TNPSC Photo Size 2026

Three sources answer different questions

There is no single number that should be applied to every TNPSC image upload. A portal resize guide explains its general workflow; applicant instructions describe preparation; a recruitment notification gives rules for that application. Read the source and its scope together.

TNPSC Photo & Signature Size Guide — sources and verification

What the Group IV 2026 photograph includes

Annexure I §3.3 requires a colour studio photograph on white, taken on or after 6 October 2026, with a front view showing both ears and the neck. The bottom area carries the candidate’s name and actual date of photography. The full image is 130 × 170 px: a 115 px photo area plus a 55 px name/date area.

Section 3.4 describes 200 DPI scanning, 20–50 KB and the filename Photograph.jpg. Pixel dimensions and DPI are different properties. Our compressor reliably checks pixels, bytes and format; it does not write DPI metadata, verify studio origin or generate this exact text-strip layout. Start with a prepared complete photograph and preserve it when cropping.

Prepare Group IV 2026 photo encoding settings

Add a name and photography date to a photo

Why 300 × 400, 125 × 165 and 130 × 170 appear online

Different recruitment notices, older instructions and general guidance can describe different targets. A fixed size may also be a tool’s convenient default rather than a quoted official rule. Third-party summaries sometimes combine these contexts without identifying which notification they apply to.

For example, 400 × 400 lies inside the general guide’s ranges, while 130 × 170 is the specific Group IV value cited here. That does not establish an official basis for every other number you encounter. Follow the active first-party notice and any amendments rather than averaging conflicting dimensions.

Resize and compress a TNPSC application photo

Prepare the signature as a separate file

Group IV §3.5 specifies 230 × 75 px, 10–20 KB, saved as Signature.jpg. Applicant instructions also describe 230 × 75 px, 10–20 KB, JPEG, a 6.0 × 2.0 cm box on white paper, blue or black ink and 200 DPI scanning. A photograph’s larger file-size allowance is not a signature allowance.

Crop and compress a TNPSC signature

Check the file you will actually submit

Our tools show KB using 1,024 bytes. Leave a margin below a strict “below” limit rather than relying on a rounded KB display. Images remain in your browser while using these tools; uploading the saved file to TNPSC is a separate action you perform.

• Read the current notification and any amendment; identify photo and signature limits separately.
• Reopen the final download and inspect width, height, actual format and bytes.
• Check clarity, complete name/date layout where required, and the actual photography date.
• Select the newly downloaded file in the portal; passing an encoding check cannot guarantee acceptance.

Official sources and verification

Prepare your file

• Prepare Group IV 2026 photo encoding settings
• Resize and compress a TNPSC application photo
• Crop and compress a TNPSC signature
• Add a name and photography date to a photo
• TNPSC Photo & Signature Size Guide — sources and verification

Related reading

• Choosing the photography date and name layout
• Understanding TNPSC signature size