UPSC photo and signature resizer
Resize your photo and your three-signature image to UPSC's rules for the Civil Services exam and the other exams on upsconline: a JPG between 20 KB and 300 KB, and between 350 × 350 and 1000 × 1000 pixels. It's free, needs no sign-up, and your files never leave your phone or computer.
UPSC also captures a live photo while you fill in the form. Sign three times, one below the other, on plain white paper in black ink, and upload all three as one image.
JPG/JPEG, 20–300 KB, between 350 × 350 and 1000 × 1000 pixels.
Output: 400 × 500 pixels (a size inside UPSC's 350–1000 pixel range), 20–300 KB, JPEG. Source: UPSC online application FAQ (questions 43–44) and CSE 2026 notice . Checked 24 October 2026.
Stays on your device: resized in your browser, never uploaded.
Choose your file to see the resized version here.
UPSC upload sizes
From the exam's official notice, checked 24 October 2026. Notices change every year: always check the one for your exam.
UPSC (Civil Services and other exams on upsconline)
UPSC also captures a live photo while you fill in the form. Sign three times, one below the other, on plain white paper in black ink, and upload all three as one image.
- Photograph
- JPG/JPEG, 20–300 KB, between 350 × 350 and 1000 × 1000 pixels.
- Signature (three signatures in one image)
- JPG/JPEG, 20–300 KB, between 350 × 350 and 1000 × 1000 pixels. Three signatures, one below the other.
Other exams
Tips so your form isn't rejected
Photo
A recent, real photo: face straight to the camera, light or white background, no cap or dark glasses, no shadows. Don't use filters or AI-edited photos.
Signature
Sign in black ink on plain white paper, in your usual handwriting (IBPS rejects capital letters). Photograph it flat in daylight, then crop close before resizing.
Live photo (SSC, IBPS, UPSC)
Sit facing a window or a light, in front of a plain wall. Remove your cap and spectacles, look straight at the camera, and never hold up a printed photo.
Questions
- What size should my UPSC photo be?
- A JPG between 20 KB and 300 KB, and between 350 × 350 and 1000 × 1000 pixels. The resizer makes it 400 × 500 pixels, inside that range, and keeps the file within the KB limits.
- Why does UPSC want three signatures in one image?
- UPSC asks you to sign three times, one below the other, on plain white paper in black ink, and upload all three as a single image. Photograph the page flat in daylight, crop close around the three signatures, then choose “Signature” here.
- Does UPSC also take a live photo?
- Yes. UPSC also captures a live photo while you fill in the form. Sit facing a window or a light, in front of a plain wall, take off your cap and spectacles, and look straight at the camera.
- Is this resizer free?
- Yes. It's free, needs no account, and runs in your browser: your photo and signature are never uploaded to us.
- My photo is under the minimum KB. What does the resizer do?
- It first uses the highest JPEG quality. If a small, clean image is still under the minimum, it adds empty padding inside the file to reach the minimum size. The picture itself doesn't change.
- Which KB does the resizer count, 1000 or 1024 bytes?
- Both. Files are kept at or under the maximum counted in 1000-byte KB, and at or above the minimum counted in 1024-byte KB, so they pass either kind of check.
- Can I use an AI-edited photo for an exam form?
- No. Exam bodies compare your photo with you on the exam day and, in many exams, with a live photo taken in the form. Use a real, recent, unedited photo of yourself.
For a résumé, a Naukri profile or LinkedIn, rather than an exam form, see the résumé photo maker or LinkedIn headshots. For a passport form, use the free passport size photo maker.