The department was founded in 2004 as the Soil Science Division. The department has 1 Assoc. Professor and 1 Research Assistant.

The Soil Science program aims to teach the students about putting the scientific knowledge and implementing it for sustainable agricultural production and life.

The main objectives of the department are to teach at undergraduate level and to carry on research activities on diversified soil fertility, plant nutrition and fertilization.

As releated with these subjects, researches on determination of nutrient status of various higher plants, determination of nutrient elements deficiency with plant and soil analyses and fertilization programmes in the GAP region have been done.