How to use it
- Tap the document you want to prepare — each one is already set to the size in the official notification.
- 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 SSC CHSL application form. Your live photo is taken inside the form itself.
SSC CHSL upload requirements at a glance
From the official notification — Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination 2026, notice dated 07.09.2026 (F.No. HQ-C1102/5/2026-C-1). Checked on 20 October 2026.
| Document | Size | File size | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live photograph (webcam / mySSC app) | Captured live in the form — nothing to upload | — | — |
| Signature | 6 × 2 cm, 300 DPI | 10–20 KB | JPG, JPEG |
Rules for each document
Live photograph (webcam / mySSC app)
- Not uploaded as a file: “candidates are required to capture their live photo through webcam/mobile device”. No pixel / KB / format is stated.
- Good light and plain background; camera at eye level; sit directly in front and look straight; face fully inside the marked area.
- No cap, mask, glasses/spectacles; no earphones/headphones or any device.
- Never photograph an existing photo — such applications are rejected.
- Common rejection reasons listed by SSC: no plain background, wearing a cap, no shirt, photo not bright enough, blurred photo.
Signature
- Official: “upload the scanned signature in JPEG/JPG format (10 to 20 KB). Image dimension of the signature should be about 6.0 cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height).”
- Portal screenshot and GD notice add: “at a resolution of 300 DPI”. 6.0 × 2.0 cm at 300 DPI ≈ 709 × 236 px (our arithmetic — SSC does not state pixels).
- Signature should be horizontally aligned. Cut the box and sign within it so the signature occupies at least 80% of the box.
- Applications with blurred / miniature signatures are rejected.
- PwD (VH) candidates may use a thumb impression.
General instructions
- One-Time Registration (OTR) at ssc.gov.in or the mySSC app; Aadhaar OTP authentication at OTR and Aadhaar face authentication when submitting the application (mySSC app, Android 11+, Aadhaar Face RD app). VH candidates are exempt from face authentication.
- Aadhaar-authenticated applications “will not be rejected on the ground that photograph and/or signature uploaded by the candidate are not as per prescribed standards.”
- OTR without Aadhaar: proof of name, date of birth, address, photograph and gender must be uploaded — SSC does not publish a format or KB limit for these.
- Photo rules: para 9.4; signature: para 9.6; rejected-photo specimens in Annexure-V.
Where these numbers come from
Every value on this page is taken from the official Staff Selection Commission documents below. If a newer notification is out, it takes priority.
Where official sources disagree
- Annexure-IV 1(b) (p. 53) says “about 4.0 cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height)”, while para 9.6 and the portal screenshot say 6.0 cm × 2.0 cm. 6.0 × 2.0 cm is used here.