{"id":1955,"date":"2026-10-20T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T13:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2026-08-31T23:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T03:05:57","slug":"photo-signature-size-government-exam-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/photo-signature-size-government-exam-forms","title":{"rendered":"Photo and Signature Size for Government Exam Forms (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the last day of the application window, the portal says <em>\u201cSignature file size must be between 10 KB and 20 KB\u201d<\/em>, your scan is 46 KB, and every \u201cexam photo size\u201d page you open gives a different set of numbers. Those pages copy each other rather than the notices \u2014 and several are now badly out of date, because SSC has stopped accepting an uploaded photograph at all. This guide gives you the specifications read straight out of each authority\u2019s own 2026 notice or information bulletin, and shows how to hit an exact KB figure and an exact pixel size in one pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> There is <strong>no single photo-and-signature spec<\/strong> for Indian government exam forms \u2014 the numbers are set per exam, per cycle, and they genuinely disagree. Verified from the authorities\u2019 own current documents: <strong>IBPS<\/strong> banking exams want a photograph of <strong>200 \u00d7 230 px, 20\u201350 KB<\/strong> and a signature of <strong>140 \u00d7 60 px, 10\u201320 KB<\/strong>. <strong>NTA<\/strong> (NEET UG 2026 and JEE Main 2026) wants a photograph of <strong>10\u2013200 KB<\/strong> and a signature of <strong>10\u2013100 KB<\/strong>, in JPG\/JPEG, with <strong>no pixel size specified at all<\/strong>. <strong>SSC<\/strong> (CGL 2026) no longer takes an uploaded photograph \u2014 the photo is <strong>captured live through your camera<\/strong> \u2014 and only the signature is uploaded, at <strong>10\u201320 KB<\/strong>. Always open your own exam\u2019s notice and use the number in it; then aim for the <strong>middle<\/strong> of the permitted range, never the edge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jump to a section<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#why-different\">Why every site gives you different numbers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#specs\">The verified specs, straight from the notices<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#ssc-change\">What changed: SSC no longer accepts an uploaded photo<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#cm\">Reading a spec written in centimetres<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#rejections\">The three ways forms actually get rejected<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#tool\">Hit an exact KB and pixel size on xconvert<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-different\">Why every site gives you different numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the authorities genuinely give different numbers, and each one changes them between cycles. A photograph that is perfectly valid for NEET at 180 KB is nearly four times over the IBPS ceiling. A signature sized for a bank exam at 140 \u00d7 60 pixels has no pixel requirement at all under NTA. There is no universal \u201cexam photo size\u201d, and any page that offers you one is guessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exam-size-spread.png\" alt=\"Bar chart of the maximum photo and signature file sizes permitted by NEET UG 2026, JEE Main 2026, IBPS CRP PO\/MT XVI and SSC CGL 2026, showing a 10x spread and SSC's move to live camera capture\" class=\"wp-image-1952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exam-size-spread.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exam-size-spread-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exam-size-spread-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exam-size-spread-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exam-size-spread-1536x827.