Apart from contributing to increasing overall productivity and soil fertility, mixed cropping of legume-cereal fodders and balanced fertilization offer the diversity of nutrients needed to suit the varying needs of animals raised on the same field. Additionally, this keeps the long-term organic matter content reserves intact to be utilized by the succeeding crops. Consequently, A study was carried out to assess the impact of berseem -ryegrass mixed cropping and nutrient management with 24 treatment combinations on the available micronutrients (Zn, Cu, Fe, and Mn), macronutrients (available N, P, and K), and soil physico-chemical properties (pH, EC, and bulk density) in the Indo-Gangetic plains. Between 2017 and 2019, the experiment was conducted in factorial Randomized block design at the agronomy section research farm of the ICAR-NDRI in Karnal (Haryana), India. After the subsequent crops (maize and cowpea) were harvested, the available N, P, and K were analyzed. The results showed that treatment 50%RDF+50%FYM had the highest available N, P, and K, or 237.38 kg ha-1, 18.68 kg ha-1, and 201.44 kg ha-1, respectively. In the case of mixed cropping, the treatment with leguminous fodder crops had the highest available N, P, and K, or 230.01 kg ha-1, 17.69 kg ha-1, and 195.08 kg ha-1, respectively. Throughout the two years of testing, the treatments with the highest values of SOC, dehydrogenase enzyme, and accessible micronutrients were discovered. Therefore, our research concludes that a cropping strategy based on the intercropping or mixed cropping of forage legumes in conjunction with balanced fertilization has a lasting impact on the availability of nutrients for the crops that follow.