All Russian students' contests as a mechanism for identifying talented young people

The article deals with the priorities of the national project «Education», where the main focus is the development and improvement of the environment to identify and support talented youth. Given the fundamental regulations of the organization and conduct of national student competitions (VSO) in the Russian Federation. The analysis and justification ofthe events ofthe second and third phases ofthe VSO, conducted on the basis of higher education institutions in the period from 2006 to 2013. The directions for improving the organization and conduct of national student competition.