Nomination Board Gilgit-Baltistan (Directorate of Education Colleges, GB)
Medical and dental colleges in Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan has no medical college in the PMDC public or private registers. The Directorate of Education (Colleges) GB nominates students to reserved seats at colleges in other provinces. SZABMU Islamabad conducts the MDCAT for GB.
- Public medical
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- Private medical
- 0
- MBBS seats
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- BDS seats
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How admission works in Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan has no medical college in PMDC's public or private registers as of 2026-10-07. GB students enter MBBS and BDS through reserved-seat nominations. The Directorate of Education (Colleges) Gilgit-Baltistan runs the nomination process through its Nomination Board GB. Its published criteria require a GB domicile, a pass in the current session entry test under PMDC criteria. They also require the basic eligibility set by PMDC regulations. The board states that it adopts any change in basic eligibility made by PMDC or the province. For 2025 the MDCAT for Gilgit-Baltistan was conducted by SZABMU Islamabad.
- 1Hold a domicile of Gilgit-Baltistan, which the nomination criteria require for every reserved seat.
- 2Pass HSSC, FSc Pre-Medical or an IBCC equivalence at the percentage set by PMDC regulations. The DOEC page publishes a 65% floor under the 2018 regulations and says it follows any change by PMDC or the province.
- 3Appear in the entry test for the current session under PMDC criteria, since the criteria require it. SZABMU Islamabad conducted MDCAT for Gilgit-Baltistan in 2025.
- 4Apply through the Directorate of Education (Colleges) GB portal, which runs nominations, online applications and application tracking.
- 5For seats that require federal routing, forward the application through the Federal Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan. The AJK guideline requires this for GB nominees.
- 6For KP reserved seats, obtain the nomination through the Director of Education Gilgit-Baltistan as required by the KP admission policy.
- 7Follow the merit list of the admitting institution, where the national aggregate of MDCAT 50%, HSSC 40% and SSC 10% applies.
- 8Report and join the allotted college before its closing date. The KP policy cancels nominations of candidates who do not report on time.
Quota system
The Directorate's medical nomination pages publish a seat distribution built from an open-merit pool. It also carries a district quota covering Gilgit, Ghizer, Astore, Hunza, Nagar, Ghanche, Skardu, Diamer, Shigar and Kharmang, plus a disabled category. It also publishes a distribution by admitting university across colleges in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan and AJ&K. The Nomination Board GB makes the selections against GB reserved seats. Gilgit-Baltistan candidates also hold reserved seats in AJ&K colleges under the JAC guideline, which routes GB candidates through the Nomination Board of Gilgit-Baltistan. They also hold reserved seats in KP colleges through the Director of Education GB. The Directorate also handles merit scholarships and stipends for GB students in professional institutions.
Facts with sources
GB nomination criteria require a domicile of Gilgit-Baltistan, a pass in the current session entry test as per PMDC criteria. They also require the basic eligibility set by PMDC regulations, with any change adopted by the Nomination Board GB.
The criteria cite the MBBS and BDS (Admissions, House Job and Internship) Regulation 2018 as amended on 30 May 2019. They set a 65% HSSC or equivalent floor, or as per PMDC criteria.
DOEC Gilgit-Baltistan publishes medical seat distributions by course, open merit, district quota and admitting university. Its nomination pages cover MBBS and BDS reserved seats across institutions in Pakistan.
PMDC's register of public medical colleges, as of 2026-10-07, shows no college under a Gilgit-Baltistan heading.
MDCAT for Gilgit-Baltistan, ICT, AJ&K and Riyadh is conducted by SZABMU Islamabad. The 2025 test was on 5 Oct 2025 with registration from 8-25 Aug 2025.
Candidates from Gilgit-Baltistan must secure a nomination from the Nomination Board of Gilgit-Baltistan. Applications may be forwarded through the Federal Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reserves seats for GB candidates that are applied for through the Director of Education Gilgit-Baltistan.
