On the portal the applicant must first create an account with their email address before s/he can access the YES Program Preliminary Application. Applicants can use this account to log into the system throughout the application process. Applicants can save the application and return to it before submitting it. An applicant must read all instructions carefully. While filling in the application, the applicant must upload a scanned copy of passport size photograph, birth certificate, transcripts of current year and previous two years.

When applicants finish their applications, they should review the application to ensure they have completed all the required questions and attached all the requested documents before they submit their application. After submitting the application, applicants will not be able to make edits. Only complete applications submitted with the required documents, which fulfill the eligibility criteria, will qualify for the next stage of the qualification process.