Academic calendar
Semester 2 2026 runs Jul 1, 2026 – Dec 9, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semester 2 2026Relevant now
- Supplementary / Second Opportunity Examinations 2026
- Semester 1 2027
Campus language
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- 75%
- The mandatory minimum attendance percentage required to sit for final exams.
A
- Attar
- Attar Hostel, a residential hall for male students.
C
- C1
- Concordia 1, the primary food court and social hub on campus.
- C2
- Concordia 2, the second major food court area with various vendors.
D
- Day Scholar
- A student who lives off-campus and commutes daily.
- Dhaba
- Small informal tea and snack stalls located near various departments.
F
- Fatima
- Fatima Hostel, a residential hall for female students.
G
- Ghazali
- Ghazali Hostel, a residential hall for male students.
H
- Hostelite
- A student who resides in the university hostels.
L
- Liaquat
- Liaquat Hostel, a residential hall for male students.
M
- Mess
- The official dining hall within a hostel providing scheduled meals.
N
- NCSC
- NUST Community Service Club, the largest student-run volunteer organization.
- NDS
- NUST Debating Society, the official body for bilingual debating competitions.
- NEMO
- NUST Entrepreneurship and Management Organization.
- Night Pass
- Official permission required for hostel students to stay out of the hostel overnight.
- NSS
- NUST Science Society, responsible for science-related events and competitions.
- NVC
- NUST Volunteers Club, focused on campus events and social welfare.
R
- Relative
- The relative grading system where student grades are determined by the class average.
- Rumi
- Rumi Hostel, a residential hall for male students.
S
- SADA Cafe
- The cafeteria located within the School of Art, Design and Architecture.
Z
- Zainab
- Zainab Hostel, a residential hall for female students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ASAB
- Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences.
- CMS
- Campus Management System, the portal used for course registration, grades, and attendance tracking.
- Gate 1
- The main entrance to the H-12 campus, often used as a landmark for pick-ups.
- LMS
- Learning Management System, used by faculty to share course materials and assignments.
- NBS
- NUST Business School.
- nust_kitchen_services
- NUST Kitchen Services
- SADA
- School of Art, Design and Architecture.
- SCME
- School of Chemical and Materials Engineering.
- SEECS
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
- Shuttle
- The internal bus service that transports students between hostels and academic blocks.
- SMME
- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.
- Turnstile
- Biometric entry points at department buildings requiring student ID cards for access.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester 2 2026 runs Jul 1, 2026 – Dec 9, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 21 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.