The national merit formula of MDCAT 50%, HSSC 40% and SSC 10% applies to admissions against GB reserved seats through the PMDC regulations.
Public sector
1 public colleges, 0 MBBS programs and 0 BDS programs.
Medical education in Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan does not have a PMDC-listed medical college. Students from the region study medicine at colleges nominated by the Directorate of Education (Colleges). The Directorate publishes nominations by university, which include institutions in Lahore, Abbottabad, Quetta, Karachi, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur and Rawalakot. It manages the nomination workflow with online application tracking. Karakoram International University, the region's public university, lists faculties of Arts and Humanities, Life Sciences, Natural Sciences and Technology, and Social Sciences. Its admissions portal shows no medicine programme. GB candidates also compete for open-merit seats at SZABMU and NUMS colleges. Both state that all Pakistani citizens including AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan are eligible for open merit.
Karakoram International University's site lists four faculties, none of them medicine, and its admissions portal carries engineering, education and BS programme notices only.
KIU's admissions portal lists current offers in BS engineering, B.Ed and associate degree programmes with no MBBS or medicine listing.
DOEC Gilgit-Baltistan states that the Directorate of Education (Colleges) handles nominations for reserved seats in institutions across the country. The Directorate also handles merit scholarships and stipends for GB students in professional institutions.
The DOEC seat distribution page lists admitting universities that include King Edward Medical University Lahore and Allama Iqbal Medical University Lahore. Also listed are Fatima Jinnah Medical University Lahore, Rawalpindi Medical University, Ayub Medical College Abbottabad and Khyber Medical University Peshawar. The list also includes Bolan Medical College Quetta, the AJK colleges and Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi.
DOEC Gilgit-Baltistan also runs engineering, general and DVM, D-Pharm and agriculture nomination streams with the same seats and criteria structure.
SZABMU states that all Pakistani citizens, including AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, are eligible to compete for open merit seats. They are also considered under their respective domicile quotas.
Frequently asked questions
Does Gilgit-Baltistan have its own medical college?
No college from Gilgit-Baltistan appears in PMDC's register of public medical colleges as of 2026-10-07. Students from the region enter through nominations. Karakoram International University's own site lists no medicine programme.
PMDC Public Medical Colleges register, 7 October 2026Which MDCAT do GB students take?
The national MDCAT conducted by SZABMU Islamabad for Gilgit-Baltistan under the PMDC's schedule. The nomination criteria require a pass in the entry test for the current session as per PMDC criteria.
DOEC Gilgit-Baltistan medical nomination criteria, 7 October 2026How does a GB student obtain an MBBS seat?
By obtaining a nomination from the Nomination Board of Gilgit-Baltistan through the Directorate of Education (Colleges) GB portal. Applications for some seats are forwarded through the Federal Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan.
JAC Guideline for Admission of MBBS/BDS AJ&K State Subject, 7 October 2026What domicile is required?
A domicile of Gilgit-Baltistan for every reserved seat. The criteria also state that any change in basic eligibility made by PMDC or the province is adopted by the Nomination Board GB.
DOEC Gilgit-Baltistan medical nomination criteria, 7 October 2026Where do nominated GB students study?
At colleges in other provinces and regions. DOEC publishes its distributions by admitting university, which includes colleges in Lahore, Abbottabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi and AJ&K. KP reserves separate seats for GB candidates.
DOEC Gilgit-Baltistan medical seat distributions, 7 October 2026Official links and contacts
- Directorate of Education Colleges Gilgit-Baltistan
Nomination Board GB entry point for medical nominations, applications and tracking. Phone +92-5811-960001 / 960091, [email protected].
- DOEC medical nominations
Published eligibility criteria for MBBS and BDS reserved seats for Gilgit-Baltistan.
- Karakoram International University
Regional public university. Its site lists no medicine programme.
- PMDC
Register of recognized colleges, used to confirm that no GB college is listed.
Last checked 7 October 2026. Every fact on this page links to its source.