In Irkutsk, a contest has started for young city residents aged 14 to 30, and in the Best Young Family category, families where one spouse is no older than 30 may take part. Applications are accepted from September 9 to 25, after which the documents will be reviewed on September 25 to 27, and the winners will be awarded from October 1 to 10. The contest has many categories, from study and volunteering to science, culture, sports, business, and professional achievements.

Young people from Irkutsk aged 14–30 may participate in the competition. In the “Best Young Family” category, families in which one of the spouses is no older than 30 may take part. Contestants may be nominated by educational institutions or self-nominate. The first stage of the competition runs from September 9 to 25 — by then, it is necessary to collect the documents and submit an application to participate in the competition to the Youth Policy Department of the Committee for Social Policy and Culture of the Irkutsk City Administration at: Gorky St., 40, office 16 (e-mail: metod210@mail.ru). The submitted documents will be reviewed from September 25 to 27, and the winners will be awarded from October 1 to 10.
Documents in paper and electronic form are provided in an envelope indicating the category, as well as the candidate’s surname, first name, patronymic, address, and contact phone number. The document package must contain the following documents: an application and 2 contestant questionnaires, a photo, an essay about personal achievements and life credo, references from the place of work (study), copies of diplomas (certificates, commendations), copies of documents on advanced training or professional retraining, copies of certificates of participation in competitions (municipal, regional, federal, professional), publications in the media.
Competition categories:
“Discovery of the Year”; “Student of the Year”; “Best Young Family”; “Best Volunteer Squad Member in the Field of Public Order Protection”; “Serviceman of the Year” (the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Irkutsk Region, the Main Directorate of the FSB of Russia for the Irkutsk Region, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Irkutsk Region);
“Student of the Year of Higher Education Institutions”;
“Student of the Year of Secondary Vocational Education Institutions”;
“Professional Achievements in the Field of the Agro-Industrial Complex”;
“Professional Achievements in the Field of Small and Medium-Sized Business”;
“Professional Achievements in the Field of Industry and Services”;
“Professional Achievements in the Field of Public and Municipal Administration”;
“Professional Achievements in the Field of Education”;
“Professional Achievements in the Field of Culture” (age groups 14-18 years; 19-24 years; 25-30 years);
“Professional Achievements in the Field of Healthcare Among Young People with Higher Education”;
“Professional Achievements in the Field of Healthcare Among Young People with Secondary Education”;
“Professional Achievements in the Field of Science Among Young People with an Academic Degree”;
“Professional Achievements in the Field of Science Among Young People Without an Academic Degree”;
“Professional Achievements in the Field of Physical Culture and Sports”;
“Achievements in the Field of Physical Culture and Sports” (school sports; student sports);
“Achievements in the Field of Social Activity” (age groups 14-18 years; 19-24 years; 25-30 years);
“Achievements in the Field of School Media”;
“Achievements in the Field of Student Media”;
“Achievements in the Field of Media with a Registration Certificate”;