Bapuji Educational Association (BEA) was established in July, 1958 and registered under the Registration of Societies Act, 1904. The Registered office of the Association is situated in Davangere. The association celebrated Golden Jubilee in the year 2012. It has been functioning, keeping in view the educational necessity of the people starting from L.KG to PG programmes, and professional courses like Medical, Dental, Engineering, Diploma, Nursing and Management programmes. As a result, students from east to west, north to south are coming to this place fulfill their educational needs. Hence, the place in often called as the Oxford of Karnataka.
To fulfill the educational needs of people from all walks of life in and around Davangere, MSB Arts & Commerce College was started as an independent college of BEA with a munificent donation by Maganur Sarvamangalamma Basappa whose name is perpetuated by naming it as MSB Arts and Commerce College .The college is affiliated to Davangere University.
From the year of establishment the college has been offering courses in Humanities (B.A), Commerce (B.Com) which are the basic needs of the society & the areas.