How to use it
- Tap the document you want to prepare — each one is already set to fit the official rules.
- Select a photo or scan from your phone. For the signature, thumb or declaration, the paper is cleaned to white and cropped automatically.
- Check the preview: the size and KB shown must be inside the official range.
- Download the JPG and upload it to the NABARD Grade A application form. Your live photo is taken inside the form itself.
NABARD Grade A upload requirements at a glance
From the official notification — Advertisement No. 05/Grade A/2025-26 — Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RDBS / Legal / Protocol & Security Service), applications 08.11.2025 – 30.11.2025. Checked on 20 October 2026.
| Document | Size | File size | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photograph | 200 × 230 px (preferred), 3.5 × 4.5 cm | 20–50 KB | JPG, JPEG |
| Live photograph (webcam / mobile) | Captured live in the form — nothing to upload | — | — |
| Signature | 140 × 60 px (preferred) | 10–20 KB | JPG, JPEG |
| Left thumb impression | 240 × 240 px (preferred), 3 × 3 cm, 200 DPI | 20–50 KB | JPG, JPEG |
| Hand-written declaration | 800 × 400 px (preferred), 10 × 5 cm, 200 DPI | 50–100 KB | JPG, JPEG |
Rules for each document
Photograph
- Official: “Photograph Image (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm)”, “Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred).”, “Size of file should be between 20KB-50KB.”
- Read here as 3.5 cm wide × 4.5 cm high and 200 px wide × 230 px high (not labelled in the advertisement).
- “Photograph must be a recent passport size colour picture.” Light-coloured, preferably white, background; look straight at the camera with a relaxed face; no squinting, harsh shadows or red-eye; no reflections on glasses.
- “Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is allowed but it must not cover your face.”
- “Candidate must ensure that the photo to be uploaded is of the required size and face is clearly visible.”
- Format comes from the scanning rule: “The image file should be JPG or JPEG format.”
Live photograph (webcam / mobile)
- Required in addition to the uploaded photo: “candidates will also be required to capture and upload their live photograph either by using webcam or mobile phone.” “Capture Photo” uses the webcam; “Click here to Scan” opens a QR code for your phone. No pixel or KB limit is given.
- Do: light-coloured, preferably white background with adequate light; look straight at the webcam / camera; passport-size framing.
- Don't: small size photograph; coloured glasses / sunglasses / cap; shadow on face, not facing the camera, distorted face, face covered with mask, blurred image; dark or improper background.
Signature
- Official: “Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)”, “Size of file should be between 10 KB – 20KB for signature”.
- “The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.” Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will not be accepted.
- If the signature on the attendance sheet / call letter at the exam does not match the uploaded one, the applicant is disqualified.
Left thumb impression
- Official: “File type: jpg / jpeg”, “Dimensions: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 3 cm * 3 cm (Width * Height)”, “File Size: 20 KB – 50 KB”.
- White paper with black or blue ink, properly scanned and not smudged. No left thumb → right thumb may be used.
Hand-written declaration
- Official: “File type: jpg / jpeg”, “Dimensions: 800 x 400 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 10 cm * 5 cm (Width * Height)”, “File Size: 50 KB – 100 KB”.
- Declaration text: “I......................(Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”
- English only, in your own handwriting, on white paper with black ink (both places in the advertisement say black); NOT in CAPITAL LETTERS. Written by anybody else or in any other language = application invalid.
- Visually impaired candidates who cannot write may get the text typed and put their left thumb impression below it.
NABARD Grade A declaration text
“I......................(Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”
Write it in your own handwriting in English, not in capital letters, then use the Declaration tab above.
General instructions
- Scanner: minimum 200 dpi, True Color; crop to the edge of the image, then use the upload editor to crop to the final size.
- “Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your Photograph, signature, left thumb impression and handwritten declaration as specified.” No certificates are uploaded at the application stage.
- Exam day: affix a recent recognizable photograph on the call letter, preferably the same as uploaded; bring the original photo ID and a photocopy. Thumb impression and photograph are captured from the Main exam onwards.
- Upload guidance: “Important points” on PDF p. 26; scanning and upload guidelines on PDF pp. 29–31.
Where these numbers come from
Every value on this page is taken from the official National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) documents below. If a newer notification is out, it takes priority.
Where official sources disagree
- Pixel sizes are labelled “(preferred)”; the KB ranges are the limits the form enforces (“If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed.”).
- Photo: “200 x 230” pixels and “4.5cm × 3.5cm” are not labelled width × height (aspect ratios 0.87 vs 0.78); read here as 200 px / 3.5 cm wide × 230 px / 4.5 cm high. Thumb and declaration sizes are explicitly “(Width * Height)”.
- The scanning section says “[Please see point (i) & (ii) above for the pixel size]”, a cross-reference that does not exist in this advertisement (same leftover text as RBI Grade B). Here each document's pixel size is stated separately, so the numbers are unaffected.
Next update: No 2026-27 Grade A advertisement on nabard.org as of 24.10.2026 (the 2025 one opened on 08.11.2025) — re-check in November 2026.