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second reason is timing. Recruitment bodies revise these instructions notice by notice. The safest habit is simple: <strong>the specification that governs your application is the one printed in the notice or information bulletin for your exam, for this cycle<\/strong> \u2014 not a summary table, including this one. Everything below is dated so you can tell how fresh it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"specs\">The verified specs, straight from the notices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every figure in this table was read out of the authority\u2019s own PDF, all linked at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Exam (cycle)<\/th><th>Photograph<\/th><th>Signature<\/th><th>Format<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>IBPS CRP PO\/MT-XVI<\/strong> (detailed notification, 30 Jun 2026)<\/td><td>200 \u00d7 230 px preferred, <strong>20\u201350 KB<\/strong><\/td><td>140 \u00d7 60 px preferred, <strong>10\u201320 KB<\/strong><\/td><td>JPG \/ JPEG<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>NEET (UG) 2026<\/strong> (NTA Information Bulletin)<\/td><td><strong>10\u2013200 KB<\/strong>, no pixel size given<\/td><td><strong>10\u2013100 KB<\/strong>, no pixel size given<\/td><td>JPG \/ JPEG<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>JEE (Main) 2026<\/strong> (NTA Information Bulletin)<\/td><td><strong>10\u2013200 KB<\/strong>, no pixel size given<\/td><td><strong>10\u2013100 KB<\/strong>, no pixel size given<\/td><td>JPG \/ JPEG<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>SSC CGL 2026<\/strong> (notice of 21 May 2026)<\/td><td><strong>Not uploaded<\/strong> \u2014 captured live via camera<\/td><td><strong>10\u201320 KB<\/strong>, about 6.0 cm \u00d7 2.0 cm<\/td><td>JPEG \/ JPG<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IBPS notification also specifies uploads the other bodies don\u2019t ask for, and they trip people up because they are easy to miss:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Left thumb impression<\/strong> \u2014 240 \u00d7 240 px at 200 DPI (i.e. 3 cm \u00d7 3 cm), <strong>20\u201350 KB<\/strong>, JPG\/JPEG.<\/li><li><strong>Hand-written declaration<\/strong> \u2014 800 \u00d7 400 px at 200 DPI (i.e. 10 cm \u00d7 5 cm), <strong>50\u2013100 KB<\/strong>, JPG\/JPEG, written in English in your own handwriting and <strong>not in capital letters<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Supporting certificates go up as <strong>PDF, not exceeding 500 KB<\/strong>, page size A4.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IBPS also tells you how to scan in the first place: <strong>minimum 200 dpi<\/strong> and <strong>\u201cSet Colour to True Colour.\u201d<\/strong> That matters more than it sounds \u2014 scanning a signature at 75 dpi in greyscale is the most common way to end up with a file that is <em>below<\/em> the minimum size and can\u2019t be fixed by compressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One more detail that costs people a resubmission, and it is not only an NTA thing: <strong>NEET, JEE Main and IBPS all require you to capture a live photograph through a webcam or phone camera during the form-filling session, <em>in addition to<\/em> uploading the scanned passport-size photo.<\/strong> IBPS puts it in the same annexure \u2014 \u201cIn addition to the above photograph, candidates will also be required to capture and upload their live photograph\u201d \u2014 and NTA matches the live photograph against the Aadhaar database. They are two separate images, and the uploaded one still has to meet its KB range. SSC is the only one of the four that has replaced the uploaded photograph rather than added to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ssc-change\">What changed: SSC no longer accepts an uploaded photo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the single biggest thing the aggregator tables get wrong, and it is worth stating plainly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In SSC\u2019s current notices \u2014 Combined Graduate Level Examination 2026 (uploaded 21 May 2026) and Stenographer Grade \u2018C\u2019 &amp; \u2018D\u2019 2026 (24 April 2026) \u2014 the photograph is <strong>captured live<\/strong> through your webcam or phone camera at the time of application. The notice tells candidates to \u201cfind a place with good light and plain background\u201d, keep the camera at eye level, and not to wear \u201ca cap, mask or glasses\/spectacles while capturing the photo\u201d; those who can\u2019t use a webcam are pointed to a QR code that downloads a capture app. It goes further: <strong>\u201cIn no case should the candidate capture the photographs of his\/her pre-existing photograph.