M.S.B. ARTS and COMMERCE COLLEGE, DAVANGERE

Maganoor Sarvamangalamma Basappa Arts and Commerce College is the Constituent of the "Bapuji Educational Association". which is the leading educational Institution in Davangere. Many courses are offered from Nursery to Arts, Science, Law, Pharmacy, Nursing, Computer and Management by this Association. Besides, it offers professional courses like Engineering, Medical and Dental at the undergraduate and the post graduate level. By imparting varied knowledge, the Association has converted Davangere into a famous educational center, which is now being called "the oxford of Karnataka". A unique power behind this fame is Sri Shamanur Shivashankarappa, who is a former member of Parliament, Sitting member of Karnataka State Legislative Assembly and Honorary Secretary of the "Bapuji Educational Association". There are more than 30 branches, imparting education which are being run under the umbrella of the Bapuji Educational Association, M.S.B. ARTS and COMMERCE COLLEGE is one among them.

Sri Maganur Basappa, who lived in the second half of the 20th centaury, was leading businessman, big industrialist, philanthropist, votary of education, had a vision that Education would play a pivotal role for the all round development of the nation. With the vision that imparting quality education to young people would turn them into good citizens, he founded M.S.B.ARTS and COMMERCE COLLEGE in memory of his better half. Smt. Sarvamangalamma, by donating a huge sum of money generously. The college, which was started in the year 1969 as an evening college, has now been helpful for many employees, knowledge seekers, the poor and the deprived. The college had to face a set-back when the institutes of correspondence courses and open university education started functioning. Consequently the college was converted into a day college in 1983.