National Testing Agency (NTA)
JEE (Main) 2026 photo and signature upload requirements
The JEE (Main) 2026 Information Bulletin asks for a recent passport-size photograph in colour, with 80% of the face (without a mask) visible including the ears, against a white background, in JPG/JPEG between 10 KB and 200 KB, and a clearly legible signature in JPG/JPEG between 10 KB and 100 KB. A scanned Class 10 certificate or marksheet goes up as a PDF of 50–300 KB; if you are not verifying through Aadhaar or DigiLocker, an identity proof is uploaded as a JPG/JPEG of 10–200 KB, and a disability or UDID certificate as a PDF of 50–300 KB.
JEE Main and NEET share the NTA file bands but not every rule: JEE Main 2026 requires a colour photo where NEET also accepts black and white, and it states no 'taken after' date. The bulletin also has no cap, spectacles or name-and-date-on-photo rules. Bring the same photograph to the examination centre — it is pasted on the attendance sheet.
The checkers below are pre-set to each JPG band and compress a large file to fit. They verify file size and format only. Face coverage, background, colour and whether NTA will accept the upload are outside what a file checker can judge, and PDFs cannot be checked here.
Official source: JEE (Main) 2026 Information Bulletin (NTA) — documents to be uploaded
Application window: Session 1: October–November (JEE Main 2026 Session 1: 31 Oct–27 Nov 2025); Session 2: late January–February
Official source checked on 2026-08-24. This records when we compared our summary to the linked official page — not when the tool was QA-tested. Requirements can change; always confirm the current rules on the official page before you apply.
Reviewed by the ExactPic Editorial Team against the official source above. See how we verify requirements.
Specifications
- File format
- JPG/JPEG (clearly legible)
- File size
- 10 KB to 200 KB
- Dimensions
- Passport size; no pixel dimensions stated
- Colour
- Colour photograph
- Face
- 80% face (without mask) visible, including ears
- Background
- White
- At the centre
- The same photo must be brought for pasting on the attendance sheet
Every value in this table is summarized from JEE (Main) 2026 Information Bulletin (NTA) — documents to be uploaded (National Testing Agency (NTA)), checked 2026-08-24. Confirm the current values on the official page before you apply.
Check and fix your photo
The tool below is set to the official digital limits. Drop your photo in to check it and download a version that fits.
Set to JPG/JPEG, 10–200 KB. The bulletin states no pixel size, so none is enforced; fix mode compresses a larger photo to fit and does not pad a file under 10 KB.
Drop an image here, or click to browse
JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC (Safari/iOS only) — or paste / take a photo
Publishers: embed this checker on your site with one iframe.
- Auto-checked and fixable
- File size and file format.
- You must verify yourself
- Head size and position, background, lighting, expression, and colour profile — the tool cannot judge these.
Check and fix your signature
- File format
- JPG/JPEG (clearly legible)
- File size
- 10 KB to 100 KB
- Ink and dimensions
- Not stated in the bulletin
The tool below is set to the official limits for this file. Drop it in to check it and download a version that fits.
Drop an image here, or click to browse
JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC (Safari/iOS only) — or paste / take a photo
Publishers: embed this checker on your site with one iframe.
- Auto-checked and fixable
- File size and file format.
- You must verify yourself
- Legibility, ink colour, orientation, how much of the frame the content fills, and the paper background — the tool cannot judge these.
Verifies JPG/JPEG and the 10–100 KB band and compresses a larger scan to fit. No pixel size is enforced because the bulletin states none; a file under 10 KB is not padded.
Check and fix your identity proof (if not verifying via Aadhaar/DigiLocker)
- File format
- JPG/JPEG
- File size
- 10 KB to 200 KB
The tool below is set to the official limits for this file. Drop it in to check it and download a version that fits.
Drop an image here, or click to browse
JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC (Safari/iOS only) — or paste / take a photo
Publishers: embed this checker on your site with one iframe.
- Auto-checked and fixable
- File size and file format.
- You must verify yourself
- Legibility, ink colour, orientation, how much of the frame the content fills, and the paper background — the tool cannot judge these.
Verifies JPG/JPEG and the 10–200 KB band. Keep the text on the ID readable after compression.
Certificates (PDF)
- Documents
- Class 10 certificate or marksheet; disability or UDID certificate
- File format
- PDF (clearly legible)
- File size
- 50 KB to 300 KB
PDFs cannot be checked with the image checker. The compress-PDF tool recompresses the images inside a scanned PDF and shows the size before and after — it has no target-size setting, so read the result and make sure it lands between 50 KB and 300 KB.
Compliance note. This checks mechanical file requirements only — file size, pixel dimensions, aspect ratio and format. It does not check face coverage, background, ink colour, legibility, the number of signatures, or whether the examination or recruitment portal will accept your upload.
Reviewed by ExactPic editorial against the official source on 2026-08-24. Spotted something out of date or wrong? Report an incorrect requirement.
Step by step
Take a colour passport-size photo on white
80% of the face visible including the ears, no mask. Keep a print of the same photo for the attendance sheet at the centre.
Scan the signature and, if needed, an identity proof
Save both as JPG/JPEG; the bulletin sets file-size bands only. Class 10 and disability certificates must be PDFs of 50–300 KB.
Check and fix each JPG below
Photo 10–200 KB, signature 10–100 KB, identity proof 10–200 KB. Download the fixed files and upload them in the application.
Private by design. Any file you check here is processed entirely in your browser and never uploaded. ExactPic is not affiliated with National Testing Agency (NTA) and does not guarantee acceptance — always follow the official guidance.
Source change log
- 2026-08-25 — Page created from the JEE (Main) 2026 Information Bulletin (documents to be uploaded) published by NTA.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the photo size for JEE Main 2026?
- A recent passport-size colour photograph in JPG/JPEG between 10 KB and 200 KB, with 80% of the face (without mask) visible including the ears, against a white background. No pixel size is stated.
- What is the signature size for JEE Main?
- A clearly legible JPG/JPEG between 10 KB and 100 KB. The bulletin states no ink colour or pixel dimensions.
- Is the JEE Main photo requirement the same as NEET?
- The file bands match — 10–200 KB photo, 10–100 KB signature, 50–300 KB PDF certificates — but JEE Main 2026 requires a colour photo (NEET also accepts black and white) and sets no 'taken after' date, which NEET 2026 does.
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Official source checked: 2026-08-24