The present study entitled soil testing status of the farmers in distress prone districts of Vidarbha was undertakenas Research Review Committee Project for the year 2014-15 in six distressed districts of vidarbha region in MaharashtraState. An exploratory design of social research was used for present study. A sample of 600 farmers was drawn randomlyfrom the six districts and information obtained was considered for tabulation and analysis of data. As regard overallknowledge level of various soil testing practices it was observed that 47.00 per cent of the respondents possessed mediumlevel of knowledge about selected soil testing practices. Majority (85.00%) of the selected respondents have not tested theirfarm soil till date. Out of the total selected respondents only 10.16 per cent farmers have tested their farm soil and receivedthe soil test report. But it was also noticed that from these 10.16 per cent farmers not a single farmers was observed whohad applied the nutrient as per the soil test report to their crop. Remaining 4.84 per cent farmers submitted their farm soilsample to extension functionaries since from last two years but they have not received the soil test report. Non availabilityof soil testing lab nearby village, lack of technical skill about soil testing technique, no technical guidance from the Governmentagencies about soil testing (46.33%), non availability of required fertilizer in market, delay in soil test reports (12.96%), soiltest report not clear to them and high cost of soil sample testing were the important constraints perceived from the selectedfarmers. Hence there is wide scope to overcome these adoption gaps in soil sample testing and its recommendations at fieldlevel.