The following is a list of abbreviations commonly used throughout this website:
ABC - Academic Bank of Credits
AISHE - All India Survey on Higher Education
ARIIA - Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements
AQAR - Annual Quality Assurance Report
B.A. - Bachelor of Arts
B.Com. - Bachelor of Commerce
B.Ed. - Bachelor of Education
B.Sc. - Bachelor of Science
CAC - Curricular Aspects Cell
CAT - Common Admission Test
CBCS - Choice-Based Credit System
CBSE - Central Board of Secondary Education
CDC - College Development Council
CGPA - Cumulative Grade Points Average
CMS - College Management System
CUET - Common University Entrance Test
DIET - District Institute of Education and Training
DMR - Departmental Monthly Report
EKC - Entrepreneurship Knowledge Cell
EU - Evangelical Union
GAC - Government Aizawl College
GLM Cell - Governance, Leadership & Management Cell
HA - Head Assistant
HEI - Higher Education Institution
HTE - Directorate of Higher & Technical Education
IASE - Institute of Advanced Studies in Education
ICT - Information & Communications Technology
IGNOU - Indira Gandhi National Open University
IIC - Institution's Innovation Council
IIE - Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship
IPR Cell - Intellectual Property Rights Cell
IQAC - Internal Quality Assurance Cell
IVBP Cell - Institutional Values and Best Practices Cell
M.A. - Master of Arts
M.Com. - Master of Commerce
M.Ed. - Master of Education
M.Phil - Master of Philosophy
M.Sc. - Master of Science
MBSE - Mizoram Board of School Education
MHRD - Ministry of Human Resource and Development [changed to Ministry of Education (MoE) under NEP 2020]
MoE - Ministry of Education
MOOC - Massive Open Online Course
MPSC - Mizoram Public Service Commission
MZU - Mizoram University
NAAC - National Assessment and Accreditation Council
NCC - National Cadet Corps
NCERT - National Council of Educational Research & Training
NEP - National Education Policy
NET - National Eligibility Test
NIRF - National Institutional Ranking Framework
NITI - National Institutional for Transforming India
NSDC - National Skill Development Council
NSQF - National Skills Qualifications Framework
NSS - National Service Scheme
NTA - National Testing Agency
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
PG - Postgraduate
PMKVY - Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
PwD - Person with Disability
RIE Cell - Research, Innovations & Extension Cell
RRC - Red Ribbon Club
RUSA - Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
SCERT - State Council of Educational Research & Training
SDG - Sustainable Development Goal
SEMIS - School of Economics, Management & Information Science, Mizoram University
SGPA - Semester Grade Point Average
SSP Cell - Student Support & Progression Cell
SSR - Self Study Report
STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
SU - Students’ Union
SWAYAM - Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds
TLE Cell - Teaching-Learning and Evaluation Cell
UG - Undergraduate
UGC - University Grants Commission
UPSC - Union Public Service Commission
VC - Vice Chancellor
YAC - Youth Adventure Club
