ØIn 1973, the chemistry-biology department was established and the head of the chair was K.E.N. Emil Rajabli was appointed. In 1976, prof. Y. Safarov was elected.
Ø In 1979, the chemistry-biology department was separated. From 1983 to 1989, the "Biology" department was headed by A. Gulamov. In 1991, the chair was divided in order to open new specialties and determine the direction of scientific-research works. A. Mehdiyev was elected to the "Zoology" department, and T. Talibov to the "Botany" department. the chair was headed by docent H. Huseynov. Tariyel Talibov was. In 2003-2008, Associate Professor Akif Mardanli, Associate Professor, Associate Professor Musa Piriyev, Associate Professor in 2008-2018 headed the chair. Since April 2018, associate professor Dashgin Ganbarov has been working as the head of the chair. director:Bayruz Surkhay oglu Bayramov
There are 23 teachers working in the "Biology" department in Haliya. Of the 23 scientific-pedagogical employees of the "Biology" department, 15 are full-time and 8 are part-time teachers. 1 person from the staff of the chair is a professor, 10 are associate professors, 8 are senior lecturers, and 4 are teachers. The "Biology" department provides staff training for the following specialties of the bachelor and master's level of higher education:
Bachelor's level on:
Biology – full-time and part-time;
Biology teaching;
Soil science and agrochemistry – full-time and part-time
Master’s level:
Plant genetics and breeding;
Botany; Invertebrate zoology;
Soil science; Biotechnology;
Methodology and methodology of teaching biology

