Editorial and sourcing policy

Every photo, signature and thumb size ExamFitr publishes comes from the exam body's or issuing authority's own notice or portal. Each size shows its source link and the date we last checked it. If we can't read the official document, we don't publish the size.

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The rules

  1. Official sources only. A size counts as published only when we have read it in the official notification, information bulletin, instruction PDF or application portal of the body that runs the exam or issues the document (for example ssc.gov.in, upsc.gov.in, nta.ac.in, ibps.in, passportindia.gov.in). Coaching sites, news articles, forums and other resizer sites (including competitors) are never the source of a published size.
  2. A source link and a checked date on every size. Exam pages show the document we used and the date we last opened it and compared the numbers. The same data feeds the editor, the exam pages, the sitemaps and llms.txt, so they can't drift apart.
  3. Derived values are labelled. Some bodies give a size in centimetres or inches without pixels. We then convert at the DPI the notice states (or 200 DPI if none is given) and mark the pixels as derived, with the original wording next to them.
  4. Confidence levels. In the editor each preset is marked official (read in the official document), secondary (the official file could not be opened, so a summary was used) or unverified (carried over without a source). Only official sizes are printed on pages that search engines index. The other two stay usable in the editor with a visible warning.
  5. No page without an official size. An exam group with no official size gets no indexable page: either no page at all, or a page marked noindex that is left out of the sitemap.
  6. Stricter wins. When an official source gives a range and an older or regional notice gives a narrower one, the editor targets the narrower range, so the file passes both.
  7. Always verify. Requirements change between recruitment cycles. Every page tells you to compare with the latest notification before you submit, and ExamFitr is not affiliated with any exam body (see the disclaimer).

What this means today

These counts are generated from the preset database at build time.

How a size is checked

  1. Find the latest notification or instruction document on the official website.
  2. Read the upload section and copy the exact numbers: pixels or centimetres, the KB range, the file format, the background and any rule such as a name-and-date strip.
  3. Record the document title and URL and the date of the check in the preset database.
  4. Run the editor with the preset and check the downloaded file's pixels and bytes in automated tests (tests/e2e_tool.py and tests/e2e_controls.py).
  5. Re-check when a new notification is published, and when someone reports a difference.

Corrections

Every exam page has a “Report a wrong size” link. It opens an email to support@examfitr.com with the page already filled in. Please include a link to the official notice. When a report checks out, we fix the preset and update the checked date. Changes users can see are listed in the changelog.

How guides are written

Guides and page text are drafted with the help of AI writing tools and then checked. Every size is compared with the official source above, and every measured number (file sizes, quality settings, timings) comes from our own tests, published with their method on the benchmark page. We don't publish invented reviews, ratings, user counts or testimonials.

Who is responsible

ExamFitr is an independent project and is not run by, or affiliated with, any exam body or government department. Editorial questions go to support@examfitr.com.

Sources for every published exam page

Exam or documentOfficial sourceLast checked
BPSCBPSC online application User Manual (bpsconline.bihar.gov.in)
Canada visaIRCC - Visa application photograph specifications
CATCAT 2025 Registration Guide
CTETCTET September 2026 Information Bulletin (CBSE, official PDF)
CUET UGNTA CUET (UG) 2026 Information Bulletin
GATEGATE 2026 Information Brochure (IIT Guwahati)
GDSIndia Post GDS Online Engagement user manual & 2026 schedule notification
HTETHTET information bulletin (BSEH; HTET-2024, the latest bulletin we could read)
IBPSIBPS CRP PO/MT-XVI (2026) - Guidelines for scanning and upload of documents
JEE MainNTA JEE (Main) 2026 Information Bulletin
Kerala PSCKerala PSC photo upload instructions (Malayalam PDF)
LICLIC AAO 2025 notification - scanning guidelines
MHT CETMHT-CET 2026 Information Brochure (State CET Cell, Maharashtra)
MPSCMPSC 'Instructions for Filling the Application Form'
NEET PGNBEMS "Image Upload Instructions" (nbe.edu.in)
NEET UGNTA NEET (UG) 2026 Information Bulletin
OCIOCI FAQ (Consulate General of India, Edinburgh), Q4; links ociservices.gov.in Photo-Spec
PANProtean (NSDL) 'Guidelines for filling PAN new application' scanning table
Passport SevaPassport Seva — Guidelines for ICAO Compliant Photographs for Passport Applications
RBIRBI 2025 recruitment - Guidelines for scanning and upload of documents
SarathiSarathi "Photo and Signature Scan & Upload Process" (sarathi.parivahan.gov.in)
SBISBI detailed advertisement 2026 (sbi.bank.in)
SSCSSC CGL 2026 notice (21 May 2026), para 9.4-9.6
TNPSCTNPSC "Photo, Signature & Support Document Resize" notice
UGC NETNTA UGC-NET December 2025 Information Bulletin
UK passportGOV.UK - Get a passport photo
UPPSCUPPSC OTR photo & signature instructions
UPSCUPSC One Time Registration FAQ, Q42-43 (upsconline.gov.in)
US visaUS Department of State - Digital Image Requirements
Voter IDECI Guidelines for filling Form-6
WBJEEWBJEE 2026 Information Bulletin, section 8.3
WBPSCWBPSC Guidelines for filling up the online application

Individual documents on an exam page can have their own source; the exam page lists each one.