UPSC Photo Size: 20 to 200 KB JPG
The short answer
UPSC's 2026 notices for CAPF (AC) and IES/ISS ask for a .jpg photograph between 20 KB and 200 KB. The Civil Services 2026 notice also says you must capture a live photo while filling the Common Application Form. None of these notices gives a pixel size, so the tool below makes 413 × 531.
Copy the numbers from your own exam notice: sizes change from year to year and between exams.
The file is made exactly 413 × 531 pixels and under 200 KB (you are told if it ends up below 20 KB). It is counted as 1 KB = 1,000 bytes, so it fits whether the website counts 1,000 or 1,024.
Your files stay on your device. This tool runs entirely in your browser and nothing is uploaded to a server.
How to: UPSC Photo Size: 20 to 200 KB JPG
- 1Take a recent, clear, front-facing photo against a plain light background.
- 2Add it to the tool below and place your face in the middle of the frame.
- 3Press Make, then check that the size shown is between 20 KB and 200 KB before you download the JPG.
- 4Upload it in the UPSC Common Application Form, and take the live photo the form asks for.
At a glance
- File type
- .jpg
- File size
- 20 KB to 200 KB
- Live photo
- Also captured while you fill the Common Application Form (Civil Services 2026 notice)
- Pixel size
- Not stated in these notices; this tool uses 413 × 531 pixels
- Read from
- UPSC notices 08/2026-CAPF (20 Feb 2026), 07/2026-IES/ISS (11 Feb 2026) and 05/2026-CSE (4 Feb 2026), read on 28 Oct 2026
Frequently asked questions
Does the Civil Services notice give a photo size?
The 2026 Civil Services notice asks you to upload a photograph and capture a live one, and sends you to the Photos and Signature instructions on upsconline.nic.in for the details. The CAPF (AC) and IES/ISS notices of 2026 state 20 to 200 KB, so follow the limits the portal shows for your exam.
What is a live photo in the UPSC form?
Besides uploading a photograph, you capture a fresh one on the portal while filling the Common Application Form. The notice says both must be clear.
Is the UPSC signature limit the same as the photo's?
No, the signature file is smaller: 20 KB to 100 KB in the same notices. The UPSC signature page has the steps.