SN | Abbreviation / Acronym | Stands for |
| AAC | Average Annual Consumption / Anticipated Annual Consumption |
| ACASH | Association of Corporation and Apex Societies of Handlooms |
| ADMM | Assistant Divisional Material Manager |
| ADRS | Additional Director Railway Stores |
| AIS | Advance Intimation sheet |
| AIS &ES | Advance Intimation sheet & Estimate sheet |
| AMM | Assistant Material Manager |
| AMRS | Additional Member Railway Stores |
| ASTM | American Society of Testing Material |
| BAR | Book Average Rate |
| BDL | Below Danger Level |
| BS | Buffer Stock |
| BSS | British Standard and Specification |
| BT | Bulletin Tender |
| CDMS | Chief Depot Materials Superintendent |
| CIF | Cost Insurance and Freight |
| CIRO | Centralized Inspection Receipt Order |
| CMM | Chief Materials Manager |
| CP | Contract Period |
| DC | Denial Clause |
| DDO | Direct Demanding Officer |
| DDRS | Deputy Director Railway Stores |
| DGS & D | Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal |
| DGTD | Director General of Technical Development |
| DMI | Director of Metallurgical Inspection |
| DMM | Divisional Material Manager |
| DMS | Depot Material Superintendent |
| DO | Delivery Order |
| DOI &DMI | Director of Inspection and Director of Metallurgical Inspection |
| DP | Delivery Period |
| DQA | Director of Quality Assurance |
| DRR | Daily Receipt Register |
| DSC | Digital Signature Certicate |
| DSS | Depot Stock Sheet |
| DT | Depot Transfer |
| Dy.CMM | Deputy Chief Material Manager |
| EDRS | Executive Director Railway Stores |
| EMD | Earnest Money Deposit |
| EOQ | Economic Order Quantity |
| ERM | Emergency Recoupment Memo |
| FAS | Free Along Shore |
| FDP | Free Delivery Period |
| FE | Foreign Exchange |
| FIFO | First In First Out |
| FOB | Free On Board |
| FOR | Free On Rail |
| FPRS | Firms Performance and Registration Section |
| FSN | Fast moving, Slow moving and Non moving |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade |
| GD | General Damages |
| GeM | Government electronic Marketplace |
| GST | Goods and Service Tax |
| GT | Global Tender |
| HSN | Harmonized System of Nomenclature |
| IC | Inspection Certificate |
| IEEMA | Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufactures Associations |
| IMMS | Integrated Material Management System |
| IP | Interim Period |
| IREPS | Indian Railways Electronic Procurement System |
| IRS | Indian Railway Standards |
| IRSS | Indian Railway Stores Services |
| ISA | Inspector Of Stores Accounts |
| ISI | Indian Standards Institute |
| ISO | Indian Standard Organization |
| ISS | Indian Standard Specification |
| ITCC | Income Tax Clearance Certificate |
| ITI | Indian Telephone Industries |
| KVIC | Khadi & Village Industries Commission |
| LC | Letter of Credit |
| LD | Liquidated Damages |
| LP | Local Purchase |
| LT | Limited Tender |
| M & P | Machinery & Plant |
| MA | Modification Advice |
| MCDO | Monthly Confidential Demi-Official |
| MMIS | Materials Management Information System |
| MMTC | Mineral Metal Trading Corporation |
| MODVAT | Modified Value Added Tax |
| MSME | Micro Small & Medium Enterprises |
| MSOP | Model Schedule Of Powers |
| NAIR | National Academy Of Indian Railways |
| NLC | No Loss Certificate |
| NOC | No Objection Certificate |
| NRM | Normal Recoupment Memo |
| NSIC | National Small Industries Corporation |
| NTC | National Textile Corporation |
| NTH | National Test House |
| PL Number | Price List Number |
| PAC | Proprietary Article Certificate |
| PCMM | Principal Chief Materials Manager |
| PD | Periodical Demand |
| PO | Purchase Order |
| POL | Petroleum , Oil & Lubricants |
| PVC | Price Variation Clause |
| PWB | Parcel way Bill |
| QAP | Quality Assurance Programme |
| QMS | Quality Management System |
| RC | Rate Contract |
| RGC | Running Contract |
| RLO | Railway Liaison Officer |
| RMC | Railway Material Consignment |
| RO | Receipt order |
| RP | Reserve Price |
| RR | Railway receipt |
| SAB | Stores Account Branch |
| SAIL | Steel Authority of India Limited |
| SD | Security Deposit |
| SF | Standard Form |
| SINT-DT | Stores -IN- Transit-Depot Transfer |
| SINT-P | Stores -IN- Transit-Purchase |
| SLT | Special Limited Tender |
| SMM | Senior Material Manager |
| Sr.DMM | Senior Divisional Material Manager |
| Sr. MPS | Senior Manager Printing & Stationary |
| SSI | Small Scale Industries |
| T & P | Tools & Plant |
| TC | Tender Committee |
| TISCO | Tata Iron & Steel Company |
| TOR | Turn Over Ratio |
| UDM | User Depot Module |
| UL Number | Unified List Number |
| VED | Vital, Essential & Desirable |
| WRA | Warranty Rejection Advice |