\u201d<\/strong> Photographing an old printed passport photo, or holding a phone up to a screen showing your JPG, is explicitly grounds for rejection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So for SSC, there is now <strong>no photo file to compress<\/strong>. The only file you upload is the signature, at 10\u201320 KB in JPEG\/JPG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two footnotes for accuracy. First, the SSC CGL 2026 notice is internally inconsistent about the signature\u2019s physical size: the main instruction (paragraph 9.6) and the annexure both say <strong>about 6.0 cm \u00d7 2.0 cm<\/strong>, while a later appendix says 4.0 cm \u00d7 2.0 cm. When a document disagrees with itself, follow the numbered instruction in the main body. Second, the NEET (UG) 2026 bulletin has a similar wobble on finger and thumb impressions \u2014 10\u2013200 KB in one place, 50\u2013300 KB in another. The safe move is to land inside <strong>both<\/strong> stated ranges, which for that example means somewhere between 50 KB and 200 KB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cm\">Reading a spec written in centimetres<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SSC states the signature size in centimetres. IBPS gives both \u2014 and, for the photograph, the two do not reconcile. Its annexure heading reads <em>\u201cPhotograph Image: (4.5cm x 3.5cm)\u201d<\/em>, in that order and with no width-or-height labels, while the pixel spec beneath it is <em>200 x 230 pixels (preferred)<\/em>. Those are different shapes: 200\/230 is 0.87, while 3.5\/4.5 is 0.78. Nor is there a DPI that produces both \u2014 200 px across 3.5 cm implies about 145 dpi, but 230 px across 4.5 cm implies about 130 dpi. IBPS names a DPI for its other uploads \u2014 200 DPI for the thumb impression and the declaration, both of which do check out \u2014 but names none for the photograph; at its general \u201cminimum of 200 dpi\u201d, a 3.5 \u00d7 4.5 cm photo would be 276 \u00d7 354 px, not 200 \u00d7 230. To convert between the two units at all, you need the DPI the image was scanned at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pixels = centimetres \u00f7 2.54 \u00d7 DPI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At IBPS\u2019s recommended 200 dpi, SSC\u2019s 6.0 cm \u00d7 2.0 cm signature works out to roughly <strong>472 \u00d7 157 pixels<\/strong>; at 100 dpi it is about 236 \u00d7 79. Since SSC doesn\u2019t state a DPI for the signature, treat the centimetre figure as a guide to <strong>proportion<\/strong> \u2014 a signature box roughly three times as wide as it is tall \u2014 rather than an exact pixel target, and let the 10\u201320 KB limit be the number you actually hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where a notice <em>does<\/em> give exact pixels, as IBPS does, use them literally and ignore the centimetres. IBPS\u2019s 200 \u00d7 230 is taller than it is wide, which is the one thing the two specs agree on; a 230 \u00d7 200 landscape image is not the same thing. Do not try to derive the pixels from the centimetre figure \u2014 as above, no single DPI produces both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rejections\">The three ways forms actually get rejected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. The signature is \u201cminiature.\u201d<\/strong> SSC published a separate instruction sheet on exactly this: it names \u201cminiature\u201d signatures as the major reason signatures are rejected, and advises candidates to \u201ccut the box and then sign within the box such that signature occupies at least 80% of the box.\u201d A correctly sized 15 KB file containing a tiny signature floating in white space will still fail. IBPS is equally blunt \u2014 if your signature on the attendance sheet doesn\u2019t match the uploaded one, you\u2019re disqualified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. The file is below the minimum, not above it.<\/strong> Every one of these specs is a <em>range<\/em>. A signature scanned at low DPI in greyscale can come out at 6 KB, under the 10 KB floor \u2014 and no compressor can fix that, because compressing only removes bytes. The fix is upstream: rescan at 200 dpi in colour, or photograph the signature on white paper in good light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. The photograph breaks a content rule, not a size rule.<\/strong> IBPS: no caps, hats or dark glasses; religious headwear allowed but must not cover the face; light-coloured, preferably white background. NTA: recent passport-size photo with <strong>80% of the image being your face<\/strong>, ears visible, no mask, white background, and it explicitly warns that photos that \u201cseem to be hand-made or computer made\u201d will be treated as an unfair-means case. None of that is something a file tool can repair \u2014 reshoot instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tool\">Hit an exact KB and pixel size on xconvert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/compress-jpeg\">xconvert JPEG compressor<\/a> can hit a target size in <strong>KB<\/strong> and set exact pixel dimensions in the same pass \u2014 but the resolution controls are hidden by default, so the order of these steps matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/compress-jpeg\">xconvert.com\/compress-jpeg<\/a> and click <strong>Upload<\/strong> to add your photo or signature scan.