The Directorate of Higher Education GB is attached Department, facilitating and supervising the College/Higher level Education in Gilgit-Baltistan. Besides this, Directorate of Higher Education GB is dealing with disbursement of stipend to the students of GB and merit scholarships to the students of GB studying in professional institutions of the country. The DoE (colleges) also deals with the nomination of about 800 reserved seats for Gilgit-Baltistan in different institution of the country.497/160