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 Rajasthan CET application form. Your live photo is taken inside the form itself.
Rajasthan CET upload requirements at a glance
From the official notification — CET (Graduate Level)-2026, Advt. No. 09/2026 dated 01.07.2026 (applications 04.07.2026 – 02.08.2026, exam 01–03.12.2026); CET (Senior Secondary Level)-2026, Advt. No. 08/2026 published 23.06.2026 (applications 24.06.2026 – 23.07.2026, exam 23–25.10.2026). Checked on 20 October 2026.
| Document | Size | File size | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live photograph (captured in OTR) | Captured live in the form — nothing to upload | — | — |
| Signature in English (scanned) | 280–560 × 80–160 px (width × height), 7 × 2 cm | 20–50 KB | JPG, JPEG |
| Signature in Hindi (scanned) | 280–560 × 80–160 px (width × height), 7 × 2 cm | 20–50 KB | JPG, JPEG |
| Left thumb impression (scanned) | 280–560 × 80–160 px (width × height), 7 × 2 cm | 20–50 KB | JPG, JPEG |
| Colour photo for exam day (2.5 × 2.5 cm, not older than 1 month) | Printed copy, not uploaded | — | — |
Rules for each document
Live photograph (captured in OTR)
- Official (Advt. 09/2026 para 7): “ऑनलाइन आवेदन में आवेदक की लाइव फोटो, हस्ताक्षर (हिन्दी व अंग्रेजी) एवं अंगूठा निशानी ओटीआर से स्वतः FETCH होगी।” “आवेदक को OTR में लाइव फोटो Capture किया जाना आवश्यक है।” No photo file is uploaded; no size / KB is stated.
- Wait for the 5-second timer, then blink 2–3 times; if the photo is taken with your eyes closed, capture it again.
- Look straight at the camera. Glasses are allowed if there is no glare on them; no black or sun-glasses.
- Well-lit, white or light-coloured background (“Enlightened Background”); the photo must not be blurred or dark.
- Your face must fill at least 50% of the photo; face and head not covered by cloth, shadow or hair; head, eyes, nose and chin clearly visible.
- You can recapture until the photo is clear, but not after Final Submit. The photo on the admit card / attendance sheet must match you at the exam, or you can be disqualified.
- Editing or tampering with the live photo using a photo-editor app cancels the candidature at any stage and can lead to legal action.
Signature in English (scanned)
- Official (Advt. 09/2026 para 8): “केवल जेपीईजी (JPEG) प्रारूप को स्वीकार किया जाएगा।” “जेपीईजी (JPEG) के लिए न्यूनतम पिक्सेल 280 × 80 से अधिकतम पिक्सेल 560 × 160 होना चाहिए।” “फाईल का आकार 20 के.बी. से 50 के.बी. तक होना चाहिए।”
- Sign with a black or dark-blue pen inside a 7 cm wide × 2 cm high rectangle drawn on white A4 paper, scan it and crop the image to the rectangle: “आवेदक एक सफेद कागज (A4 size) पर 7 सेमी चौड़ाई एवं 2 सेमी ऊँचाई के एक आयताकार बॉक्स के भीतर काले या गहरे नीले रंग के पेन से हस्ताक्षर करें।”
- Para 7 says the signature is fetched from OTR in Hindi and English (“हस्ताक्षर (हिन्दी व अंग्रेजी)”); the OTR has separate slots for “Full Signature (English)” and “Full Signature (Hindi)”, so make both files to these rules.
- Only you may sign. A photograph of the signature taken with a mobile phone is not accepted (“मोबाईल फोन का उपयोग कर लिया गया हस्ताक्षर एवं अंगूठा निशानी का फोटोग्राफ स्वीकार नहीं किया जायेगा।”).
- The signature on the admit card / attendance sheet must match the uploaded one, or you can be disqualified at any stage.
Signature in Hindi (scanned)
- Official (Advt. 09/2026 para 8): “केवल जेपीईजी (JPEG) प्रारूप को स्वीकार किया जाएगा।” “जेपीईजी (JPEG) के लिए न्यूनतम पिक्सेल 280 × 80 से अधिकतम पिक्सेल 560 × 160 होना चाहिए।” “फाईल का आकार 20 के.बी. से 50 के.बी. तक होना चाहिए।”
- Sign with a black or dark-blue pen inside a 7 cm wide × 2 cm high rectangle drawn on white A4 paper, scan it and crop the image to the rectangle: “आवेदक एक सफेद कागज (A4 size) पर 7 सेमी चौड़ाई एवं 2 सेमी ऊँचाई के एक आयताकार बॉक्स के भीतर काले या गहरे नीले रंग के पेन से हस्ताक्षर करें।”
- Para 7 says the signature is fetched from OTR in Hindi and English (“हस्ताक्षर (हिन्दी व अंग्रेजी)”); the OTR has separate slots for “Full Signature (English)” and “Full Signature (Hindi)”, so make both files to these rules.
