On June 5, 1918 the institute was renamed to First Polytechnic Institute (with the "Second Polytechnic Institute" being the former "Women's Polytechnic Institute"). In November 1918 Sovnarkom abolished all forms of scientific decrees, licenses and certifications. There remained only two positions for the faculty: "Professor" (that required three years of engineering experience) and "instructor" (with no formal requirements at all). "Departments" were renamed "Faculties" (факультеты), and the director became rector. A "Soviet" (Council) of 11 professors and 15 students was given the main authority in the Institute. One of these 15 students in the "Soviet" was Pyotr Kapitsa, the future Nobel-prize winner in physics.