The TOYM program of Junior Chamber International Malaysia serves to recognize up to ten individuals aged from 18 years to 40 years of age exemplify the best attributes of their country's best individual.

Junior Chamber International Malaysia will honor The Ten Outstanding Young Malaysian in an Award Ceremony.

The ceremony will highlight each winner's career in narrative form and provide a stage from which the honourees can challenge and inspire young people from around the country. For each honouree, there will be a presentation profiling his/her accomplishments, followed by the trophy presentation, and an acceptance speech.

Any individual, association or institution can nominate any number of nominees. Winners will be selected by a group of distinguished judges. Nominations are received in each of the ten categories listed below.

Selection of the winners will be based upon their achievements or contributions in any one (1) of the following categories:

• Business, economic and / or entrepreneurial accomplishment
• Political, legal and governmental affairs
• Academic leadership and accomplishment
• Cultural achievement
• Moral and religious leadership
• Contribution to children, world peace and/or human rights
• Humanitarian and voluntary service
• Scientific and technological development
• Personal development and accomplishment
• Medical innovation

Also, in determining the recipients of this recognition, the judges shall give particular consideration to each Nominee's record of adherence to the principles embodied in the JCI CREED.

A distinguised panel of judges consisting of personalities of high stature and respect in the society will do the judging. Some of the past judges include Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam, Tan Sri Augustine Ong, Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Lin See Yan, Dato' Haji Harun Din, Datin Ann Bt Abdul Majid, Toh Puan Datin Dr. Hajjah Aishah Ong.

The judges will be guided by a fair and stringent selection criteria based on 3 general guidelines:

• How each nominee's achievement had benefited their community, nation or world;
• The extent to which the nominee's achievement exemplifies the last tenet of the Jaycee Creed "that service to humanity is the best work of life"; and
• To evaluate whether the achievements demonstrated by the nominee will provide inspiration to our youths to strive to their fullest potentials.