This article is devoted to the analysis of the practice of conducting comprehensive testing of applicants for postgraduate education programs in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The article discusses the parameters of the admission criterion for a master's degree, namely, a test to determine the readiness for training of future undergraduates, which evaluates the applicants' abilities for research activities.

The purpose of the study is to use software that allows you to evaluate the results in the logit scale, translating the score values into the values of the level of readiness of the test takers, to identify the effectiveness of using the test to determine readiness for training when enrolling in a master's degree. The data in the study were obtained with the participation of 2,464 university graduate students in the 2020-2021 academic year.