Presided over by the president of the Academy, the Scientific Council of the Academy consists of the chairs of the scientific departments. With the agreement of the president, the secretary and the vice-president for research of the Academy will also participate in the meetings of the Council. Council meetings are held every other week.

Duties:

- Studies on the policies and scientific programs of the Academy and referring them to the General Assembly for approval

- Preparing and proposing the executive regulations of the Academy’s scientific activities and passing them to the General Assembly for approval

- Specifying the duties of scientific departments

- Studies and comments made on scientific projects and referring them to the relevant scientific departments

- Determination of major problems for researching, and recommending them to relevant scientific centers of the State

- Compilation of codes of awarding reward, prizes, badges, medals and scholarships to eligible individuals

- Studies and comments made on codes of promoting the quality of national and international seminars, congresses and conferences and the evaluation of such symposia

- Performing other works referred to the Council by the Board of Trustees of the Academies, General Assembly and the president of the Academy

Members of the Scientific Council:

Prof. Reza Davari Ardakani (President of the Academy)

Prof. Reza Faraji-Dana (Secretary of the Academy)

Prof. Seyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad (Chairman, Department of Islamic Sciences)

Prof. Hossein Namazi (Chairman, Department of Human Sciences)

Prof. Farid Moore (Chairman, Department of Basic Sciences)

Prof. Mohammad-Gholi Nadalian (Chairman, Department of Veterinary Sciences)

Prof. Abbas Sharifi Tehrani (Chairman, Department of Agricultural Sciences)

Prof. Mohammad Reza Eslami (Chairman, Department of Engineering Sciences)

Prof. Ali Akbar Salehi (Vice-President for Research and Deputy President)