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UPSC photo resizer

Union Public Service Commission · Union — not UPPSC (Uttar Pradesh)

Crop for 75% face coverage and land between 20KB and 200KB, named photo.jpg. Free, and your photograph never leaves your device.

Which upload is this?

Required: JPG, 20KB–200KB, named photo.jpg

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Drop your photo here

or browse your files

Crop your photo

Drag the box to move it, or the green handle to resize. Your head should fill the dashed oval, with both ear lobes inside the frame.

Face coverage: checking… Estimated from the detected face. Judge by eye too.

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Your photo is ready

Processed locally — it never left your device.

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Your photograph is processed on your device and is never sent to any server.

UPSC photograph requirements

Format	JPG
File size	20KB – 200KB (both limits apply)
Filename	`photo`
Face coverage	At least 75% — three quarters — of the photo area
Background	Plain white
Pixel dimensions	Not specified by UPSC

About those pixel dimensions. UPSC's instructions give no pixel size for the photograph, though they do give one for the signature — so the omission appears deliberate. Figures like 413×531, 350×350 or 200×230 that circulate on other sites are not in any UPSC document we could find. This tool keeps your photo's own proportions and only resizes as much as the 20KB–200KB range requires.

Do not beautify your photo

This is the rule that catches people out. Capturing a live photograph is mandatory when you submit, and UPSC matches it against the photograph you uploaded. Their instructions state that if a mismatch is detected between the two, the applicant will not be allowed to proceed further with the application process.

So a filtered, beautified, heavily retouched or years-old photo is not just a rejection risk — it can stop your application. Take a fresh photo against a white wall in good light and leave your face alone. That is also why this tool crops and resizes but deliberately does not offer background replacement or skin smoothing.

What gets a photo rejected

Face too small in the frame. The most common reason in UPSC's own examples. A head-and-shoulders portrait is usually not enough; crop closer.
Not looking at the camera, or the head tilted or misaligned.
Ear lobes not visible, or the face cropped so close it runs out of frame.
Blurred or low quality images.
Dark background, uniform, or dark glasses. Shadows on the face or background, hair covering the eyes, and glare on eyeglasses are all rejected.
A signed photograph. The photo must not be signed.

How to take the photo

Stand against a plain white wall in even, natural light. No shadow behind you.
Face the camera straight on, eyes open, natural expression, both ears visible.
Have someone else take it from about a metre away rather than at arm's length, which distorts the face.
Crop it here so your head fills three quarters of the frame, and download.

How the crop guidance is calibrated. A face detector runs on your device and measures how much of the frame your face fills. We calibrated its threshold against the nine sample photographs UPSC publishes in its own instructions: their two accepted examples score 60.4% and 61.3% of the frame, while the highest-scoring photo they reject for face coverage scores 36.1%. This is a different measurement from UPSC's own “75% of the area” wording, which is why we show a verdict rather than a number — comparing our figure against their 75% would be misleading. The suggested crop is built from the same measurements: in the accepted samples the detected face sits about a third of the way down the frame, so the crop leaves that much room above your head rather than centring on your face and slicing off the crown. Detection found a face in six of those nine samples, so when it finds nothing the dashed oval remains your guide. It measures one thing: how much of the frame your face fills. It cannot see whether both ear lobes are visible, whether hair covers your eyes, whether the background is plain white, or whether there are shadows or glare on your glasses — all of which UPSC rejects for. A green verdict here means the framing is right, not that the photo will be accepted. Compare against UPSC's own samples before uploading.

Preparing the rest of your application? Our UPSC document tool handles certificates as PDFs in the required 50KB–300KB range, and the signature tool covers the triple-signature upload.

Puducherry, and the other services filled through this exam

If you are looking for a “Puducherry Public Service Commission”, there is not one. The Union Territory of Puducherry has no Public Service Commission of its own. Its civil service — PONDICS, the Pondicherry Civil Service — is a Group B service recruited through the UPSC Civil Services Examination.

That means the specification on this page is the one you need. There is no separate Puducherry form, no separate portal, and no separate photo rule. You apply through UPSC like everyone else, and the services you are eligible for are determined by your rank and your preferences.

The same is true of the other Union Territory services filled through this examination. If you have been sent looking for a territory-specific commission and could not find one, this is why.

Other UPSC uploads

Same application, different file. Each has its own limits — they are not interchangeable.

Frequently asked questions

What size should a UPSC photo be?

JPG between 20KB and 200KB, saved with the filename photo. UPSC specifies no pixel dimensions for the photograph, so this tool preserves your image's proportions rather than forcing an invented size.

What are the UPSC photo dimensions in pixels?

UPSC's published instructions give no pixel dimensions for the photograph. They do give dimensions for the signature, so the omission looks deliberate. Figures like 413x531 or 350x350 circulating online do not come from UPSC's documents.

What does 75% face coverage mean?

Your face must fill at least three quarters of the photo area. It is the most common rejection reason in UPSC's own sample images, and it means a tight head crop rather than a head-and-shoulders portrait.

Can I edit or beautify my photo?

It is risky. UPSC captures a live photograph during the application and matches it against your uploaded photo. If a mismatch is detected you cannot proceed with the application, so heavy editing, filters and background replacement can block you entirely.

Does the background have to be white?

Yes, plain white. Dark backgrounds, photos in uniform, and eyes hidden behind coloured or dark glasses are not accepted. Shadows on the face or background are also rejected.

Can I upload a HEIC photo from my iPhone?

Yes. If your file is HEIC the tool converts it to JPG on your device first. On iPhone you can also set Settings, Camera, Formats to Most Compatible so photos save as JPG.

Is my photo uploaded to a server?

No. Everything, including the optional face detection, runs inside your browser on your own device. Your photo is never transmitted anywhere.

Source

Specifications on this page are taken from documents published by the Union Public Service Commission:

Instructions for uploading documents — upsconline.nic.in
Instructions for uploading the photo & signature (PDF) — upsconline.nic.in
Civil Services Examination 2026 notification (PDF) — upsc.gov.in

UPSC can change these without reissuing a notice, so confirm against the portal before you upload. We are not affiliated with the Union Public Service Commission.