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IBPS Clerk 2026 Photo & Signature Resizer (CRP CSA-XVI)

Registration is open 1–21 August 2026. Resize your photo to 200×230px (20–50KB) and signature to 140×60px (10–20KB) exactly as Annexure IV of the official CSA-XVI notification requires — free, in your browser, no signup.

IBPS Clerk 2026 (CRP CSA-XVI) Photo & Signature Requirements — Annexure IV
SpecPhotoSignature
Dimensions200 × 230 px (4.5 × 3.5 cm)140 × 60 px
File Size20–50 KB10–20 KB
FormatJPEG (.jpg)JPEG (.jpg)
BackgroundLight / WhiteWhite paper, black ink
RulesRecent colour, passport styleNot in capital letters
The CSA-XVI form also asks for a left thumb impression (240×240px, 20–50KB) and a handwritten declaration (800×400px, 50–100KB) — resize those with the thumb & declaration resizer.
IBPS Clerk 2026 Photo: 200×230px (4.5cm × 3.5cm), 20–50KB, JPEG, recent colour, light/white background — per CSA-XVI Annexure IV
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IBPS Clerk 2026 (CRP CSA-XVI) Registration Timeline

All dates below come from the official CRP CSA-XVI notification PDF on ibps.in and the official IBPS Calendar 2026-27 (dated 16 January 2026). The registration window is live now and closes on 21 August 2026 — prepare all uploads before you start the form, because the portal session expects photo, signature, thumb impression, declaration, and the 10th-certificate PDF in one sitting.

StageDateSource
Notification released on ibps.in1 August 2026Registration window per notification p.1; release date as reported by exam trackers
Online registration + fee payment1 – 21 August 2026Notification, Important Dates (p.1)
Application edit window2 days after registration closesNotification, Important Dates
Preliminary examination10 & 11 October 2026IBPS Calendar 2026-27 (16.01.2026)
Prelims result (tentative)November 2026Notification
Main examination27 December 2026IBPS Calendar 2026-27
Provisional allotment (tentative)March 2027Notification

Application fee: Rs. 850 (general) / Rs. 175 (SC/ST/PwBD/ESM/DESM), inclusive of GST, per Clause C of the notification. Eligibility age: 20–28 as on 1 August 2026 (Clause B.II).

Why IBPS Clerk Uploads Get Rejected — and the Fix

These are the actual complaints IBPS Clerk applicants post on Quora and Careers360 every cycle, matched against what Annexure IV of the CSA-XVI notification requires. Fix them before submission — after the 2-day edit window closes, no upload can be changed.

"My signature is not visible at all — the pixels got blurred"

The classic over-compression failure, straight from IBPS Clerk applicant threads on Quora. Generic compressors slash JPEG quality to force the file under the 20KB signature cap, destroying thin pen strokes at 140×60px. This tool binary-searches quality so the file sits just under 20KB at the highest quality possible — the ink stays legible.

"My signature appears very small in the final form"

This happens when you upload a full-page scan with the signature occupying a corner. The 140×60px output then contains mostly white paper. Use the 7:3 crop guide here to frame tightly around the ink before resizing, or use the generic signature resizer for other portals with different boxes.

"I uploaded my thumb impression in the declaration slot by mistake"

A real Quora complaint from an IBPS Clerk applicant. The CSA-XVI form has four separate image slots — photo, signature, left thumb impression (240×240px, 20–50KB), and handwritten declaration (800×400px, 50–100KB) — and a wrong-slot upload can invalidate the application if not fixed in the 2-day edit window. Name your files clearly (this tool outputs ibps-clerk-photo.jpg and ibps-clerk-signature.jpg) and prepare the other two with the thumb & declaration resizer.

"I reused my SBI Clerk handwritten declaration in the IBPS form"

Another documented mistake: declaration wording differs across exams. Annexure IV of the CSA-XVI notification prescribes the exact 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.” It must be in English, in your own handwriting, in black ink — written by anyone else or in another language makes the application invalid.

"The declaration looks cut off / too short in the application printout"

Aspect-ratio distortion: the declaration slot expects 800×400px (a 2:1 shape), and squeezing a differently-proportioned scan into it stretches or crops the text. Always resize with the ratio locked rather than free-form stretching — the same principle this page applies to the 20:23 photo and 7:3 signature crops.

"I signed in capital letters" (or worried about small letters)

Annexure IV prohibits signatures and declarations written in capital letters. Writing in ordinary small or mixed-case running hand is exactly what IBPS wants — that confusion appears in forums every cycle. Re-sign in your natural style with black ink on white paper and re-upload within the window if you submitted a block-capitals signature.

"I wrote the declaration in blue ink instead of black"

The declaration must be in black ink per Annexure IV; the left thumb impression is the only upload where black or blue ink is accepted. If you used blue for the declaration, rewrite it in black and replace the file before final submission — document verification compares these uploads against what you produce physically later.

