Requirements Last Verified: February 10, 2026 Official Source: Ministry of Railways Official Portal ↗

RRB (Railway Recruitment Boards) Photo & Signature Requirements

Recruitment for RRB NTPC, Group D, ALP, and Technicians.

Official Upload Specifications

Current Active Cycle
Document / Photo Type Required Dimensions File Size (KB) Format Specific Guidelines Action
Standard Exam Photograph 200 × 230 px 20 KB – 50 KB jpg Standard Indian competitive exam photograph dimensions. Apply to Tool →

How to Format Your RRB (Railway Recruitment Boards) Uploads

  1. Take a front-facing photo against a light or white wall in well-lit daylight.
  2. Click Apply to Tool in the specifications table above.
  3. Upload your photo directly into our client-side resizer.
  4. The resizer automatically locks the exact pixel dimensions and compression threshold specified by the examination board.
  5. Preview the output, ensure your face or signature is clearly legible, and click Download.
  6. Upload the downloaded file directly to the Ministry of Railways Official Portal portal without error.

Top Rejection Reasons to Avoid

  • Wearing sunglasses, goggles, or tinted prescription glasses.
  • Wearing caps, hats, or headwear covering forehead/eyes.
  • Blurry, low-contrast, or unreadable signatures.
  • Signatures drawn in all-capital letters.
  • Uploading files that exceed the maximum KB limit by even 0.5 KB.

RRB (Railway Recruitment Boards) Application FAQs

No. All image resizing, compression, cropping, and DPI analysis happen directly on your device using HTML5 Canvas. Your photos remain 100% private.

Use our pre-configured exam presets (such as SSC, UPSC, IBPS, and RRB) which automatically apply the exact dimensions, file format, and file size limits specified in official notifications.

Yes! The Passport Photo Maker tool includes an A4 Print Sheet layout generator that lets you download sheets with 8, 16, or 32 passport photos ready for photo studio or home printing.