GATE

GATE
application check

The bands below were checked against the official notification, page 22. Open the resizer to make a file in that band. Matching this list is not acceptance.

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Photograph

Size200 × 260 px is the minimum this preset uses. The notice states a range — see the note.
File size5–600 KB
FormatJPEG / JPG
BackgroundNot stated in this preset.
ResolutionNot stated as a rule. The resizer writes 200 DPI into the file.

A range: 200×260 to 530×690 px, aspect ratio 0.66–0.89, 5–600 KB. This preset uses the minimum resolution, which the brochure allows.

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Signature

Size250 × 80 px is the minimum this preset uses. The notice states a range — see the note.
File size3–300 KB
FormatJPEG / JPG
BackgroundNot stated in this preset.
ResolutionNot stated as a rule. The resizer writes 200 DPI into the file.

A range: 250×80 to 580×180 px, height-to-width 1:2.75 to 1:3.75, 3–300 KB. This preset uses the minimum resolution.

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What the stored rules flag

Taken from the preset that was checked. This is not a portal error message, and it is not acceptance.

Published sizes disagreed. We checked the notification.Resolved against the GATE 2026 information brochure (IIT Guwahati, page 22). The photograph is a range, not one size: minimum 200 × 260 px, maximum 530 × 690 px, aspect ratio 0.66 to 0.89, 5–600 KB. The signature is minimum 250 × 80 px, maximum 580 × 180 px, height-to-width from 1:2.75 to 1:3.75, 3–300 KB. A single figure such as 350 × 450, or a 200 KB photo ceiling, is not what the brochure says. This preset uses the minimum resolution, which the brochure allows, and the full KB band.
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Checked against the official notification on 2026-10-01, page 22. Open the notification →

Questions

What should I line up before uploading for GATE?
The checklist on this page: size, file size, format and background for each upload the preset stores, including a thumb impression or declaration where the preset has one. It cites the notice that was checked and links into the resizer with that preset loaded.
Were these specs checked against the notice?
Yes. They were checked on 2026-10-01, page 22. The date and the notification link are on this page.
Does a file that matches this list get accepted?
No. The list is the bands that were checked. A blurred photograph, a background the notice did not ask for, or a signature in the wrong hand can still be refused. Make the file in the resizer, then compare it with your own notice.