Rules and Guidelines of the NAD Malaysia 2015

Eligibility
Age Group and Categories
Junior Category: Age 13 15
Participants born after 1st December, 1999 and before 1st January 2003

Senior Category: Age 16 19

Participants born after 1st of December 1996 and before 1st January 1999

Registration
Any team from any state may attend any round in the country. Teams that did not qualify in one round,
may try again in the other regional round. All registration should be done via the official website.
Accompanying teachers would not have to pay any registration fees. The registration dateline for each
round is exactly three (3) days before the round.
Qualifications to National & International Rounds
After competing in the regional round, participants that qualify will receive full scholarships to compete
at the national round. Upon competing at the national round, the top teams will receive scholarships to
attend international rounds including rounds in the United States of America.

Dress Code
Smart Casual attire will be allowed for the first day but participants must be in school uniform or formal
clothing on day 2 because there will be many VIP guests.

The Tournament & Scoring

Each Round will have different questions and topics from the same selected subjects. Questions in all
rounds will carry similar difficulty levels.
Part 1: The Brain Challenge
The Brain Challenge is a test of memory and problem solving skills. Each team will nominate one person
to sit for the challenge.
The challenge will be a set of 100 multiple choice questions which should be completed within 1 hour
and 20minutes. Each question will indicate the marks at the bottom of the question. This means that

there will be varying marks awarded to different questions. The maximum score for this challenge is 200
marks.

Part 2: Debating Challenge

Each team shall compete in three debate rounds. All teams will be power-matched to determine
matchups of every round. This means that winning teams will meet other winning teams while other
teams will meet their match. Each team will be given 30minutes to prepare.
The format of the debate has been simplified so that all students dont have to worry about debate
technicalities. Each speaker will have to speak 5 minutes each, starting with the 1st speaker in the
government team then 1st speaker of the opposition team, and each team will take turns to deliver their
speeches. The first two speakers should present as many arguments as they can in support of the topic
they are supporting and respond to their opponents arguments by rebutting what is necessary, while
the third speakers should focus on rebuttals and summarize the debate a whole.
There will be three round of debate and each round will carry a total mark of 250. Teams that win their
rounds will be awarded with an additional 20points for each round won. Each speaker will be evaluated
on three elements which are Content 40% (Matter), Style 40% (Manner) and Strategy 20% (Method).
Topics will be based on the subject areas provided. Here are some sample topics;
Theme: General Knowledge
Sample Topic: That we should ban the sale and consumption of Bluefin Tuna to prevent its extinction
Sample position by both sides
In this case, the government team would be arguing how and why banning the sale and consumption of
Bluefin tuna (an area which is provided in the reading materials) will prevent the extinction of the
species. Furthermore, they could argue that without a hardline stance, we may not be able to save the
species from extinction.
The opposition would then have to argue how banning the sale and consumption of Bluefin Tuna will not
prevent its extinction. They may also point out the current efforts is already enough to prevent
extinction. Furthermore, it may hurt lead to black market that may be even worse for the efforts.

Part 3: Writing Challenge

Each team will be given 5 topics, however they would only need to choose one. Upon choosing their
topic, each team will be given 30minutes to prepare and 1 hour to write the essay. Essays should be at
least 500 words. The Essay will be evaluated on the idea presented, structure and clarity of idea,
content, style and the overall creativity of the essay.
The maximum score for each essay is 200marks

Part 4: Public Speaking Challenge

Each team shall nominate one public speaker to present a speech on a given topic. Each speaker will be
given 30minutes to prepare with their team. Each speaker will be evaluated on three areas of Content,
Style and Strategy. The total score for Public Speaking is 200marks.

Part 5: Group Problem Solving Challenge

There will be 50 questions with different marks on each question and also based on how fast each team
answers the questions. Each team will be provided with a clicker which will be connected to the
tournament system. Where upon the display of the question and the announcement by the gamemaster, a countdown will be started. The total maximum points for the challenge is 500 points.

The Reading Materials

Each team should download the reading materials to prepare for the competition. Participants are
encouraged to explore and apply the knowledge gained through these reading materials to other
instances of their life and experiences in order to fully understand the concepts introduced.
The regional rounds will test participants on 3 areas which is General Knowledge, Nationalism and
Economics. In the National Round, all 5 topics will be included which will be the addition of Current
Issues and World History.

Team Composition
All participants must be within the same age bracket category. If one of the members in a
predominantly junior team is a senior member, then that team shall compete in the senior category.
However, the junior members will still be eligible for the individual awards in the junior category.

Judges
All judges shall attend a training program by the Malaysian Institute for Debate and Public Speaking
(MIDP). Upon completing the training program, all judges will be allocated based on their respective
areas of expertise and shall act as judges together with professional judges that are appointed by MIDP.

Qualification to the National Round

In each regional round, all teams that are ranked in the top 50% of each regional round shall gain a
qualification to the national round. The national round shall only be open to teams that qualified in
regional rounds. Teams that qualify will receive scholarships to attend the national rounds.
Qualification to the International rounds
The Top 50 teams in the National round will be trained and qualified for the Global round. After the final
qualification process, 40 teams will receive scholarships to the global round and 20teams, upon
qualification at the global round, will receive scholarships to attend the Tournament of Champions in
Yale University, USA.