1) admittance to inter-department~! and Inter-republican target post-graduate courses -by the USSR State Committee. for Science and Technology on the basis of claims submitted by USSR ministries and departments. and Councils of Ministers of the union republics; 2) admittance to inter-departmental target post-graduate courses -by USSR ministries and departments and those of the union republics; 3> admittance to Inter-republican target post-graduate courses- by councils of ministers of the union republics. Admittance to target post-graduate courses Is effected on account of the general plan of admittpnce at the place of training the post-graduate students. Graduation from post-graduate courses Is determined by the number of post-graduate students, whose time of tratnlng ends during the planned years with account .. of students who discontinued studies. The figure of dismissal from post-graduate courses is determined on the grounds of dismissal figures for each type of training In a number of preceding years with consideration of measures to reduce this figure. The USSR ministries and departments and the councils of ministers of the union republ lcs. having subordinated higher educational Institutions. ln~icate figures In the plans for training scientific and sclentifJc .. pedagoglcal. personnel at higher educational Institutions by the branches of science. A series of decisions have been adopted In the last two decades with the aim of Improving the training of scientific and sclentlflc-prdagogical personnel. In 1974 the Higher Certifica­ tion Commission was transferred from the USSR Ministry of Higher Education to the system of the USSR Council of Ministers. Final certification of dissertations Is performed by the USSR Higher Certification Co~misslon. The passing of entrance examinations to the post-graduate courses, candidate examinations while studying at the courses. pre! lmlnary examinations of the disser­ tation work at the meeting of the chairs, departments of scientific-research Institutes. as well as at the enterprises 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to the education system in the Soviet Union, discussing the admittance and graduation process of post-graduate courses, as well as the certification of dissertations. It also mentions the training of scientific and pedagogical personnel at higher educational institutions. These details suggest that the text is more relevant to the field of education than any other category.

**Category**
Education