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UPSC photo size: JPG, 20 to 200 KB

Recent passport-size colour photograph as a JPG named 'photo', between 20 KB and 200 KB, uploaded alongside a live photo captured in the application form. The preset below applies every part of the rule and shows the result before you download.

Must be underKB or MB
Exact pixel size and other options
If the shape differs
or drop images here to get them under 200 KBJPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC and more. Nothing is uploaded. You can also paste a screenshot.

How it works

  1. The preset is set to 413 × 531 px, JPG, 20 KB to 200 KB.
  2. Drop your photo. It is cropped around the centre to the exact shape, then compressed until it fits.
  3. Check the row: size, pixels, and whether it cleared the minimum.
  4. Download, and upload it to the portal.

The rule as published

Item
Photograph
Pixels
No pixel rule published; the preset outputs 413 × 531 px
Shape
7:9
Format
JPG
File size
20 KB to 200 KB
Also
The file must be named 'photo'
Also
A live photograph is captured by webcam or phone during the application and matched against this file
Also
The face covers at least three quarters (75%) of the photo, looking straight at the camera with both ear lobes visible
Also
Colour photo on a plain white background; not signed; no dark background, uniform or hidden eyes
Source
UPSC, Instructions for uploading the photo and signature (upsconline.nic.in, CAF) (official page)
Checked
2026-11-09

Before you upload

  • UPSC publishes a size band, not a pixel size. The preset uses 413 × 531 pixels, a 3.5 × 4.5 cm passport photo at 300 DPI, which lands between about 60 and 150 KB at high quality, inside the band.
  • Rename the download to photo.jpg before uploading; the instructions ask for that exact file name.
  • The live photo is matched against this upload, so use a recent photo that looks like you today: same hairstyle, and no glasses if you will not wear them at the camera.

Questions

Is the rule 20 to 200 KB or 20 to 300 KB?

20 KB to 200 KB, according to the instruction document on the UPSC application portal on the date shown above. Some coaching sites still quote 300 KB from older cycles; the portal enforces the current document.

Do I need a particular pixel size?

No pixel size is published. Any sharp passport-style photo inside the size band passes the file check; the preset's 413 × 531 is a convention, not a UPSC rule, and you can change it in the options.

Do I need my name and date printed on the UPSC photo?

Not under the instruction document on the current portal, checked on the date above: it asks for a recent colour JPG, a plain white background and a face covering three quarters of the photo, and says nothing about a name or date strip. A strip takes height away from the face, so the option is off here. Older UPSC notices did ask for the name and date; if the notice for your exam does, tick 'Add name and date' above the size field.

Does this preset also cover the signature?

No. The signature is a separate JPG with three signatures stacked vertically, 20 to 100 KB and 350 to 500 pixels; it has its own preset.

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