SSC photo and signature size
Get your photograph to 200 × 230 px at 20–50 KB and your signature to 140 × 60 px at 10–20 KB — the sizes SSC asks for. Nothing leaves your device.
- Choose Photograph, Signature or Thumb impression — the requirement for this exam is already filled in.
- Select your image and check the preview, moving the crop up or down if a face sits badly in the frame.
- Click Resize & Compress. The JPEG downloads inside the required size range.
What SSC asks for
| Item | Dimensions | File size | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photograph | 200 × 230 px ≈ 3.5 × 4.5 cm | 20–50 KB | JPEG |
| Signature | 140 × 60 px | 10–20 KB | JPEG |
The rules SSC actually enforces
Beyond the numbers, these are the conditions that get applications rejected at scrutiny:
- The photograph must be recent — within the last three months. SSC is stricter here than most boards, which allow six.
- No cap, no hat, and no spectacles in the photograph. This trips up candidates who wear glasses daily and photograph themselves without thinking about it.
- Both ears and the full face clearly visible, against a plain light background.
- The signature must be in running handwriting. SSC states plainly that block capitals are not accepted as a signature, and this is enforced.
- Black ink on plain white paper for the signature, with no smudging.
At the examination centre your signature on the attendance sheet is compared with the one you uploaded. If they do not match, your candidature can be cancelled — so upload the signature you actually write, not a careful one-off.
Why the 10–20 KB signature limit is the hard one
A signature is black strokes on white paper, which compresses extremely efficiently. Scan one, crop it to 140 × 60, and a JPEG can easily land at 4 or 5 KB — comfortably under SSC's 20 KB ceiling, and comfortably below its 10 KB floor. The portal rejects it and gives no useful reason.
This is the single most common SSC upload failure, and it is why this tool targets the range rather than just a maximum. It lifts the file above the minimum by raising image quality where it can, and pads with JPEG comment blocks — invisible to any viewer — where it cannot.