UPSC Civil Services

UPSC Civil Services
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

Size400 × 400 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. 400 × 400 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 Photos and Signature instruction the Civil Services Examination 2026 notice points to (notice page 2; the instruction’s photograph is page 2 and the signature is page 5). Photograph: JPG, 20–200 KB, no pixel size. Signature: JPG, 20–100 KB, image dimensions 350–500 pixels. The instruction does not say which side; 400 × 400 sits inside that range. A 300 KB photograph is the retired OTR FAQ, which is still online and also states a photograph of 550–1000 px. The 2026 notice does not use that FAQ. CAPF’s appendix states the same KB bands and no pixel size; those bands were not copied from CAPF. The unhashed instruction URL returns 404. This is the file the portal menu serves.
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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 Civil Services?
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.