How to check your photo meets the spec before you upload
Check photo size, dimensions, and format on Windows, Mac, Android, and iPhone before you hit upload.
What you'll need
- Phone with rear camera
- Plain wall or white sheet
- Even front light
Step 1: Prepare the background
Use a plain light wall. Stand one arm's length away to reduce shadows.
Step 2: Frame the shot
Rear camera at eye level. Leave headroom — see Exam photo sizes 2026 — SSC, UPSC, NEET, banking and more for face-height rules.
Step 3: Light from the front
Face the window or lamp. Avoid overhead-only light.
Step 4: Export to spec
Crop, resize, then compress — see Indian passport photo size — 35×45 mm (2026 rules). Wrong order causes blur.
Common mistakes at each step
- HEIC from iPhone — convert to JPG
- Compress before crop — loses quality
- Ignoring minimum KB — over-compression fails too
Do it automatically
This applies across documents and exams — pick yours and we will set the exact size automatically.
Choose your document or examFAQ
Can I use the front camera? Rear camera is sharper; front works if the lens is clean.
Where is the full spec? See The pre-submission photo checklist (print this) and the official notification.
See also
Related guides
More PhotoFix articles on the same problem or document type.
- How-toP0How to get a pure white background without PhotoshopWhite background for passport or exam photo without Photoshop — shoot it right, use a browser tool, or fix halo edges.
- How-toP0How to resize a photo to an exact KB sizeReduce a photo to 20 KB or any exact limit: crop first, resize to pixel dimensions, then compress iteratively.
- How-toP1How to convert HEIC to JPG on iPhone and AndroidConvert HEIC to JPG for form upload — plus the settings change that stops your phone saving HEIC again.