The article presents data showing the levels of needs in achieving the goals by 1st and 2nd-year students of a Technical University in Novosibirsk, attending compulsory physical education classes. The research reveals that the majority of students in health groups (special medical and basic) are characterized by an average level of the studied indicator: percentage of male students was 35.2 %, while female students — 45.9 % respectively. As the result, the article defines the structure of the classification of groups of students according to the levels of the needs to achieve the goals: it fits in the range from "lowered" to "high" marks. In addition, provides general recommendations on the need for education and motivation of all the respondents in order to increase the effectiveness of their physical training, physical state, as well as raise awareness of self-actions in the educational process, sport and health-improving activities, and everyday life.

Keywords: students of the main and special medical groups; need to achieve a goal, the structure of the classification of the respondents according to the levels of the studied indicator.