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What is the full form of PUC?
Full form of PUC: Here, we are going to learn about the PUC, full form of PUC, overview, and various abbreviations of PUC.
By Anushree Goswami Last updated : April 3, 2024
The following are the full forms of PUC:
- Pre University Course
- Pollution Under Control
- Personal Unlock Code
PUC: Pre University Course
PUC is an abbreviation of the Pre University Course. It alludes to an intermediate qualification which is commonly known as +2 or 10+2. The duration of PUC is for two years. The education of an intermediate qualification course is provided by private and public schools that are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or respective state education boards.
The eligible students for PUC are those who have successfully qualified their final exams in Secondary class or 10th class. They can opt for one single field out of three given fields which are study of Arts, Commerce and Science in this course.
After successfully done the completion of PUC, a student can take admission in a college or university for an appropriate undergraduate degree course according to his interest and field.
PUC: Pollution Under Control
PUC is also an abbreviation of Pollution Under Control. It alludes to a certificate which is compulsory for all on-road vehicles like two-wheelers, four-wheelers, and other commercial vehicles. This document paper or certificate is provided after systematically examining a vehicle on standard frameworks. To examine petrol vehicles, an emissions test is conducted and to examine diesel vehicles, free acceleration smoke test is conducted. PUC is an abbreviation of Pollution Under Control. It alludes to a certificate which is compulsory for all on-road vehicles like two-wheelers, four-wheelers, and other commercial vehicles. This document paper or certificate is provided after systematically examining a vehicle on standard frameworks. To examine petrol vehicles, an emissions test is conducted and to examine diesel vehicles, free acceleration smoke test is conducted.
The PUC certificate's validity is about three to six months. The certificate is provided by the transport department of a state. While driving, if the owner of the vehicle is not carrying the PUC certificate then he or she possibly will get penalized under Section 190(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act.
PUC: Personal Unlock Code
PUC is also an abbreviation of the Personal Unlock Code. It is a personal security attribute of mobile phones which uses code during locking and unlocking and helps in protecting the SIM card data. It is also known as PUK (Personal Unlocking Key). The requirement of a personal unlock code comes when a person enters an incorrect SIM card pin code for three or more than three times and his SIM card gets blocked and asking for personal unlock code. After unlocking the SIM card with the help of a personal unlock code, a person can set a new SIM card pin code for security reasons.
PUC is provided for GSM SIM cards. The code usually consists of 4 to 8 digits. The code is provided by the cellular operator, franchise office or SIM retailers when a SIM card is purchased.