Resize Your Photo & Signature for UPSC Forms
UPSC online forms need a recent photo and a signature within specific size limits, or the upload fails. Here are the usual specs and the free tools to match them — everything runs locally in your browser.
The requirement
- Photo file size
- 20 KB – 200 KB
- Signature file size
- 20 KB – 100 KB
- Format
- JPG / JPEG
- Photo pixels
- 300 × 300 to 1000 × 1000 px
- Signature
- Signed 3 times, one below the other, on white paper
These are typical published values and can change from year to year and from one portal to another. Always confirm the exact requirement in the official notification or upload portal before you submit — the official source takes precedence over anything here.
Step by step
- 1Crop the photo to a clean head-and-shoulders frame on a plain background.
- 2Resize to the required pixel dimensions, then compress to sit within the KB range.
- 3Scan or photograph your signature on white paper and crop it tightly.
- 4Compress the signature to fit, then upload both files to the UPSC portal.
The free tools you need
Need something else? Try our free image resizer or compress an image to an exact KB size. You can also browse all free image tools — everything runs in your browser, with nothing uploaded.
Frequently asked questions
Commonly a JPG between 20 KB and 200 KB with a plain background; recent notifications sometimes require your name and the date printed on the photo. Confirm in the current notice.
Usually a JPG between 20 KB and 100 KB. Sign on white paper, crop tightly, then compress.
Yes — the photo and signature are processed in your browser and never uploaded.