Exam photo & signature size — resize for SSC, UPSC, RRB & bank forms
Exam applications fail at the upload step more than anywhere else. SSC, UPSC, RRB, IBPS, and most state commissions each specify a photo and signature in a narrow kilobyte band — usually 20–50 KB for the photograph and 10–20 KB for the signature — and reject anything larger, smaller, or in the wrong format. Phone cameras produce 3–5 MB files, so every candidate has to shrink them without turning the signature into a grey smear. CrispPDF handles the whole sequence locally: resize the signature to an exact KB target, bring the photo into range, and produce the combined PDF some forms ask for.
- Signature: about 140×60 px, 10–20 KB JPG (SSC accepts 10–20 KB)
- Photograph: about 200×230 px, 20–50 KB JPG, taken against a light background
- Some forms want both in one PDF — convert to PDF and merge
- Runs in your browser, so your photo, signature, and ID never get uploaded
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Frequently asked
+What is the SSC signature size?
SSC asks for a scanned signature in JPEG between 10 KB and 20 KB, roughly 140×60 pixels, signed in black or blue ink on white paper. Anything outside that band is rejected at upload.
+What is the SSC photo size?
SSC's photograph requirement is a recent colour passport photo in JPEG, usually 20 KB to 50 KB, around 200×230 pixels, with a light background and the face covering most of the frame.
+How do I resize a signature to 10 KB without it going blurry?
Crop tightly to the ink first, then reduce dimensions before quality. A tight 140×60 crop at high JPEG quality lands near 10 KB and stays crisp; shrinking a wide, mostly-white scan forces heavy compression and smears the strokes.
+Do UPSC, RRB and IBPS use the same sizes?
They are close but not identical — RRB and IBPS commonly ask 20–50 KB photo and 10–20 KB signature, UPSC 20–300 KB photo and 20–300 KB signature. Always check the notification, then set that exact target here.
+The form wants photo and signature in a single PDF. How?
Resize both images, convert each with JPG to PDF, then merge the two PDFs. If a size cap applies to the combined PDF, finish with Compress PDF to 100 KB.
+Is it safe to upload my photo and signature here?
There is no upload. Resizing and conversion happen inside your browser, so your photograph and signature never travel to a server — which is exactly what you want for documents used in identity verification.