Department of Soil Science was initially started as an undergraduate teaching department as the Department of Soils and Chemistry at the College of Agriculture, Palampur. Department of Soils and Chemistry was renamed as Department of Soil Science and Water management in 1979 under the newly established Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya. Among the triple objectives of teaching, research and extension education of the Department, the teaching activity is spread both at U.G. and P.G. levels.