INTRODUCTION

NFJPIA-NCR Council aims to promote academic excellence by adopting measures to foster

educational advancement in the field of Accountancy. The annual Search for NCRs
Frontliners is one of the academic events of the Council which exist to complement the
academic curriculum and designed to motivate students as they acquire higher levels of
knowledge. This year, NCRs Frontliners shall be trained by the partner firm and review
school for the whole year. The screening shall be consists of diagnostic examination
covering all CPA board examination subjects. It is open for application to all students,
preferably graduating students, who are enrolled in Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and
accounting related programs.

OBJECTIVES
1. To promote academic excellence to all members by expanding their knowledge and
understanding of the accountancy profession through academic competitions.
2. To select the pool of academic quizzers that shall be trained by the Councils partner
firm to win the national academic competitions.
3. To help the selected academic pool of quizzers to discover their strengths and be aware
their weaknesses in different board-related subjects through academic competition with
the ultimate aim of maximizing the former and overcoming the latter.
4. To strengthen relationship with partner firm by allowing them to have a closer encounter
with the academic pool of quizzers.

QUALIFICATIONS
1. The Search for NCRs Front liners is open to all bona fide members of the NFJPIA-NCR
FY 2015-2016.
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2. The aspiring examinee for this event must be at least 3 year level of a 4-year program
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or a 4 year of a 5-year program.
3. Each local chapter may send a maximum of seven participants.
4. Only 250 slots shall be available and would be on a first-register first-served basis.
However, if there would still be available slots after certain period determined by the
Council, the local chapter may exceed the maximum number of seven participants.

REQUIREMENTS
1. Each local chapter shall submit the following requirements:
a. Duly Accomplished Application Form with 2x2 Formal ID picture in a white
background (Softcopy);

b. Endorsement Letter certifying and attesting that the contestant is, or intends to be,
a member of the Local Chapter and that he is the official representative of the Local
Chapter for the quiz, signed by the Local Chapter President, noted by the
respective Local Chapter JPIA adviser.
(Softcopy)
c. School ID (must be presented upon registration on the day of the event).
Alternative: Printed copy of Endorsement Letter.
2. There would be an examination fee amounting to P150.00, for examination
paraphernalia and food, which shall be paid by the examinees on the first day of the
event.
3. All requirements should be submitted to frontliners2015@gmail.com and carbon copied
to ncracademics1516@mail.com on or before August 16, 2015 and must be zipped in
one file (.zip or .rar) with the file name: <FL>_<LocalChapter>
Example: FL_TIPManila.zip or .rar

GENERAL CONTEST RULES AND MECHANICS

1. Examinees are advised to be at the designated place at least one hour before the time
schedule. This time shall be allotted for the registration, payment of examination fee and
inspection of calculators.
2. An examinee shall sign the attendance sheet in every subject he takes. Examinees
should make sure that they properly signed on the attendance sheet after each subject
taken.
3. Examinees should be in their smart casual attire during the course of the event.
4. Late examinees shall be ALLOWED to join the competition. However, he/she shall not
be allowed to extend beyond the scheduled time of the subject which is currently taken
by other examinees upon his/her arrival and he/she shall no longer be allowed to take
the subjects he/she have missed. Examinees who failed to be at the venue once the
exam starts are considered late.
5. Non-attendance of pre-registered an examinee on the first day of the competition shall
incur a PENALTY of P150 to be shouldered by their LOCAL CHAPTER.
6. The examinees shall not be allowed to bring anything on top of their desks except their
writing materials and non-programmable calculators. Mobile phones, tablets, laptops
and other electronic devices shall not be allowed to be used during the contest proper.
7. Examinees should observe proper behavior during the examination proper. Talking,
and/or asking to seatmates shall be strictly prohibited. Examinees who shall be caught
cheating shall be automatically disqualified in the competition.
8. Examinees shall be allowed to raise queries, clarifications, questions and/or protests by
raising their hands to call the attention of the organizers.
9. All queries, clarifications, questions and/or protests shall be addressed to the Regional
Vice President for Academics or Project Head. The decision of the Regional Vice
President for Academics or Project Head shall be final and irrevocable.

10. Failure to follow the instructions stated in this IRR shall merit the examinee a warning. A
maximum of two warnings shall be given to each examinee. A third violation shall
automatically disqualify the said examinee from the competition.
11. Organizing committee members shall be in-charge for monitoring the said offences.
Their decision shall be binding and irrevocable.
12. Examinees shall be allowed to leave the examination room provided that they have
completed the examination. Once an examinee leaves the room, he/she is no longer
allowed to go inside unless all other examinees are done with their exam.
13. Examinees shall only be allowed to use the following items during the examination
Mongol No. 2 pencil
Pen
Sharpener
Eraser
Calculator (refer to table below for the list of allowable calculators)
Scratch papers (to be provided by the organizers)
14. Only non-programmable calculators allowed by Professional Regulation Commission
shall be allowed to be used in the competition. Proctors shall inspect the examinees
calculators before the examination starts. The list of allowed calculators that were
identified as non-programmable as per Professional Regulation Commission
Memorandum Circular No. 2008-19 dated November 10, 2008 is enumerated below:

CASIO STANDARD/DESKTOP/SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS

CANON STANDARD/DESKTOP/SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS

SHARP STANDARD/DESKTOP/SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS

CITIZEN STANDARD/DESKTOP/SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS

AURORA STANDARD/DESKTOP/SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS

OLYMPIA STANDARD/DESKTOP/SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS

OTHER BRANDS

EXAMINATION PROPER
1. The Search for NCRs Frontliners shall be a written-type examination. Examinees shall
be given test papers and answer sheets for each CPA board subjects.
2. There shall be Elimination Round and Final Round during the competition. The Elimination
Round shall trim down the examinees from 250 to 50. The Final Round shall trim down the
examinees from 50 to 20. The Elimination Round shall be scheduled on August 30, 2015
while the Final Round shall be scheduled on
September 6, 2015.
3. The top 50 examinees shall be announced after August 30, 2015 through NFJPIA-NCR
Website.
4. The top 20 examinees shall be announced on September 6, 2015.
5. The top 20 examinees shall be entitled to a yearlong training to be provided by the partner firm
and review school.

EXAMINATION DETAILS
Day 1 - August 30, 2015 (Host School)
Subject
Auditing Theory
Auditing Problem
Business Law
Taxation
Management Advisory Services
Practical Accounting 1
Practical Accounting 2
Theory of Accounts

Number of Items
25
15
25
25
20
15
15
25

Total

135

Time Allotted
40 minutes
55 minutes
40 minutes
40 minutes
50 minutes
55 minutes
55 minutes
40 minutes
375 minutes or
6 hours and 25 minutes

Day 2 September 6, 2015 (Partner Firms Office)

Subject
Auditing Theory
Auditing Problem
Business Law
Taxation
Management Advisory Services
Practical Accounting 1
Practical Accounting 2
Theory of Accounts
Total

Number of Items
30
20
30
30
25
20
20
30
205

Time Allotted
45 minutes
70 minutes
45 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
70 minutes
70 minutes
45 minutes
450 minutes or
7 hours and 50 minutes