Hydrocracking of vacuum gas oil was studied over micro-mesoporous zeolite based catalysts, obtained by zeolite Y recrystallization. The contribution of mesoporosity in recrystallized materials was varied by adjusting the content of alkali and the temperature of hydrothermal treatment. The increase of recrystallization degree results in the increase of mesopore to micropore volume of zeolite Y as well as to the decrease of the contribution of strong Bronsted acid sites in faujasite cages and the increase of the contribution of Bronsted acid sites in mesopores. The highest hydrocracking activity and middle distillates yield is achieved over NiMo catalyst obtained with micro-mesoporous material with low degree of recrystallization. This effect is due to the improved accessibility of active sites and easier transport of bulky molecules provided by mesopores, on the one hand, and optimal zeolitic acidity, on the other hand. The highest selectivity to middle distillates is achieved over catalyst with the highest degree of zeolite recrystallization. This observation can be explained by the decrease of the contribution of strong BAS (bridging Si-O(H)-Al groups) accompanied by the increase of concentration of BAS in mesopores.