SSC CGL signature resizer
Only the signature is uploaded — SSC captures your photo live in the form. The signature has a 10–20 KB window and an approximate size in centimetres, which the notice gives two different ways.
Checked against the Notice, Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2026 (21 May 2026) on 18 October 2026
SSC CGL upload specifications
| Upload | Pixels | File size | DPI | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signatureabout 6.0 cm × 2.0 cm, or 4.0 cm × 2.0 cm (see note) | Not specified | 10–20 KB | 200 (not stated) | JPG / JPEG |
Your file
- File
- signature.jpg
- Pixels
- 400 × 160
- Size
- 10–20 KB
- DPI
- 200
What the notification says
Signature
- Scanned signature, JPEG / JPG, between 10 KB and 20 KB.
- Blurred or miniature signatures are rejected.
- PwD (VH) candidates may upload a thumb impression instead.
Sharpmonk note: The notice contradicts itself: paragraph 9.6 and the instructions on page 52 say about 6.0 cm × 2.0 cm, while Annexure IV on page 71 says about 4.0 cm × 2.0 cm. Sharpmonk makes 400 × 160 px at 200 DPI, which is 5.1 × 2.0 cm — between the two, and “about” either.
Sharpmonk note: No pixel size or DPI is given; the 200 DPI is ours, so the file prints at that size.
Also required
- No photo upload. The form captures a live photo by webcam, or through the mobile app linked by the QR code on the Upload Documents page: good light, plain background, camera at eye level, face inside the frame, no cap, mask or glasses.
Questions
A JPEG between 10 KB and 20 KB. The notice gives the dimensions in centimetres — about 6.0 × 2.0 cm in one place and about 4.0 × 2.0 cm in another — and no pixel size.
The 2026 notice says both: 6.0 × 2.0 cm in paragraph 9.6 and on page 52, and 4.0 × 2.0 cm in Annexure IV. Both are “about”, so Sharpmonk makes a 5.1 × 2.0 cm image (400 × 160 px at 200 DPI) that sits between them.
Because SSC doesn't take an uploaded photo. The form captures your photo live, and the notice warns that capturing a photo of an existing photograph gets the application rejected.
The notice says applications that used Aadhaar-based authentication won't be rejected on the ground that the photo or signature doesn't meet the standards. The signature still has to be uploaded.