UPSC NDA & NA

UPSC NDA & NA
application check

The bands below were checked against the official notification, page 2. Open the resizer to make a file in that band. Matching this list is not acceptance.

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Photograph

Size350 × 350 px is the editor crop, not a pixel rule from the notice.
File size20–200 KB
FormatJPEG / JPG
BackgroundJPG, file name photo, 20–200 KB, plain white background, face covering at least three quarters of the frame.
ResolutionNot stated as a rule. The resizer writes 200 DPI into the file.

JPG, file name photo, 20–200 KB, plain white background, face covering at least three quarters of the frame. The instruction states no pixel size. 350 × 350 is a crop the editor keeps, not a figure in the instruction. Do not sign the photograph. The portal also captures a live photograph and matches it to this one.

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Signature

Size400 × 400 px is the editor crop, not a pixel rule from the notice.
File size20–100 KB
FormatJPEG / JPG
BackgroundThree signatures, one below the other, in black ink on plain white paper.
ResolutionNot stated as a rule. The resizer writes 200 DPI into the file.

Three signatures, one below the other, in black ink on plain white paper. JPG, file name signature, 20–100 KB, image dimensions 350–500 pixels. The instruction does not say which side. 400 × 400 sits inside that range.

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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 same Photos and Signature instruction. The NDA & NA (II) 2026 notice requires an uploaded photograph, a live photograph and a triple signature, and it states no file size of its own. It points at Instructions and FAQs on upsconline.nic.in. Photograph JPG 20–200 KB, no pixel size. Signature JPG 20–100 KB, 350–500 pixels. The old 20–300 KB signature ceiling would be rejected.
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Checked against the official notification on 2026-10-01, page 2. Open the notification →

Questions

What should I line up before uploading for UPSC NDA & NA?
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 2. 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.