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UPSC photo and signature size, made for you

UPSC wants your photograph and your signature as JPG files of 20 to 300 KB. Choose your picture, and Nova Forms saves it at a size inside the range in the UPSC FAQ. It is made on your device, so nothing is uploaded.

Make my photograph →No account needed. Nothing is uploaded.

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UPSC sizes

These are the sizes in the notices we know of for UPSC (Civil Services and more). Exams change them from time to time, so always read the size on your own notice. If it is different, open the tool and choose Other size.

The Civil Services 2026 notification also asks you to take a live photo while you fill in the form, and to sign three times, one below the other, on plain white paper with a black ink pen. Read the instructions on the UPSC website for the exact size of the signature picture.

Picture	Size	File size	Open
Photograph	600 × 600 pixels (550 to 1000 allowed)	20–300 KB	Make it →
Signature	400 × 400 pixels (350 to 500 allowed)	20–300 KB	Make it →

We read these sizes in the UPSC online application FAQs (two versions of them) and the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026 notification.

Other exams

IBPS photo and signature sizePhoto 200 × 230 px: 20–50 KB · Signature 140 × 60 px: 10–20 KB · Thumb · Declaration SBI photo and signature sizePhoto 200 × 230 px: 20–50 KB · Signature 140 × 60 px: 10–20 KB · Thumb · Declaration SSC photo and signature sizeSignature about 6 × 2 cm: 10–20 KB · The photo is taken live RRB photo and signature sizeSignature 30–49 KB, at least 140 × 60 px · The photo is taken live NEET and JEE photo and signature sizePhoto: 10–200 KB · Signature: 10–100 KB · NEET finger and thumb impressions CUET photo and signature sizePhoto: 10–200 KB · Signature: 10–50 KB

How to make your UPSC pictures

Choose a row
Tap Make it on the picture you need in the table. Nova Forms opens already set to that size and KB.
Choose your picture
Pick a photo from your phone or computer, or take one with your phone camera. For a photo, move and zoom it until your face is in the frame.
Make it
Tap the button at the bottom. The file is made at the size in the table, and you see the size in KB.
Save and upload
Tap Save file, then upload that file on your form. Do the next picture the same way.

Why use this tool

The size is set for you

Each button opens the tool with the pixels and the KB limit already filled in. You can still change them.

Inside the KB range

The picture is made at the size in the table, and the file is kept between the smallest and the largest KB. A little invisible padding brings a small file up to the smallest.

A clean signature

A photo of your signature on paper becomes dark writing on a clean white background, cut to fit.

Made for phones

Big buttons, a camera button on phones, and a frame you move and zoom with your fingers.

Private

Everything happens in your browser, on your device. Your photo is not sent to a server.

Free

No watermark, no account, no limit on how many you make.

Tips for UPSC

In the photograph, three quarters of your face should be visible, so look straight at the camera and fill the frame with your face and shoulders.
Sign on plain white paper with a black ink pen so it is easy to read. For the Civil Services 2026 form, sign three times, one below the other, and put all three in the picture.
The UPSC FAQ says the Photo-ID has to be a PDF. Image to PDF and Compress PDF in Nova Forms can make that.
Read the size on your own notice. If it is different, choose Other size and type it in.

Questions

What size is the UPSC photograph?

The UPSC online application FAQ says a JPG or JPEG of 20 to 300 KB. Its pixel range is not the same everywhere: one version says 550 × 550 to 1000 × 1000 pixels for the photograph, another says 350 × 350 to 1000 × 1000. Nova Forms makes 600 × 600, which is inside both.

What size is the UPSC signature?

A JPG or JPEG of 20 to 300 KB. One version of the UPSC FAQ says 350 × 350 to 500 × 500 pixels for the signature, another says 350 × 350 to 1000 × 1000. Nova Forms makes 400 × 400, which is inside both.

Do I need a live photo for UPSC?

The Civil Services 2026 notification says applicants upload a photograph and also capture a live photograph while filling in the form. The live one is taken on the UPSC page with your camera.

My signature file is smaller than 20 KB. What now?

When a clean picture comes out smaller than the smallest KB, a little invisible padding is added so the form accepts it. The picture itself is the same.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. The photo is opened, resized and saved in your browser, on your own device.

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