Brief History of the College

Salbari College was established on 14th of November in 1983 by the conscious educationists and guardians of the locality with mere public donations amidst the poor socio-economic conditions prevailing at that time. They took the bold step of starting the first ever higher educational institution in the area for the benefit of the aspiring students of poor families in the greater Salbari area. They named it ‘Salbari College’ with a view to establishing the name of Salbari in the educational map of Assam through its contribution to the educational field. The college opened undergraduate courses under Gauhati University till 2022 and is currently under Bodoland University.
Previously, the College was single stream (only Arts) educational institution. Besides the arts stream, the science stream was also added to the college in 2023 as an additional stream by the government of Assam. B.A. and B.Sc. for Four Year Undergraduate Program (FYUGP) under NEP 2020 were introduced in the 2023-24 Academic Session for the first time.
The beautiful campus of Salbari College is spread over 38 bighas and 17 lessas of land. The college has earned a remarkable reputation for teaching humanities for many years. It was registered under sections 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act 1956, vide notification No. 8-371/2006 (CP), and obtained government concurrence and certified by AISHE (All India Survey of Higher Education).
The college has gloriously completed 4 decades since its inception and has developed computing facilities, Internet connectivity, an uninterrupted power supply system, a relatively small but digital library housing a gigantic collection of books and journals, etc.
The College was brought under the purview of provincialization in 2013 under the “Assam Venture Education Institute Provincialization (Provincialization of Services) Acts 2011 and 2012, as amended.
The college is located at Salbari, opposite to SDO (C) office, which is in the heart of Salbari Sub-Division in the District of Baksa (Eastwhile Barpeta) in the Bodoland Territorial Council of Assam and at the feet of World famous heritage site Manas National Park. It is about 10 km south of the Indo-Bhutan Border and 25 km to the north from the No. 31 National Highway. The college is also well connected by public transport. The nearest railway stations are Sarupeta, Pathsala, and Barpeta Road, which are 18 km, 20 km, and 30 km away from the college, respectively.

Chronology of the Principal since the college’s foundation to present: