The external independent evaluation of 2018 will be conducted according to the programs approved by the order Ministry of Education and Science No. 77 of February 3, 2016.

On the basis of these programs, test tasks will be prepared for external independent assessment.

External independent evaluation programs contain requirements for the level of general educational training of participants of the external examination in eleven academic subjects and specify what a graduate of the educational institution should know and be able to do within the defined thematic sections of the subject.

In addition, the program of the external examination on the history of Ukraine contains a list of monuments of architecture and fine arts, as well as a list of personalities that are mandatory for applicants to recognize.

The Ukrainian language and literature program in the "Ukrainian literature" block contains a list of literary works that are submitted for independent external evaluation.