Photo upload rules for Indian forms, read and dated

How to read a row

The first column is where you are applying. Under it: whether the wording comes from the body itself (primary) or from a reputable restatement (secondary — confirm on the official portal), the page or document it was read from, and the read date. The other columns give the background in the instruction's own terms, the exact ground this site opens on for it, the size and file format, and the two flags that decide whether a prepared file can be used at all.

The list is the same data the workbench reads. Choosing a row under “What is this photograph for?” sets the ground, the canvas size and the kilobyte window from it, and the receipt after Save checks the file against the same figures. Nothing on any page of this site states a rule that is not in this table.

The list

What each authority asks for, where it says so, and when it was read
Where you are applying	Background it asks for	Ground	Size and file	Capture and editing
Indian passport — Global Passport Seva 2.0 (applications through missions abroad)Primary source. MEA notice on the new ICAO photo guidelines, published by the High Commission of India, Gaborone.https://www.hcigaborone.gov.in/docs/1764218847Notice%20_%20New%20ICAO-Guidelines.pdfRead 18 October 2026; next re-read due 18 April 2027.	White background, colour photograph, face 80–85% of the frame, even light with no shadow on the face or the background	#FFFFFF	630 × 810 px · JPEG	File uploadSoftware editing not allowed
Indian visa — online applicationPrimary source. Online visa form page of the Consulate General of India, Milan.https://www.cgimilan.gov.in/page/online-visa-form/Read 18 October 2026; next re-read due 18 April 2027.	Plain, light-coloured or white background, no shadows, no border; square	#FFFFFF	Square, 350 × 350 to 1000 × 1000 px · JPEG	File uploadEditing not addressed
Public-sector bank recruitment — photographPrimary source. Scanning guidelines annexed to the Punjab & Sind Bank recruitment notification, 2024 (IBPS-style annexure).https://punjabandsind.bank.in/system/uploads/document/2150_2024101518104187881.pdfRead 18 October 2026; next re-read due 18 April 2027.	Light-coloured, preferably white, background; true colour	#FAFAFA	200 × 230 px preferred (4.5 × 3.5 cm), 20–50 KB, 200 DPI or more · JPEG	File uploadEditing not addressed
Public-sector bank recruitment — signaturePrimary source. Same annexure.https://punjabandsind.bank.in/system/uploads/document/2150_2024101518104187881.pdfRead 18 October 2026; next re-read due 18 April 2027.	Signature in black ink on white paper	#FFFFFF	140 × 60 px preferred, 10–20 KB, 200 DPI or more · JPEG	File uploadEditing not addressed
Public-sector bank recruitment — left thumb impressionPrimary source. Same annexure.https://punjabandsind.bank.in/system/uploads/document/2150_2024101518104187881.pdfRead 18 October 2026; next re-read due 18 April 2027.	Thumb impression in black or blue ink on white paper	#FFFFFF	240 × 240 px (3 × 3 cm at 200 DPI), 20–50 KB · JPEG	File uploadEditing not addressed
Public-sector bank recruitment — handwritten declarationPrimary source. Same annexure.https://punjabandsind.bank.in/system/uploads/document/2150_2024101518104187881.pdfRead 18 October 2026; next re-read due 18 April 2027.	Declaration in black ink on white paper, in English, not in capitals	#FFFFFF	800 × 400 px (10 × 5 cm at 200 DPI), 50–100 KB · JPEG	File uploadEditing not addressed
US Diversity Visa entryPrimary source. Photo requirements page of the US Department of State.https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos.htmlRead 18 October 2026; next re-read due 18 April 2027.	Plain white or off-white background; square	#FFFFFF	600 × 600 px, up to 240 KB · JPEG	File uploadEditing not addressed
NTA NEET (UG) 2026Secondary source — confirm on the official portal. Physics Wallah report of the 2026 information bulletin (secondary).https://www.pw.live/news/neet-ug-2026-live-photo-guidelines-nta-registrationRead 18 October 2026; next re-read due 18 April 2027.	White background, 80% face, both ears visible — captured live during the form	#FFFFFF	Passport photo and 4 × 6 in postcard, each 10–200 KB · JPEG	Captured live in the formEditing not addressedNo preset applied
Staff Selection Commission — new application moduleSecondary source — confirm on the official portal. Careers360 report of the SSC application module (secondary).https://news.careers360.com/ssc-new-website-have-live-photo-capturing-feature-application-module-detailsRead 18 October 2026; next re-read due 18 April 2027.	Plain background, well lit — captured live through a webcam or phone camera	#FFFFFF	Not applicable: captured live	Captured live in the formEditing not addressedNo preset applied
PAN card (online application)Secondary source — confirm on the official portal. PhotoGov restatement of Forms 49A/49AA (secondary). No preset until it is read from the portal.https://photogov.net/knowledge/requirements/indian-pan-card-photo/Read 18 October 2026; next re-read due 18 April 2027.	White, according to a restatement of the Income Tax forms — not read from the portal	#FFFFFF	Not confirmed	File uploadEditing not addressedNo preset applied
UPSC online applicationSecondary source — confirm on the official portal. No primary source read yet.Read 18 October 2026; next re-read due 18 April 2027.	Not confirmed in this read	#FFFFFF	Not confirmed	File uploadEditing not addressedNo preset applied
Marketplace main image (Amazon)Secondary source — confirm on the official portal. Seller Central forum restatement (secondary; the official help page requires a seller login).https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-forums/discussions/t/13af96ea-6b07-4bf9-8dbe-a13292c2e3b1Read 18 October 2026; next re-read due 18 April 2027.	Pure white, RGB 255, 255, 255; the product fills at least 85% of the frame	#FFFFFF	1000 px or more on the longest side (2000 × 2000 set here) · JPEG	File uploadEditing not addressed

