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The article is devoted to the analysis of the major reproduction mechanism of the science's personnel potential - the institute of postgraduate studying. For the first time, the object of research is post-graduate students of the Siberian regional institutions of higher education. The professional self-estimations of the post-graduate students (frequency of usage of various information sources; the degree of mastering of foreign languages, modern computer and information technologies) are presented. There are also described the motives of their choosing the scientific career, the dependence of the choice on the surrounding society (the prestige of science), and the criteria of success.