BGSNPS is founded by Pontiff His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Balagangadaranatha Swamiji of Adhichunchanagiri Math, who over the past has strived hard to promote educational institutions of international stature. Sri Adhichunchanagiri education trust is running over 350 educational institutions including Medical and Engineering colleges.
J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere is a unit of Bapuji Educational Association
J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere was established in the year 1965, affiliated to Mysore University, Mysore and to Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga District from 1987 and later to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, Bangalore since 1996. The institution with a mandate to work
towards developing socially responsible and competent health work force is striving continuously to meet the health needs of the region in a tertiary level responsibility. It is carryingout need based health system research work with an eye to use such strategies to cover the overall community development.