Soil Science discipline has launched its academic activities in 1998-1999 introducing undergraduate program that offers Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree that includes 4 academic years and 8 semesters. This discipline now also offers M.S degree.

Soil Science is a multidimensional and multidisciplinary subject. Courses are designed to provide its graduates a thorough knowledge in the field or Pedology, Soil Physics, Soil Chemistry, Soil Biochemistry, Soil Microbiology, Soil Ecology, Soil Mineralogy, Soil Survey, Land Evaluation, Soil Conservation, Sustainable Landuse, Watershed Management, Irrigation & Drainage Technology, Groundwater Hydrology, Agronomy, Soil Fertility, Plant Nutrition, and Soil Management.

Course curricula are designed aiming at fulfilling the regional, national and international demand and providing necessary knowledge to its graduates to be capable of carrying out diversified applications in the field of Soil Science, Agriculture and Environment.

Soil Science Discipline has linkage with SRDI (Soil Resource Development Institute), Department of Soil, Water and Environment, Dhaka University and Bangladesh – Australia Center for Environmental Research (BACER – DU), Dhaka University.

The discipline has four well-equipped labs (Soil Physics lab, Soil Chemistry lab, Soil Microbiology lab and Soil Mineralogy lab) and a sophisticated seminar library, rich with books, CDs, theses and journals.

Since the domain of this discipline is soil, the only irreplaceable resource of the earth, this discipline has a promise to produce competent graduates to face future challenges of utilization, conservation and management of this resource.