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

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Per the NEET (UG) 2026 Information Bulletin, the photograph you upload must be JPG or JPEG format, between 10KB and 200KB, showing at least 80% of your face including both ears, against a white background, without a mask. The signature must be JPG or JPEG, between 10KB and 100KB. On top of the uploaded photograph, NTA also captures a live photograph during the application itself, which it checks against your Aadhaar photo where available.

What NEET UG 2026 actually asks you to upload

The bulletin lists photograph, signature, and left and right hand fingers and thumb impressions as the core scanned images every candidate uploads, plus category certificate, Class 10 certificate and marksheet, identity proof and address proof as PDFs for candidates who need them. Each of these has its own size range, so it helps to prepare all of them before you sit down to fill the form rather than discovering a missing document midway.

One detail the bulletin is explicit about: candidates should keep 6 to 8 passport-size photographs and 4 to 6 postcard-size (4 inch by 6 inch) colour photographs ready as physical prints, for pasting on the attendance sheet at the exam centre and for admission or counselling later. Only the passport-size photo is what you scan and upload to the online form; the postcard-size photos are a separate, physical requirement, not something you upload as a digital file.

Document	Format	File size (KB)	Dimensions	Other rules
Photograph (uploaded)	JPG/JPEG	10KB to 200KB	Passport-style	80% face visible including ears, no mask, white background, colour or black and white accepted
Signature	JPG/JPEG	10KB to 100KB	-	Clear, legible signature
Left and right hand fingers and thumb impressions	JPG/JPEG	10KB to 200KB (bulletin also separately states 50KB to 300KB for this item)	-	Must be clear; unclear impressions can lead to rejection
Category / Class 10 certificate, marksheet, ID proof, address proof (as applicable)	PDF (identity proof: JPG/JPEG)	50KB to 300KB (identity proof: 10-200KB in one list, 50-300KB in another)	-	Only required for candidates the specific document applies to

Source: NEET (UG) - 2026 Information Bulletin, National Testing Agency, neet.nta.nic.in (checked September 2026). Note the bulletin itself gives two different size ranges for the fingers and thumb impressions in different sections; check the exact upload field on the live form and follow whichever limit it enforces. A file between 50KB and 200KB satisfies both ranges, so aim for that. These are the figures for the 2026 cycle; NTA publishes a fresh bulletin for each year, so recheck them when the next one is out.

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The live photo capture, and why it can flag your application

NEET UG 2026's application requires you to capture a live photograph at the time of filling the form, using your device's camera or webcam, in addition to the passport photo you upload separately. NTA checks this live photo against the photograph on record with UIDAI (Aadhaar) where you have used Aadhaar-based verification. If the two do not match closely, or if you verified your identity using a document other than Aadhaar, you may need to upload a signed and attested certificate along with a recent photo, certified by your school or college principal, or attested by a Gazetted Officer.

To avoid this extra step, make sure your Aadhaar photo is itself reasonably recent before you start the NEET application, and capture the live photo in good, even light with a light-coloured background, exactly as the same 80% face visibility rule requires for the uploaded photo.

How to prepare your files on a phone

1. Take the passport photo against a plain white background in daylight, with both ears visible and no mask.
2. Sign on white paper in dark ink and photograph it in even light.
3. Crop both images tightly, then resize the photo to fit 10-200KB and the signature to fit 10-100KB.
4. Prepare finger and thumb impressions clearly on paper, following the same photographing steps, and check both size ranges mentioned in the bulletin before uploading.
5. Keep 6-8 passport-size and 4-6 postcard-size (4x6 inch) physical prints ready separately for the exam centre; these are not uploaded.
6. During the live application step, allow camera access and follow the on-screen framing prompts carefully.

Common mistakes on the NEET UG form

• Uploading a photo with a coloured or patterned background instead of plain white.
• Wearing a mask, or cropping so loosely that the face does not fill about 80% of the photo as the bulletin asks.
• Confusing the postcard-size physical photo requirement with a digital upload field, when it is actually something you carry to the exam centre.
• Uploading a finger and thumb file below 50KB or above 200KB, which fails one of the two ranges the bulletin gives.
• Letting your Aadhaar photo go stale for years, which can cause the live-photo match to fail during the application.

For the postcard-size photo specifically, including the exact pixel size to print it at, see the NEET postcard size photo guide. If you also need to compress a certificate PDF to fit the bulletin's 50-300KB range, use compress PDF to 200KB.

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Sources

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

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