UPSC photo and triple signature size

The UPSC online application portal (upsconline.nic.in) has its own rules, different from bank and SSC forms. The signature, in particular, is three signatures in one image. Pick the document below and KBSnap sets the KB range. Nothing is uploaded.

The official specifications

From the UPSC instructions for uploading photo and signature, linked from the application portal. Check the current version before you apply.

You also capture a live photograph inside the form, using your webcam or by scanning a QR code with your phone. That is taken in the portal, not prepared here.

The 75% face rule

UPSC's examples reject photos where the face is too small, not centred, looking away, blurred, or so close that the ear lobes are cut off. Crop so your face fills about three-quarters of the frame, centred, looking straight at the camera, with both ears and the edges of the face visible. A standard passport photo with lots of shoulder and background often fails this rule and needs a tighter crop.

Other photo don'ts

• No dark background, no uniform, no coloured or dark glasses hiding the eyes.
• No shadows on the face or background, and no hair over the eyes. Avoid glare on spectacles.
• Natural expression: no grinning, frowning or raised eyebrows. The photo must not be signed.

Making the triple signature

1. On plain white paper with no lines, sign three times in black ink, one below the other, leaving a clear gap between each.
2. Photograph or scan it in good light, upright, not rotated.
3. Crop around all three signatures, so the image is taller than it is wide.
4. Pick Triple signature 20–100 KB. "Whiten paper" cleans the background. Max width is set to 500 px to stay within the 350–500 pixel range; adjust it if your crop is very tall.
5. Save the file as signature.jpg before uploading.

UPSC states that signature files that do not meet the specifications will be rejected.

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