Tehran residents received phone messages urging them to “attend the funeral of the martyr of service”.
From the university, the coffins will be driven to the huge Enghelab Square in the city centre and on to Azadi Square, state media said.
Raisi was elected president in 2021, succeeding the moderate Hassan Rouhani at a time when the economy was battered by US sanctions imposed over Iran’s nuclear activities.
The ultra-conservative’s time in office saw mass protests, a deepening economic crisis and unprecedented armed exchanges with arch-enemy Israel.
After his death, global allies Russia and China sent their condolences, as did NATO, while the UN Security Council observed a minute’s silence.
Messages of condolence also flooded in from Iran’s allies around the region, including the Syrian government as well as Hamas and Hezbollah.
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