State PSC & Boards
TNPSC
TNPSC
photo & signature resizer
Set to the sizes Tamil Nadu PSC asks for — exact pixels, the right KB band and 200 DPI. Everything happens on your device.
✓Checked against the official notification, page 23Details ↓Already have a rejected file? Check the original file for TNPSC.
Published sizes disagreed. We checked the notification.Resolved against the notification. TNPSC prints its own pixel figures and they are far smaller than the charts suggest: the photograph is 3.5 cm wide by 4.5 cm high, which it states as 130 × 170 px, at 20–50 KB. Of that height, your face occupies 3.0 cm (115 px) and a strip of 1.5 cm (55 px) carries your printed name and the date the photograph was taken. The signature goes inside a 6.0 × 2.0 cm box, stated as 230 × 75 px, at 10–20 KB.
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Checked against the official notification on 2026-09-20, page 23.
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Why TNPSC forms get rejected
- Your name and the date the photograph was taken must be PRINTED at the bottom of the photo — this is the rule candidates most often miss.
- The date printed on the photograph must be on or after the date of the notification. An older photo is rejected.
- Of the 4.5 cm height, your face takes 3.0 cm and the printed name-and-date strip takes the remaining 1.5 cm.
- Selfies, mobile-phone photographs and photocopies of photographs are explicitly rejected.
- Sign inside a drawn box of 6.0 x 2.0 cm, in blue or black ink, and scan at 200 DPI.
Sizes for TNPSC
Same numbers on other exams: 20–50 KB · 10–20 KB
Set by Tamil Nadu PSC. Open the official site →
How it works
Exam-ready photo and signature in three steps. No editing skills, no software, no upload.
1
Pick your exam
Choose from 129 presets. 35 have been checked against the official notification; every other page says it has not. Pixels, KB band and DPI load with the preset. Not listed? Type your own numbers.
2
Upload and adjust
Drag to position your face, pinch or scroll to zoom. Signatures get one-slider background clean-up. Add your name and the date if the board wants them printed on the photo.
3
Check and download
You get exact dimensions, a file inside the KB band, correct DPI — and a pre-flight report on blur, background and face position before you upload anything.
Guides
How to write your name and date on an exam photograph
NTA, TNPSC and several state boards require your name and the date printed on the photo itself. The current UPSC instruction does not. What the format is, and where it goes.
3 min read
What DPI means on an exam upload form
Why a photo with correct pixel dimensions can still be rejected for resolution, what browsers write into your file, and when 200 DPI actually matters.
3 min read
How to find the photo specification in a notification PDF
Every size chart online contradicts every other one. The authority is the notification. Here is how to find the upload rules inside it.
3 min read
Questions
What photo size is required for TNPSC?
130 × 170 pixels as a JPEG between 20 KB and 50 KB, with a signature of 230 × 75 pixels between 10 KB and 20 KB. These are the sizes we currently list; confirm them in the notification published by Tamil Nadu PSC.
My file is smaller than 20 KB. Will it be rejected?
Yes. 20 KB is a floor, not a suggestion, and portals reject files under it exactly as they reject oversized ones. This tool lifts an undersized file over the floor by appending blank JPEG comment data, which decoders ignore. The picture itself is untouched — some tools inject random noise into the image instead, which visibly degrades it.
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. The resizing runs inside your browser using the standard canvas API. Nothing is sent to a server, there is no account, and the page keeps working offline once loaded.
Can I set the DPI?
Yes, and it defaults to 200 DPI here. Browsers write 96 DPI into canvas JPEGs, and some portals read that field and reject the file even when the pixel dimensions are correct. The value is written into the JFIF header of the file you download.
Why do other sites list a different size for TNPSC?
Resolved against the notification. TNPSC prints its own pixel figures and they are far smaller than the charts suggest: the photograph is 3.5 cm wide by 4.5 cm high, which it states as 130 × 170 px, at 20–50 KB. Of that height, your face occupies 3.0 cm (115 px) and a strip of 1.5 cm (55 px) carries your printed name and the date the photograph was taken. The signature goes inside a 6.0 × 2.0 cm box, stated as 230 × 75 px, at 10–20 KB. We would rather show you the disagreement than pick one and sound certain.