The Faculty of Natural Sciences was established in 1973 on the basis of the Faculty of Chemistry, Technology and Energy. From 2001 to 2010, it operated as the Faculty of Chemistry, from 2010 it was named the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, and from 2024 it was named the Faculty of Natural Sciences. The first dean of the faculty (1973-1976) was Associate Professor Sh.M. Novruzov. Later, the faculty was headed by Associate Professor Z.F. Mammadov (1976-1979; Assoc. G.K. Bayramov (1979-1980), Assoc. H.G. Eminov (1983-2003), prof. G. A. Ramazanov (2003-2010), Assoc. A.H. Gadimov (2010-2014) and associate professor M.M. Muradov (2014-2023). From 2023, the dean of the faculty is associate professor Salimov Rashad Allahverdi oglu.Currently, 97 employees work in the faculty, including 71 professors and 26 technical assistants. 1 of them is a corresponding member of ANAS, 2 are doctors of sciences, professors; 35 are Ph.D., associate professors; 19 people work as senior teachers, 14 people as assistants, and 26 people as teaching assistants.Teaching at the faculty is carried out only in visual form. The language of instruction is mainly Azerbaijani. From the 2024-2025 academic year, teaching in the Chemistry teaching specialty has been started in English. Currently, a total of 886 students are studying at the faculty on 8 bachelor's and 16 master's specialties. 793 of them are studying at bachelor's degree and 93 at master's degree. Student Scientific Society, Student Council, Student Youth Organization, Student Free Trade Union Organization are also available here.
The following specialized departments operate in the faculty:
1. Department of Biology
2. Department of Physics
3. Department of Chemistry
4. Department of civil defense, medical and physical training
Specializations at the undergraduate level of higher education:
Chemistry teaching (Azerbaijani and English), Chemistry, Biology teaching, Biology, Chemistry and biology teaching, Physics teaching, Physics, Physical education and pre-service training teaching
Specializations at the master's level of higher education:
060104 - Physics teaching
- Method and methodology of teaching physics
060109 - Biology teaching
- Method and methodology of teaching biology
060110 - Chemistry teaching
- Method and methodology of teaching chemistry
060503 - Physics
- Thermal physics and molecular physics
- Physics of semiconductors
- Semiconductor devices and microelectronics
- Atomic and molecular physics
060504 – Chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Electrochemistry
- Petroleum chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
- Physical chemistry
- Chemistry of high molecular compounds
060505 – Biology
- Genetics
- Microbiology
- Mycology