<\/li><li>Open <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong> (the gear icon).<\/li><li>Under <strong>Image Compression<\/strong>, pick <strong>Specific file size<\/strong>, change the unit dropdown from <strong>MB<\/strong> to <strong>KB<\/strong>, and enter a number in the <strong>middle<\/strong> of your exam\u2019s range \u2014 35 KB for a 20\u201350 KB photo, 15 KB for a 10\u201320 KB signature. Aiming at the edge of the range is how you land one kilobyte outside it.<\/li><li><strong>Only if your notice prescribes pixel dimensions:<\/strong> turn <strong>Auto Scale<\/strong> off. While it is on the page shows <em>[Smart Scaling Active]<\/em> and hides the resolution controls, because it is choosing dimensions for you. Switch it off and an <strong>Image resolution<\/strong> section appears \u2014 choose <strong>Width x Height<\/strong>, set both unit dropdowns to <strong>Pixels<\/strong>, and enter the exact pair (200 and 230 for an IBPS photograph).<\/li><li>Under <strong>File extension<\/strong>, choose <strong>JPG<\/strong> or <strong>JPEG<\/strong> to match the wording in your notice. (They are the same format; some portals validate the extension string.)<\/li><li>Click <strong>Compress<\/strong>, download, and <strong>check the downloaded file\u2019s actual size<\/strong> before you upload it to the portal.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your file uploads over an encrypted connection, is processed on our servers, and is deleted automatically a few hours later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you only need to change dimensions and the size is already fine, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/resize-jpeg\">JPEG resizer<\/a> gives you the same <strong>Width x Height<\/strong> control without a compression target. For general portal limits rather than exam-specific ones, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/compress-jpeg-to-100kb-200kb\/\">compress a JPEG to 100 KB or 200 KB<\/a>, and for the pixels-versus-file-size distinction in general, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xconvert.com\/blog\/resize-an-image-for-the-web\/\">how to resize an image for the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What photo size do Indian government exam forms need?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There isn\u2019t one answer, and that is the whole problem. From the current official documents: <strong>IBPS<\/strong> wants 200 \u00d7 230 px at 20\u201350 KB; <strong>NTA<\/strong> (NEET UG 2026, JEE Main 2026) wants 10\u2013200 KB with no pixel requirement; <strong>SSC<\/strong> (CGL 2026) doesn\u2019t take an uploaded photo at all and captures it live from your camera. Open the notice or information bulletin for your own exam and this cycle, and use the figure printed there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My signature file is only 6 KB but the form needs 10\u201320 KB. How do I make it bigger?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not by compressing \u2014 compression only removes bytes. The file is small because it was scanned at low resolution or in black-and-white. Rescan at <strong>200 dpi in colour<\/strong> (IBPS\u2019s own guidance is \u201cminimum of 200 dpi\u201d and \u201cSet Colour to True Colour\u201d), or photograph the signature on white paper in good daylight. A colour scan of a signature at 200 dpi generally lands in the tens of kilobytes, which you can then bring down to the required range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does SSC still need an uploaded photograph?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. In the CGL 2026 notice (21 May 2026) and the Stenographer Grade \u2018C\u2019 &amp; \u2018D\u2019 2026 notice (24 April 2026), the photograph is <strong>captured live<\/strong> via webcam or phone camera during the application, and the notice states that capturing a photo <em>of an existing photograph<\/em> will result in rejection. Only the <strong>signature<\/strong> is uploaded as a file, at 10\u201320 KB in JPEG\/JPG. Pages still listing an \u201cSSC photo size in KB\u201d are describing an older process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is JPG the same as JPEG for these forms?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes \u2014 they are the same image format, and the notices themselves write it both ways (\u201cJPG \/ JPEG\u201d, \u201cJPEG\/JPG\u201d). The only thing that occasionally matters is the literal extension string a portal\u2019s validator expects, which is why xconvert\u2019s <strong>File extension<\/strong> control lets you output either <code>.jpg<\/code> or <code>.jpeg<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should I target the minimum or the maximum of the allowed range?