CUET UG Photo and Signature Size 2026: KB, Pixels, Format

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Per the CUET (UG) 2026 Information Bulletin, the photograph you upload must be JPG or JPEG format, between 10KB and 200KB, colour, with at least 80% of your face visible including both ears against a white background, without a mask. The signature must be JPG or JPEG, between 10KB and 50KB. You also capture a live photograph during the application itself, using your camera or a webcam, on top of the photograph you upload separately.

CUET UG's signature limit is tighter than NEET's or JEE Main's

If you are also applying to NEET UG or JEE Main in the same admission cycle, note that CUET UG's signature ceiling (50KB) is lower than both of those exams (100KB each), even though the photo range (10-200KB) is identical across all three. Reusing a signature file prepared for NEET or JEE Main without rechecking the size can leave you a little over CUET's limit, so resize separately for each application rather than assuming one file works everywhere.

Document	Format	File size (KB)	Dimensions	Other rules
Photograph (uploaded)	JPG/JPEG	10KB to 200KB	Passport-style	Colour, 80% face visible including ears, no mask, white background; a live photo is also captured
Signature	JPG/JPEG	10KB to 50KB	-	Clear, legible
Disability/UDID certificate (if applicable)	PDF	50KB to 300KB	-	PwD/PwBD candidates only: upload the UDID card, or the disability certificate if you have no UDID card
Identity proof (non-Aadhaar/DigiLocker verification)	JPG/JPEG	10KB to 200KB	-	Only required if not verifying through Aadhaar or DigiLocker

Source: CUET (UG) 2026 Information Bulletin, National Testing Agency, cuet.nta.nic.in (checked September 2026). These are the 2026 figures; recheck them when the 2027 bulletin is released.

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Step-by-step: preparing your CUET UG files

1. Take a recent colour photo against a plain white background, both ears visible, no mask, in good daylight.
2. Sign on white paper in dark ink and photograph it in even light.
3. Resize the photo to fit 10-200KB and the signature to fit 10-50KB, in JPG/JPEG format.
4. If you have a disability certificate to upload and no UDID card on file, scan it as a PDF between 50KB and 300KB.
5. During the application, allow camera access when prompted for the live photo capture step, and follow the on-screen framing guidance.

What the UDID verification note means for PwD/PwBD candidates

The bulletin asks PwD/PwBD candidates to upload a Disability/UDID certificate as a PDF of 50KB to 300KB. If you upload a UDID (Unique Disability ID) card, NTA checks its details against the UDID portal of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. If you do not have a UDID card, upload your disability certificate in the proper format instead, and NTA may verify it with the issuing authority, so apply for a UDID card well before the exam cycle if you expect to need one, rather than waiting until the CUET UG application window itself.

Applying to multiple universities through one CUET UG form

Because CUET UG scores feed into admission at many universities at once, your photograph and signature are reused across every university's evaluation of your application, not re-uploaded separately for each one. This makes it worth spending a little extra care on the initial upload, since a blurry photo or an illegible signature could affect how multiple institutions view your application, not just one. Keep the original high-resolution photo and signature scan saved even after submission, in case a specific university's later counselling round asks you to reconfirm your identity documents.

What happens after you submit

Once submitted, CUET UG applications typically move into a correction window before the final cutoff, where NTA has in past cycles allowed limited edits to certain fields, sometimes including photograph and signature if there was a genuine error. Do not treat this as a safety net to submit a rushed, low-quality photo now and fix it later, since correction windows are usually short, may carry a fee, and are not guaranteed to reopen every field. Get the photo and signature right on the first attempt where possible, treating any correction window as a backup rather than the plan.

Common mistakes on the CUET UG form

• Reusing a NEET or JEE Main signature file without checking it fits CUET's tighter 10-50KB range, since students applying to all three exams in one season often make exactly this mistake.
• Uploading the UDID card or disability certificate as a JPG, or above 300KB, when the bulletin asks for a PDF of 50KB to 300KB.
• Not testing camera access before the live photo capture step, causing delays partway through the form.
• Uploading identity proof in a format other than JPG/JPEG when it was actually required.

For the related JEE Main form, which shares the same photo range but a wider signature range, see the JEE Main photo and signature size guide. If a certificate PDF is too large, use compress PDF to 200KB before uploading.

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Sources

• National Testing Agency, CUET (UG) 2026 Information Bulletin (checked 2026-09)

Rules and limits change. Always check the latest official notification or portal before you submit a form.