The Department (subject) of Bodo was offered at Salbari College since the establishment of the college in 1986. The department (Subject) got permission to start TDC (Three Years Degree Course)1st year from Director of Higher Education under Gauhati University, Guwahati in 1999-2000; Government Concurrence to grant permission and affiliation for the subject in 2001-2002. The department got permission for starting Major Course in 2003-2004. When the colleges under Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) went under Bodoland University, Kokrajhar the department and all other matters related to undergraduate course were transferred from Gauhati University to Bodoland University in 2020-2021 as per the decision of state government.
At present, the department like other departments running under the Bodoland University, Kokrajhar. The department follows the CBCS and NEP (2020) CBCS curriculum and syllabus.

Aims and objectives of the department :

1. Imparting quality education to students on Bodo covering the syllabus of the subject changed and updated time to time
2. Giving knowledge to students about the importance and relevance of the subject in present day context.
3. Giving knowledge about the past and present history of the Bodo Literature to the students.
4. To make students aware of their duties and responsibilities towards oneself, family, society and their own community and culture.
5. To make students conscious the importance of the preservation of Cultural Phenomena of the Bodo community and value them.
6. Protect and promote communal harmony amongst the college students and also to develop trust among multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious communities of the area.