DSSSB photo size and resizer: photo, signature and both thumbs
Resize your DSSSB files
Nothing is uploadedWhat the source says: Upload scanned / digital image of coloured postcard size photograph of the candidate and should be in JPEG format and image should be between 50 kb to 300 kb (required resolution 480x672 pixels, 96 dpi). Coloured postcard size photograph (size 5*7 inch) should be of upper half of body only clearly showing face, both ears and both shoulders.
What it leaves open: 480 × 672 px at 96 DPI is the 5 × 7 inch postcard size. Fill frame trims the edges to that shape, so start from a picture of you from the waist up with both ears and both shoulders showing.
General Instructions to Applicants (Combined Examination) (opens in a new tab) Step 2, item A, page 3, read 25 Oct 2026
The DSSSB online application asks for four images: a coloured postcard-size photo of 480 × 672 pixels and 50 to 300 KB, then a signature and your left and right thumb impressions, each 110 × 140 pixels and at most 40 KB, all JPG. Choose the file above, add your picture, and download it at that size.
DSSSB photo, signature and thumb impression sizes
What DSSSB's own documents say. The sizes are in its General Instructions to Applicants for the online form; dsssb.delhi.gov.in did not open from our network on 25 October 2026, so we read the General Instructions PDF archived on 15 September 2024 and Advertisement No. 03/2026 archived on 23 June 2026.
| Notice | File | What the notice says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSSSB OARS instructions | Photograph | Coloured postcard-size (5 × 7 inch) photograph, upper half of the body with face, both ears and both shoulders; JPG/JPEG, 50 KB to 300 KB, 480 × 672 px, 96 dpi | General Instructions to Applicants (Combined Examination) (opens in a new tab) Step 2, item A, page 3, read 25 October 2026 |
| DSSSB OARS instructions | Signature | Signed on white paper with a dark pen; JPG, Width 110 px, Height 140 px, at most 40 KB | General Instructions to Applicants (Combined Examination) (opens in a new tab) Step 2, item B, page 3, read 25 October 2026 |
| DSSSB OARS instructions | Left and right thumb impressions | Two files, each JPG, Width 110 px, Height 140 px, at most 40 KB | General Instructions to Applicants (Combined Examination) (opens in a new tab) Step 2, item C, page 3, read 25 October 2026 |
| DSSSB Advertisement No. 03/2026 | Photograph | A recent, clear colour photograph on a plain white or off-white background, full face, front view, eyes open; blurred or illegible photographs and signatures are rejected, and the same photo is to be brought printed on photo paper when the Board asks | Advertisement No. 03/2026 (opens in a new tab) paragraph 8(viii), page 35, read 25 October 2026 |
| DSSSB Advertisement No. 03/2026 | Where to apply | Register once on dsssbonline.nic.in; the instructions for registration are on DSSSB's website | Advertisement No. 03/2026 (opens in a new tab) paragraph 2(i), page 27, read 25 October 2026 |
The instructions give each file a fixed pixel frame and a file-size limit. Only the photo has a minimum, 50 KB.
How to prepare your DSSSB photo, signature and thumbs.
Take the photo from the waist up against a plain white or off-white wall, facing the camera with your eyes open, so your face, both ears and both shoulders are in the picture.
Sign on white paper with a dark pen, then press your left thumb and your right thumb on white paper. Scan or photograph each one and crop close to its edges.
Choose the file in the resizer. The postcard preset fills 480 × 672 pixels and trims the edges, so centre yourself first. The signature and thumb presets fit the whole image and add white space, so nothing is cut.
Make each JPG and check the result. It shows the pixel size and the exact bytes: the photo lands between 50 and 300 KB, the signature and each thumb under 40 KB.
Check the preview before you pay. The form shows your photo, signature and thumb impressions for a last look, and nothing can be changed once the application is submitted.
The DSSSB postcard photo: 5 × 7 inches, 480 × 672 pixels
The instructions ask for a “coloured postcard size photograph (size 5*7 inch)” of the upper half of the body, clearly showing the face, both ears and both shoulders, as a JPEG between 50 KB and 300 KB at a required resolution of 480 × 672 pixels and 96 dpi. At 96 dpi, 5 inches is 480 pixels and 7 inches is 672.
If you only have a passport photo, take a new picture from a little further back, so the upper half of your body and both shoulders are in it. The postcard preset then fills 480 × 672 pixels and keeps the JPG between 50 and 300 KB; the result shows the exact size.
Why DSSSB rejects a photo or signature
Taken from Advertisement No. 03/2026.
A blurred or illegible photo or signature. Online applications with either are rejected.
A coloured or busy background. The background should be plain white or off-white.
An old or unclear photo. Upload a recent, clear colour photograph: full face, front view, eyes open.
A photo outside these rules, on screen or on paper. Both the photo and your candidature are rejected.
Questions
What is the DSSSB photo size?
A coloured postcard-size photograph of 5 × 7 inches, as a JPG or JPEG of 50 KB to 300 KB at 480 × 672 pixels and 96 dpi, showing the upper half of your body with your face, both ears and both shoulders. That is DSSSB's own instruction for its online application portal, dsssbonline.nic.in.
Is the DSSSB photo passport size?
No. The instructions ask for a postcard-size photograph of 5 × 7 inches that shows the upper half of your body, with both ears and both shoulders. At 96 dpi, 5 × 7 inches is the 480 × 672 pixels the form wants.
What is the DSSSB signature size?
A JPG of at most 40 KB, signed on white paper with a dark pen. The instructions print the size as Width 110 px and Height 140 px, the same frame as the thumb impressions. A signature is usually wider than it is tall, so the preset fits all of it inside that frame with white space. If your upload screen shows Width 140 and Height 110, choose the 140 × 110 preset.
What is the DSSSB thumb impression size, and do I need both thumbs?
Yes. The form takes a left and a right thumb impression as separate uploads, each a JPG of 110 × 140 pixels and at most 40 KB. Press each thumb on white paper, scan or photograph it, and run the thumb preset once for each file.
What background should the DSSSB photo have?
Plain white or off-white. Advertisement No. 03/2026 asks for a recent, clear colour photograph with your full face, front view and your eyes open, and says applications with blurred or illegible photographs or signatures are rejected.
Do I need a printed copy of the DSSSB photo?
Keep one. The same advertisement says you must bring the same photo, printed on photo quality paper, whenever the Board asks for it.
Is my photo uploaded to FormAssets?
No. Each file is resized inside your browser and downloads to your device. There is no account and no copy on a server.
Before you upload: what the resizer cannot check
FormAssets makes each JPG at the pixels and file size you choose and shows the result. It cannot judge your face, the light, or whether a thumb impression is clear enough.
Each advertisement can add its own instructions. Before you apply, read yours and the upload screen on dsssbonline.nic.in (opens in a new tab); each row above shows the date we read it.
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