"My live photo capture keeps failing or does not match my uploaded photo"

CSA-XVI requires a live photograph via webcam or mobile QR in addition to the uploaded 200×230px photo. Reported failure modes: camera permission denied in the browser, dim or backlit rooms, motion blur, and mismatches such as glasses in one image but not the other. Use a device with a working camera, bright frontal lighting, and the same appearance as your uploaded photo.

Read the full guide
IBPS Clerk 2026 Photo, Signature & Document Upload Guide

How to Use

  1. 1. Upload your photo or signature

    Pick the Photo or Signature tab and upload your image (JPEG, PNG, or WebP). Everything runs in your browser — nothing is sent to a server.

  2. 2. Crop to CSA-XVI specifications

    Frame your image with the aspect-ratio-locked crop guide — 20:23 for the 200×230px photo, 7:3 for the 140×60px signature.

  3. 3. Download the portal-ready JPEG

    Check that every checklist item is green — 20–50KB photo, 10–20KB signature — then download ibps-clerk-photo.jpg or ibps-clerk-signature.jpg.

Why Use This Tool

The IBPS Clerk 2026 recruitment (CRP CSA-XVI) opened for online registration on 1 August 2026 and closes on 21 August 2026, offering 11,403 indicative vacancies across 11 public sector banks for FY 2027-28 — all figures from the official notification PDF on ibps.in. Before the form lets you submit, it validates every upload against Annexure IV: a 200×230px colour photo between 20KB and 50KB on a light background, and a 140×60px signature between 10KB and 20KB in black ink, both JPEG. This page hardcodes exactly those two specs for the current cycle, so you are not guessing whether an old blog's numbers still apply.

The Clerk form asks for more than most candidates expect. Beyond the photo and signature handled here, Annexure IV requires a left thumb impression (240×240px, 20–50KB) and a handwritten declaration (800×400px, 50–100KB) — resize those with our bank exam thumb & declaration resizer. Clerk-specifically, you must also upload your SSC/SSLC/10th certificate as an A4 PDF under 500KB (plus a Clause K(ix) certificate PDF if applicable), and the portal captures a live photograph via webcam or mobile QR code that is matched against your uploaded photo. Prepare everything before starting the form.

What makes the Clerk application unlike PO is the state logic. You can apply to one State/UT only, you sit the exam in that state, and Clause H requires proficiency in a local language of that state (chosen from Annexure III) — tested after provisional allotment unless your 10th-or-above marksheet proves you studied it. There is no interview: merit rests entirely on the 27 December 2026 mains, 160 questions for 200 marks in 125 minutes, converted to a score out of 100. With prelims on 10 and 11 October 2026, a rejected application over a bad upload is a whole year lost.