- Only you may sign. A photograph of the signature taken with a mobile phone is not accepted (“मोबाईल फोन का उपयोग कर लिया गया हस्ताक्षर एवं अंगूठा निशानी का फोटोग्राफ स्वीकार नहीं किया जायेगा।”).
- The signature on the admit card / attendance sheet must match the uploaded one, or you can be disqualified at any stage.
Left thumb impression (scanned)
- Official (Advt. 09/2026 para 8 j): “स्केण्ड हस्ताक्षर अपलोड करने के पश्चात् अपने बायें हाथ की अंगूठा निशानी यथास्थान अपलोड करना अनिवार्य होगा। यदि बायें हाथ का अंगूठा नही हो तो दायें हाथ की अंगूठा निशानी अपलोड की जानी है।”
- The advertisement gives the thumb impression the same rules as the signature: put it in the rectangle, crop the scan to the rectangle and upload it separately; JPEG, 280 × 80 to 560 × 160 px, 20–50 KB (“हस्ताक्षर एवं अंगूठा निशानी का आकार 50 के.बी. से ज्यादा नहीं होना चाहिए।”).
- No left thumb → right thumb. Only your own thumb; a mobile-phone photo of the impression is not accepted.
Colour photo for exam day (2.5 × 2.5 cm, not older than 1 month)
- Official: “परीक्षार्थी अपने साथ परीक्षा में परीक्षा उपयोग के लिए नीली स्याही का पारदर्शी बालपेन, 2.5×2.5 से.मी. का एक फोटो (01 माह से अधिक पुराना न हो), एक फोटोयुक्त मूल पहचान पत्र, ई-प्रवेश पत्र ही कक्ष में ले जा सकते है।”
- It is pasted on the attendance sheet in the exam room (RSSB exam-conduct guidelines).
General instructions
- Apply on the SSO portal (sso.rajasthan.gov.in) → Recruitment Portal. The live photo, signatures and thumb impression are made in the One Time Registration (OTR) and fetched into each application automatically.
- State Recruitment Portal OTR manual (as on 02.01.2026): the KYC step asks for a live photo, a handwritten specimen and signatures in Hindi/English; the OTR one-time-edit list includes Live Photo, Handwritten Specimen, Full Signature (English), Full Signature (Hindi) and Left Thumb Impression. No size is published for the handwritten specimen.
- Aadhaar-based face authentication on the OTR profile became mandatory after 31.01.2026 — until it is done you cannot apply for any recruitment on the State Recruitment Portal.
- At the centre identity is checked against the photo ID, the admit-card photo and biometrics / face scan (RSSB exam-conduct guidelines, June 2026).
- The photo / signature / thumb section (paras 7–8) is word-for-word the same in the Graduate (09/2026, pp. 11–12) and Senior Secondary (08/2026) advertisements.
- Patwari and Village Development Officer are now recruited through the CET Graduate Level score (score valid for 3 years).
Where these numbers come from
Every value on this page is taken from the official Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB, formerly RSMSSB) documents below. If a newer notification is out, it takes priority.
- RSSB CET (Graduate Level)-2026, Advt. 09/2026 (01.07.2026), paras 7–8
- RSSB CET (Senior Secondary Level)-2026, Advt. 08/2026
- RSSB guidelines for conduct of Board examinations (June 2026)
- State Recruitment Portal — OTR user manual (as on 02.01.2026)
- State Recruitment Portal — Aadhaar face authentication help document (as on 02.01.2026)
- RSSB “Instructions to upload photo and sign” (older; uploaded-photo rules)
- RSMSSB general instructions for applicants (older booklet, section 6)
Where official sources disagree
- RSSB's “Exam Guidelines” page still lists an older “Instructions to upload photo and sign” sheet (file created 2016) and the RSMSSB general-instruction booklet (2015/2019), which ask for an UPLOADED photo: “Photo should be in JPEG format with a size of 3.5 cm * 4.5 cm.” “JPEG photo should be a minimum pixel of 240 * 320 sizes and a maximum of 480 * 640 sizes (0.3 megapixels).” “The size of file should be in between 50 KB to 100 KB.” The current advertisements replace this with a live photo captured in OTR. The signature numbers (280 × 80 to 560 × 160 px, 20–50 KB, 7 × 2 cm box) are the same in the old and new documents.
Next update: Next CET (both levels) expected around mid-2027 — re-check paras 7–8 of the new advertisements.