SSC CHSL 2026: Live Photo, Signature Upload, Correction Window

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SSC CHSL 2026 captures your photograph live on the form itself, through your camera (or the Android app if the camera does not work), so you do not need a pre-made photo file. Your signature, however, is uploaded as a JPG file between 10KB and 20KB. After you submit the form and pay the fee by 8 October 2026, you get a three-day correction window on 14 to 16 October to correct the form and re-submit up to twice, each time for a fee.

What live photo capture means

The CHSL application form captures your photo at the moment you fill it, through your computer's camera. Candidates who cannot capture a photo that way can use the Android app (Google Play Store) whose QR code is shown in the Upload Documents section. The notification says you do not need a pre-existing photograph, so there is no photo file to prepare.

Because the photo is captured during the application session, there is nothing to prepare in advance except a place with good light and a plain background. At the photo step you allow camera access and take the shot following the on-screen guide: camera at eye level, face fully inside the marked area, no cap, mask or glasses. If the shot is not as per the instructions, the notification advises you to recapture it. Never capture a photo of an existing photograph: such applications are rejected. For detailed framing and what to do if your first shot does not pass, read our guide to SSC live photo capture.

Signature: what you upload

Unlike the live photo, your signature is a file you prepare beforehand and upload to the form. The notification asks for JPEG/JPG, 10 to 20KB. It also gives an image size, but the notice contradicts itself: para 9.6 says about 6.0cm wide by 2.0cm tall, while Annexure-IV says about 4.0cm by 2.0cm. Aim for a clean 2:1 or 3:1 wide signature, stay inside 10-20KB, and check the preview before you submit. Blurred or miniature signatures are rejected.

Sign in dark ink on plain white paper, photograph it with even lighting, and crop tightly so only the signature and a thin margin show. To hit the KB target, crop tightly and compress the JPG. Our SSC CHSL photo and signature size guide has the full spec and common mistakes.

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The correction window: how it works

Once you submit the form and pay the fee by 8 October 2026, SSC opens a correction window on 14 to 16 October. During these three days, you can log in, correct your application data and re-submit. The rules are:

• Only candidates whose form was submitted AND whose fee was paid in time can use the correction window.
• You can make corrections and re-submit up to twice.
• The first correction costs Rs 200 and the second Rs 500, for all candidates irrespective of gender or category.
• Correction fees are paid online (BHIM UPI, net banking or debit card) and are non-refundable.
• Each time you pay a correction fee, that version becomes your valid application and earlier versions are discarded.
• If the correction fee is not received, the corrected form shows as Incomplete, is not accepted, and your earlier submission stays valid.
• After 16 October 2026 at 23:00, no further changes are allowed.

When to correct: a practical plan

Most applicants waste the Rs 500 second correction on trivial fixes. Treat the Rs 200 first correction as your one real chance to fix mistakes. Before the window opens on 14 October, download and print your submitted form from your login dashboard. Go through it line by line for errors in your name, date of birth, category, exam centres and your uploaded signature. Correct all of these in one go on 14 October, pay Rs 200, and reserve the Rs 500 correction only for emergencies (e.g. a misspelled exam centre that would cause you to be marked absent).

What you can and cannot correct

The notification says the window lets you correct or modify "online application parameters" and does not list which fields. Fields filled automatically from your OTR are non-editable inside the application; the notice says to use Modify Registration before you start. Write your name, date of birth and parents' names exactly as in your matriculation certificate, or your candidature may be cancelled at document verification. Whether the photo or signature can be changed in the window is not stated, so check the options on your dashboard when the window opens. Mobile number and email changes are not entertained later.

Common mistakes during live capture and correction

• Forgetting to allow camera permissions before starting the form, then panicking when the camera does not load.
• Taking a photo of an old printed photo on a phone screen instead of a live capture of your face.
• Assuming a signature fix can wait for the correction window. The notice does not say the signature can be changed there, so get it right before 7 October.
• Correcting only one field on 14-16 October when there are multiple mistakes, and then needing the Rs 500 second correction for things that could have been fixed together.
• Not checking Payment Status. If the fee is not received by 8 October 23:00 the form shows as Incomplete and is rejected, and only forms with fee received can be corrected. Women, SC, ST, PwBD and eligible ex-servicemen candidates are exempt from the Rs 100 fee.

Your step-by-step from now to 16 October

1. Complete OTR on ssc.gov.in. Aadhaar authentication is optional, but the notice says applications through it are not rejected on photo or signature grounds.
2. Apply for SSC CHSL 2026 on ssc.gov.in, filling in all personal, education and centre details before 7 October 2026 at 23:00.
3. When the form asks for a photo, allow camera access and capture following the on-screen guide. Good light, plain background, no cap, mask or glasses. Recapture if it is not as per the guide.
4. Upload your signature file as a JPG between 10KB and 20KB. Check the preview before you submit.
5. Submit the form by 7 October 2026 at 23:00.
6. Pay the Rs 100 fee (unless exempt) by 8 October 2026 at 23:00, and check Payment Status on your login to confirm it is received.
7. Download and print your submitted form after you submit and before the window opens. Carefully review for errors.
8. On 14 to 16 October, log in, correct all mistakes you found in one go, pay Rs 200, and submit.
9. Save the printout of your final application.

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Frequently asked questions

Sources

• SSC, Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination 2026 Notice (paras 9, 10, 11, Annexure-IV) (checked 2026-10)

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