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither \u2014 aim for the <strong>middle<\/strong>. Ranges like 20\u201350 KB or 10\u201320 KB are hard boundaries, and a compressor targeting 20 KB can easily produce 19.6 KB. Ask for 35 KB when the range is 20\u201350, and 15 KB when it is 10\u201320. You get comfortable margin on both sides and no second attempt at 11:45 pm on the closing date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does my signature keep getting rejected even though the file size is correct?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost always because the signature itself is too small inside the frame. SSC\u2019s own instruction sheet on signature uploads names \u201cminiature\u201d signatures as the major reason for rejection and tells candidates to sign so that the signature \u201coccupies at least 80% of the box\u201d. Size the ink, not just the file: sign large inside a drawn box, crop tight to that box, then set the file size. IBPS additionally rejects signatures written in capital letters, and disqualifies candidates whose exam-day signature doesn\u2019t match the uploaded one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do I need exact pixel dimensions, or is the KB limit enough?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It depends on your exam. IBPS states pixel dimensions (200 \u00d7 230 for the photograph, 140 \u00d7 60 for the signature) and calls them \u201cpreferred\u201d, so match them. NTA\u2019s NEET and JEE Main bulletins state <strong>only<\/strong> a KB range, so a sensible passport-shaped image inside 10\u2013200 KB is fine. SSC states centimetres rather than pixels. When a notice is silent on dimensions, don\u2019t invent a number from a third-party table \u2014 the stated file-size range is what the portal actually validates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Last verified 2026-08-31.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibps.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/Detailed-Notification_CRP-PO-XVI_Final_V1_30.06.2026.pdf\">IBPS \u2014 Detailed notification, CRP PO\/MT-XVI (30 June 2026)<\/a> \u2014 photograph 200 \u00d7 230 px \/ 20\u201350 KB; signature 140 \u00d7 60 px \/ 10\u201320 KB; thumb impression 240 \u00d7 240 px at 200 DPI \/ 20\u201350 KB; hand-written declaration 800 \u00d7 400 px at 200 DPI \/ 50\u2013100 KB; certificates as PDF under 500 KB; \u201cminimum of 200 dpi\u201d, \u201cSet Colour to True Colour\u201d.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/neet.nta.nic.in\/document-category\/information-bulletin\/\">NTA \u2014 Information Bulletin, NEET (UG) 2026<\/a> \u2014 photograph JPG\/JPEG 10\u2013200 KB; signature JPG\/JPEG 10\u2013100 KB; the 80%-face and white-background rules; the finger\/thumb-impression range discrepancy (10\u2013200 KB vs 50\u2013300 KB).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jeemain.nta.nic.in\/information-bulletin\/\">NTA \u2014 Information Bulletin, JEE (Main) 2026<\/a> \u2014 photograph JPG\/JPEG 10\u2013200 KB; signature JPG\/JPEG 10\u2013100 KB; live photograph required in addition to the scanned upload.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ssc.gov.in\/api\/attachment\/uploads\/masterData\/NoticeBoards\/Notice_of_adv_cgl_2026.pdf\">SSC \u2014 Notice of Combined Graduate Level Examination 2026 (21 May 2026)<\/a> \u2014 live camera capture of the photograph; scanned signature JPEG\/JPG 10 to 20 KB, about 6.0 cm \u00d7 2.0 cm (para 9.6); the 4.0 cm figure in the later appendix.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ssc.gov.in\/api\/attachment\/uploads\/masterData\/NoticeBoards\/Notice_of_adv_steno_2026.pdf\">SSC \u2014 Notice of Stenographer Grade \u2018C\u2019 &amp; \u2018D\u2019 Examination 2026 (24 April 2026)<\/a> \u2014 the same live-capture photograph procedure and 10\u201320 KB signature specification.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ssc.gov.in\/api\/attachment\/uploads\/masterData\/NoticeBoards\/instructions_photo_signature_15_08_2024.pdf\">SSC \u2014 Instructions to candidates for uploading of signatures (15 August 2024)<\/a> \u2014 \u201cminiature\u201d signatures named as the major reason for rejection; sign so the signature occupies at least 80% of the box; listed reasons photographs are rejected.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo and signature size for Indian exam forms, verified from IBPS, NTA and SSC&#8217;s own 2026 notices \u2014 plus how to hit an exact KB and pixel 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