Read on 18 October 2026 from what each body publishes, kept by the editor of this site, next read again by 18 April 2027. A row past its review date says so instead of quietly ageing. Recruitment cycles reissue these instructions and states differ from one another, so the notice you are applying under is the one that decides. Addresses are printed rather than linked; copy one into your browser to read the source yourself.

Three flags that matter more than the size

Captured live

Some forms no longer accept an uploaded photograph: they take one through the camera during the application. A prepared file is useless there, whatever its size, so those rows apply nothing and every surface that shows them says so first.

Software edits forbidden

The passport instruction read here says the photograph must not be altered by computer software. A background change is an alteration. The passport route prints that line above the tool and offers Check as-is, which measures without changing anything.

No confirmed figure

Where only secondary sources were found — PAN, UPSC — the row records the background they report and applies no size. When a primary page is read, the row gains its figures and its read date moves.

Open the workbench on a rule

Each of these links opens the ID photo route with that row already applied — ground, size and file window — and still undoable:

Indian passport — Global Passport Seva 2.0 (applications through missions abroad) — 630 × 810 px
Indian visa — online application — Square, 350 × 350 to 1000 × 1000 px
Public-sector bank recruitment — photograph — 200 × 230 px preferred (4.5 × 3.5 cm), 20–50 KB, 200 DPI or more
Public-sector bank recruitment — signature — 140 × 60 px preferred, 10–20 KB, 200 DPI or more
Public-sector bank recruitment — left thumb impression — 240 × 240 px (3 × 3 cm at 200 DPI), 20–50 KB
Public-sector bank recruitment — handwritten declaration — 800 × 400 px (10 × 5 cm at 200 DPI), 50–100 KB
US Diversity Visa entry — 600 × 600 px, up to 240 KB
Marketplace main image (Amazon) — 1000 px or more on the longest side (2000 × 2000 set here)

Change log

18 October 2026 — first dated read of the list: 12 rows (7 from primary sources), 8 with figures the workbench applies, 2 marked captured live.

Next re-read due by 18 April 2027. Recruitment notices are reissued every cycle; the notice you are applying under always decides, and it wins over anything here.

Questions about these rules

Why do some rows apply no size at all?

Because a figure could not be confirmed from the issuing body's own page or document when the list was read. Those rows still say what background is asked for and still carry the caveats, but the workbench applies no pixel size or kilobyte window from them. A guessed number that a portal then rejects is worse than no number.

What does "captured live" mean for me?

The form takes the photograph itself through a webcam or phone camera during the application, as NEET (UG) and the Staff Selection Commission's new module do. There is no file to upload, so nothing made on this site — or anywhere else — can be used there. Stand in front of a plain, well-lit wall instead.

The instruction says the photo must not be altered by software. Can I still use this site?

Not to change the background, and the passport route says so before the tool. What you can do is Check as-is: the photograph is measured exactly as it is, with nothing changed and nothing written, so you know before you apply whether it needs to be taken again.

How often is this list re-read?

Every six months at least. This read was on 18 October 2026; the next is due by 18 April 2027. A row past its review date shows "Not re-read since" instead of its read date, everywhere it appears, rather than ageing silently.

Back to the working surface

Cutout and composite run here. No upload.