Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Feb 15, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
- Summer 2027
Campus language
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Showing 16 of 16 terms
A
- ACM CUI
- The campus chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery.
B
- Boys Hostel
- General term for the various off-campus and designated on-campus residential blocks for male students.
C
- CP
- Class Participation marks, a component of the internal assessment score.
- CUDDS
- COMSATS University Debating and Dramatics Society.
- CUSC
- COMSATS University Student Council, the primary student representative body.
- CUSMC
- COMSATS University Social Media Club, responsible for campus digital coverage and events.
D
- Dhaba
- Small kiosks or tea stalls scattered around campus providing quick snacks and chai.
F
- Faculty Cafe
- The dining area primarily used by staff, though sometimes accessible to students.
- Fatima Jinnah
- The primary on-campus girls' hostel at the Islamabad campus.
H
- Hostel City
- The residential area near the Islamabad campus where many students find private accommodation.
I
- IEEE CUI
- The campus branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
P
- Point
- The university-provided shuttle bus used for student commute.
R
- Relative
- Refers to the relative grading system where grades are based on the class's overall performance curve.
S
- Sessional
- Mid-term examinations, typically held twice per semester.
- SSC Cafe
- The main cafeteria located in the Student Service Center, the central hub for student meals.
T
- Terminal
- The final end-of-semester examination.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 80% Rule
- The mandatory attendance percentage required to be eligible to sit for terminal exams.
- Admin Block
- The building housing the Registrar, Treasurer, and Rector's offices.
- Block A
- Academic block housing various departments including Computer Science.
- Block B
- Academic block housing engineering and basic sciences departments.
- Challan
- The official fee payment slip required for bank transactions regarding tuition or fines.
- CU Online
- The essential web portal where students check attendance, sessional marks, and registration status.
- cui_cafe_main_cafeteria
- CUI Cafe (Main Cafeteria)
- Junaid Zaidi Library
- The central library building, named after the founding rector.
- LMS
- Learning Management System used by faculty to share course materials and assignments.
- new_cafe
- New Cafe
- Point Route
- The specific numbered bus route that students must identify to catch their commute.
- SSC
- Student Service Center, housing the cafeteria, bookstore, and administrative offices.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Feb 15, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 12 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.