BMA was founded in the year 1953 and celebrated its Golden Jubilee in recent years. In its existence of over 50 years BMA has contributed significantly for the development of modern management practices in the state of Karnataka in perticular and Nation as whole. It is in the forefront among all the management associations under AIMA and it is recognized as one of the best management association in the country. It has over 1000 number of members including almost all the leading corporates in Karnataka. Its role in updating management education among the Management institutions in the state of Karnataka is worth noting.

Objectives

1. To promote and develop sound management principles as applied to the Indian environment.
2. To initiate and stimulate management thinking leading to excellence in management practices. This is achieved primarily through organizing focused training programs/ lectures, discussion meetings where experiences are shared, sponsoring specific research projects, forming study-groups and arranging goal directed conferences.
3. To establish a fruitful liaison for its members with the various management institutions, both in India and abroad.
4. To play a pivotal role in continuing improvements in Management learning by associating as an important member among leading management learning institutions.
5. To publish the monthly management journal "Manage" which stimulating articles on current management thoughts where experiences are shared. It also aims to provide news of the latest developments in the managerial excellence.