Resize your signature for SSC
SSC captures your photograph live through your camera, so there is no photo file to resize. The signature is the one thing you upload — 10 to 20 KB. Your file never leaves your device.
What the form actually requires
- Photograph
- NOT uploaded. SSC’s application captures it live through your webcam or phone camera. Photographing an existing printed photo is explicitly rejected.
- Signature size
- 10 KB to 20 KB, JPEG / JPG
- Signature dimensions
- About 6.0 cm (width) × 2.0 cm (height) at 300 DPI — which is 709 × 236 pixels. This tool outputs exactly that.
- Signature rules
- Black ink on white paper, horizontally aligned. Blurred or miniature signatures are rejected summarily.
- Live photo capture
- Good light, plain background, camera at eye level, looking straight ahead. Face fully inside the marked rectangle — neither too close nor too far. No cap, mask or spectacles.
- Aadhaar exemption
- Candidates who complete Aadhaar authentication are not rejected on photograph or signature grounds at all. Opting for it removes this whole problem.
Source: SSC — Notice of Examination (Combined Hindi Translators, 2026) · last checked 2026-07-28. Specifications change between exam cycles — always confirm against the current notification.
How to prepare your SSC signature
- Sign once on plain white paper in black ink.
- Scan or photograph it straight on in good light. Keep it horizontally aligned — not tilted.
- Crop tightly around the signature using the tool above.
- The tool outputs 709 × 236 px at 10–20 KB, which is SSC’s 6.0 × 2.0 cm at 300 DPI.
- Download and upload it to your application.
SSC rejects blurred or miniature signatures summarily. A signature photographed at an angle, or cropped so loosely that it shrinks to a speck in the frame, is the usual cause.
Common questions
Why can’t I upload my SSC photo any more?
SSC changed this on its new portal. The application form now opens your camera and takes the photograph while you fill it in — there is no file upload for it. The notice is explicit that photographing an existing printed photo will get your application rejected. So if a site is offering you an "SSC photo resizer" for the application, it is working from an old notice.
What size should my SSC signature be?
Between 10 KB and 20 KB in JPEG or JPG. SSC states the dimensions as about 6.0 cm wide by 2.0 cm tall at 300 DPI, which works out to 709 × 236 pixels. This tool outputs exactly that size, so you only need to crop around your signature and download.
The notice says 4.0 cm in one place and 6.0 cm in another. Which is right?
SSC’s own document is inconsistent here. 6.0 cm × 2.0 cm appears four times — in the main instructions, in the candidate guidance, in the application annexure, and on the upload screen itself, which is the only place that also gives the 300 DPI figure. 4.0 cm appears once, in an older annexure. We follow the 6.0 cm figure because the upload screen is what actually validates your file.
Do I still need a photograph anywhere for SSC?
Two places. If you could not complete Aadhaar authentication, One-Time Registration asks you to upload identity documents including a photograph — the notice states no size for it, so use the Photograph option here for a safe general size. Separately, you must carry two printed passport-size photographs to the exam centre; those are physical prints, not files.
What is the Aadhaar exemption?
The notice repeats it several times: applications submitted through Aadhaar Based Authentication will not be rejected on the grounds of the photograph or signature not meeting the prescribed standards. If you can complete Aadhaar authentication, the size and quality rules stop being a risk for you.
Which SSC exams does this apply to?
These specifications come from the Combined Hindi Translators 2026 notice, published on SSC’s new portal. The live photo capture and One-Time Registration are features of that portal rather than of one exam, so they very likely apply across SSC exams including CGL, CHSL, MTS and GD. Each notice can still differ, so check the one for your exam.