies.
Teacher“Teacher” is an ordinary word, not an acronym.
TGTTGT stands for Trained Graduate Teacher.
UDISE codeA UDISE code is a school's unique national identifier.
UEEUEE stands for Universal Elementary Education.

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