Academic calendar
First Semester 2026-2027 runs Sep 14, 2026 – Jan 21, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- First Semester 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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A
- ACM
- The student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery, very active in the Computer Engineering department.
- Anjoman
- Short for the Islamic Association of Students (Anjoman Eslami), one of the oldest student organizations.
- AUT-ISA
- The International Student Association of Amirkabir University.
B
- Basij
- The Student Basij Organization, a common socio-political student group on campus.
G
- Golestan
- The name of the student information system, often used by students to describe administrative hurdles.
- Golshan
- The primary dormitory complex for female students, located near the main campus.
H
- Hazf-o-Ezafe
- The 'Add/Drop' period at the start of each semester for changing course registrations.
M
- Mashroot
- The state of being on academic probation, occurring when a student's semester GPA falls below 12/20.
N
- Narmak
- A dormitory located in the Narmak district of Tehran, housing a significant portion of the male student population.
P
- Poly
- A shorthand for 'Tehran Polytechnic,' the historical and still widely used name for the university.
S
- Salf
- Short for 'Self-service,' the general term used by students for the university dining halls.
- Salf-e-Markazi
- The central dining hall where the majority of students eat lunch.
- Shahid Beheshti
- A major dormitory for male students, often referred to simply as Beheshti.
T
- Taghziyeh
- The online food reservation system used to pre-order meals for the week.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Abureyhan
- The building housing the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
- AUT-Card
- The multi-purpose student ID card used for campus entry, library services, and dining.
- AUT-IT
- The central portal for managing student internet accounts and IT services.
- central_university_cafeteria
- Central University Cafeteria
- Ebn-e-Sina
- The Avicenna building, primarily used for general science courses and large lectures.
- Farabi
- The building housing the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
- Hafez Gate
- The main entrance to the university located on Hafez Street.
- Khayyam
- The building housing the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
- Valiasr Gate
- The secondary entrance located on the Valiasr Street side of the campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- First Semester 2026-2027 runs Sep 14, 2026 – Jan 21, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 9 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.