Admission to the independent competition (PhD, DSc) of the institute and the training of specialists is done in the following fields of study (training period is 3 years):
- Mechanics of a deformable rigid body;
- Fluid and gas mechanics;
- Technological machines. Robots, mechatronics and robotic systems;
- Theory of mechanisms and machines. Machine science and machine parts;
- Foundations, bases and underground structures. Bridges and transport tunnels. Roads, subways.