Photograph
| Size | 130 × 170 px. |
|---|---|
| File size | 20–50 KB |
| Format | JPEG / JPG |
| Background | Not stated in this preset. |
| Resolution | Not stated as a rule. The resizer writes 200 DPI into the file. |
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application check
The bands below were checked against the official notification, page 23. Open the resizer to make a file in that band. Matching this list is not acceptance.
✓Checked against the official notification, page 23Details ↓Signature
| Size | 230 × 75 px. |
|---|---|
| File size | 10–20 KB |
| Format | JPEG / JPG |
| Background | Not stated in this preset. |
| Resolution | Not stated as a rule. The resizer writes 200 DPI into the file. |
What the stored rules flag
Taken from the preset that was checked. This is not a portal error message, and it is not acceptance.
- Wrong file size — Photograph. The stored band is 20–50 KB. A file under 20 KB or over 50 KB is the wrong size for this preset.
- Wrong file size — Signature. The stored band is 10–20 KB. A file under 10 KB or over 20 KB is the wrong size for this preset.
- 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.
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.
✓
Checked against the official notification on 2026-09-20, page 23.
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Questions
What should I line up before uploading for TNPSC?
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 2026-09-20, page 23. 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.