In Irkutsk Oblast, the 2013 Unified State Exam results were summed up and measures to be strengthened in 2014 were announced. Key steps include parent meetings, training public observers, equipping sites with video surveillance and cell signal jammers, and updating expert training.

In 2013, in the Irkutsk Region, to ensure the procedure for administering the Unified State Exam, 141 exam centers were organized in the region, more than 5,000 staff members were involved, and 10 subject commissions were formed. The total number of Unified State Exam participants in 2013 was 15,847 people. In 20 municipal entities, the Unified State Exam in 2013 was conducted using technology for hard-to-reach remote areas. In 2013, during the Unified State Exam period in the region, 37 violations of the established procedure for administering the Unified State Exam were recorded by Unified State Exam sites - among the serious violations of the Unified State Exam procedure were the use of a mobile phone and reference materials.
In all municipal entities, municipal parent meetings are planned on the topic “The Unified State Exam in 2014: Opportunities and Risks.” Information will be conveyed to those gathered about the specifics of administering the Unified State Exam in 2014, the structure and content of the Unified State Exam tasks, the rights and responsibilities of Unified State Exam participants, and especially about violations of the procedure for administering the Unified State Exam and the measures of responsibility for violations.
In addition, the Ministry of Education of the Irkutsk Region annually conducts in December monitoring of the academic achievements of 11th-grade students, to familiarize students with the procedure for administering the Unified State Exam, the rules for filling out answer sheets, as well as the practical rehearsal of actions when taking the exam.
To increase the openness of the Unified State Exam process, strengthen public attention to the procedure for its administration, and ensure the objectivity, transparency, and reliability of the results of the Unified State Exam, there is a system of public observation. In 2013, 475 public observers were registered in the regional information system. In 2014, the work of an Information Center for public observers will be organized; they will first undergo training and only then be accredited.
At present, a plan of measures has been developed to eliminate the identified violations during the administration of the Unified State Exam in 2013, which includes equipping exam centers with video surveillance systems and mobile signal jamming devices, and conducting qualification tests, depending on the results of which specialists will be allowed to participate in the administration of the Unified State Exam.
In 2013, the Irkutsk Region took part in testing a set of measures aimed at improving the system for training experts. Within the framework of this testing, changes were made to the regional regulatory framework, and problematic works in the Russian language, mathematics, and physics were selected to populate the database. Leading experts from the subject commissions took part in seminars to coordinate approaches to evaluating the examination papers of Unified State Exam participants.
In 2014, a decision was made to include all subject commissions in the testing of a set of measures aimed at improving the system for training experts. Work has been organized to update the composition of experts and train them in advanced training courses, including practical sessions on evaluating samples of examination papers.
Based on materials from the press service of the Government of the Irkutsk Region