Exam photo guides
Practical, no-nonsense guides to getting your photograph and signature accepted the first time — written for aspirants applying to Indian government and competitive exams.
- How to take an exam photo at home (with just a phone)Shoot a compliant passport-style photo with your phone — background, lighting, framing and common mistakes.
- How to reduce a photo to 20 KB (or any KB limit) for exam formsHit an exact KB target (20 KB, 50 KB, 100 KB) without wrecking image quality — what file size means and how to control it.
- How to scan and resize your signature for exam applicationsCapture a clean signature with your phone, remove the grey background, and meet the exam’s size and format rules.
- Why exam photo and signature uploads get rejected — and how to fix each oneThe real reasons portals reject an upload — wrong size, format, dimensions, background — with a fix for each.
- Exam photo size requirements: dimensions and KB limits explainedDecode pixels, millimetres, DPI and KB limits so you can read any exam’s photo specification with confidence.