Everything runs client-side in your browser — your photo and signature never leave your device, and there is no signup, watermark, or fee. If you are also applying to other bank exams this season, the generic IBPS photo maker covers PO/SO/SBI portals with the same baseline specs, the IBPS RRB photo resizer handles the RRB-XV cycle, and the signature resizer covers non-bank portals with custom dimensions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Per Annexure IV of the official CRP CSA-XVI notification on ibps.in, the IBPS Clerk 2026 photo must be 200×230 pixels (a 4.5cm × 3.5cm recent colour passport-style photo on a light or white background), JPEG format, between 20KB and 50KB. The signature must be 140×60 pixels, JPEG, between 10KB and 20KB, signed with black ink on white paper and not in capital letters. IBPS asks for scans at a minimum of 200 DPI in True Colour — this tool outputs both files at exactly those dimensions and file-size ranges.
Online registration and fee payment for CRP CSA-XVI runs from 1 August 2026 to 21 August 2026, per the Important Dates section on page 1 of the official notification. The application fee is Rs. 850 for general candidates and Rs. 175 for SC/ST/PwBD/ESM/DESM candidates, inclusive of GST. Do not wait until 21 August — portal load spikes on the final days, and you still need your photo, signature, thumb impression, declaration, and 10th-certificate PDF ready before you can submit.
No. Unlike IBPS PO, clerical recruitment under CRP CSA-XVI is State/UT-wise — the official notification allows you to apply for vacancies in one State or Union Territory only, and your exam centre will be in that same state. The 11,403 indicative vacancies are listed state-and-category-wise in Annexure I, so compare vacancy counts before choosing. Your state choice also fixes which local languages you can opt for the Local Language Proficiency Test, so pick a state whose Annexure III language you can actually read, write, speak, and understand.
Clause H of the CSA-XVI notification requires clerks to be proficient — reading, writing, speaking, and understanding — in one local language of the State/UT they apply to, chosen from the Annexure III list at application time. The LLPT is conducted after provisional allotment but before joining, is qualifying in nature, and failing it means disqualification from the recruitment. You are exempt from the test if your 10th standard (or higher) marksheet or certificate shows you studied that language as a subject.
Yes — this is a Clerk-specific requirement in Annexure IV of the CSA-XVI notification that the PO form does not have. You must upload your SSC/SSLC/10th standard certificate as a PDF, on an A4-size page, with a maximum file size of 500KB. If Clause K(ix) applies to you, that certificate must also be uploaded as a separate PDF within 500KB. These are documents, not images, so scan them to PDF at A4 size — this page handles only the photo and signature JPEGs.
Only during the official edit window. The CSA-XVI notification provides a window of 2 days after the registration deadline of 21 August 2026 in which candidates can modify details in their submitted application, including re-uploading documents. After that window closes, nothing can be changed for the rest of the recruitment. Verify every upload in the application preview before final submission — a wrong file in the wrong slot after the edit window is unfixable.
Annexure IV of the CSA-XVI notification adds a live photograph — captured through your webcam, or on your phone by scanning a QR code shown in the form — on top of the uploaded 200×230px photo, and the two images are compared for identity verification at later stages of the recruitment. A visible mismatch is the real risk: glasses in one image but not the other, a beard grown or shaved since the uploaded photo was taken, or an old photo that no longer looks like you. Upload a recent photograph and present the same appearance to the camera during the form, because a flagged mismatch can resurface at document verification long after submission.
No. Per Clauses F and K of the CSA-XVI notification, there is no interview stage for clerical recruitment — the final merit list is prepared from Online Main Examination marks alone, with the 200-mark mains score converted to a score out of 100. Prelims is only qualifying for shortlisting into mains. This makes the 27 December 2026 mains the single scoring event of the entire recruitment, unlike IBPS PO which has an interview round.
The official CSA-XVI notification lists 11,403 indicative vacancies for FY 2027-28 across 11 participating public sector banks, broken up state-and-category-wise in Annexure I. Because the recruitment is single-state, the number that matters to you is your chosen State/UT's row, not the national total — some states have hundreds of seats while smaller UTs have single digits. Check Annexure I before locking your state choice, since you cannot apply to a second state.
Per Clause B.II of the CSA-XVI notification, candidates must be between 20 and 28 years of age as on 1 August 2026 — that is, born between 2 August 1998 and 1 August 2006, both dates inclusive, with the usual category-based relaxations applying on top. Note this is tighter than IBPS PO's 20–30 band. The notification also requires computer literacy: a certificate, diploma, or degree in computer operations, or Computer/IT studied as a subject in school or college.
"Signature not visible at all, pixels got blurred" is one of the most common IBPS Clerk complaints on Quora — it happens when generic compressors crush JPEG quality far below what is needed just to get under the 20KB cap. This tool instead binary-searches JPEG quality to find the highest quality that still fits under 20KB, so a 140×60px signature stays crisp. Also crop tightly around the ink before resizing: a signature floating in a large white area shrinks to an illegible line in the final form.
No — Annexure IV of the CSA-XVI notification explicitly states the signature must not be in capital letters, and the handwritten declaration must not be in capital letters either. Sign in your normal running hand with black ink on white paper. Ordinary lowercase or mixed-case writing is fine; the rule only prohibits writing entirely in block capitals, because your application signature must match the signature you will use on exam day documents and at verification.
Per the official IBPS Calendar 2026-27 (dated 16 January 2026), CSA-XVI prelims are on 10 and 11 October 2026 and mains on 27 December 2026; the notification itself tentatively places prelims results in November 2026 and provisional allotment in March 2027. The mains structure in Clause D is 160 questions for 200 marks in 125 minutes: General/Financial Awareness (40Q/50m/20min), English (40Q/40m/35min), Reasoning (40Q/60m/35min), and Quantitative Aptitude (40Q/50m/35min) — a revised pattern compared with the earlier 190-question format.
The CSA-XVI portal specifies a 20–50KB range for the photo, so a file under 20KB risks rejection at upload or a degraded, unclear image in your application printout. Very small files usually come from low-resolution sources — a WhatsApp-compressed image or a tiny screenshot. This tool keeps the file at maximum JPEG quality when it cannot reach 20KB and flags it in the checklist; the fix is to re-scan or re-shoot the photo at 200 DPI or higher so the 200×230px output carries enough detail to land inside the range.
CSA-XVI offers prelims and mains in regional language versions that depend on the state you apply from — the notification carries a 36-row state-wise table of exam mediums; Tamil Nadu candidates, for example, can take the paper in English, Hindi, or Tamil. This is separate from the Local Language Proficiency Test and separate from the handwritten declaration, which Annexure IV requires in English only, in your own handwriting, regardless of your exam medium.

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