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Abstract: According to the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education the competence-based approach should be implemented in the learning process of students. It means that it is necessary to be able to determine the level of formation of students’ competence in different subject domain. The purpose of the article is to describe the methods of level determination of students’ competences formation as a result of studying the discipline, allowing to assess their knowledge using a level approach (low, medium, base, high). The competence of the student in a certain subject domain is understood as their theoretical knowledge of the studied subject domain and practical experience of its application. The main stages of the proposed methodology are: the lead-in diagnostic test before studying the course, the final pedagogical testing after the course, the defense of the project which is worked out independently by the student. The criteria of Kruskal-Wallis and Bartlett were used for the assessment of the homogeneity of the results of pedagogical testing, and the Pearson's Chi-squared criterion was used for the level evaluation of students’ experience in project developing. The algorythm of application of the methodology is presented in specific numerical data. The technique can be used in studying disciplines, which are concluded by independent development of students’ projects, such as term paper, final qualification work, a thesis project, master's dissertation, etc.