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SSC GD Constable 2027 Photo Rules & Signature Resizer

SSC abolished photo uploads in Feb 2024 — your GD photo is captured live in the application form. The signature is the one file you still upload: resize it here to the official 6.0×2.0cm, 10–20KB JPEG spec from the GD notification.

SSC GD 2027 Photo & Signature Requirements (per GD 2026 notice, paras 8.4 & 8.7)
SpecPhotoSignature (uploaded)
How it's submittedLive capture in the form — no uploadScanned file upload
DimensionsN/A (camera capture)About 6.0 × 2.0 cm (3:1) — 300×100 px output
File SizeN/A10–20 KB
FormatN/AJPEG (.jpg)
RulesPlain background, no cap/mask/glassesInk on plain white paper
No photo upload exists anymore.Since Feb 2024, the ssc.gov.in application module captures a real-time photograph while you fill the form (GD 2026 notice, para 8.4). The signature is the only file you upload — SSC validates JPEG format and the 10–20KB size; the 6.0×2.0cm figure is stated as guidance ("about"), so this tool outputs an exact 3:1 file at 300×100px.
SSC GD Signature: about 6.0cm × 2.0cm (3:1), JPEG, 10–20KB — sign in ink on plain white paper, then photograph or scan it (GD 2026 notice, para 8.7)
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SSC GD 2027 Calendar & the 2026 Cycle in Numbers

Per the SSC Examination Calendar 2026-27, the GD Constable 2027 notification is tentatively due on 30 September 2026, with applications running through October 2026 and the computer-based examination scheduled for January–March 2027. Treat every one of those dates as tentative: the GD 2026 cycle notified its CBE for "February–April 2026" and actually held it in four windows between 27 April and 30 May 2026. What you can control is being ready the day the window opens — OTR done, medium of examination decided, and your signature file already sitting on your phone at the official spec.

The 2026 cycle shows what you are walking into. The notification (F. No. HQ-C-3007/10/2025-C-3) was published on 1 December 2025 with an application window of just 31 days (1–31 December 2025, closing 23:00), fee payment until 1 January 2026, and a correction window on 8–10 January 2026 that charged ₹200 for a first correction and ₹500 for a second. Over 48 lakh candidates applied (48,83,129 applications, per CareerPower citing SSC exam-status data) for 25,487 posts — roughly 190 applicants per vacancy. The answer key came out on 15 June 2026; the result is still pending as of early August 2026.

ForceGD 2026 Vacancies
CISF14,595
CRPF5,490
SSB1,764
Assam Rifles1,706
ITBP1,293
BSF616
SSF23
Total25,487 (23,467 male + 2,020 female)

Vacancy table per the official GD 2026 notification (Notice_of_CTGD_2026.pdf, ssc.gov.in); applicant figure per CareerPower citing SSC exam-status data. GD 2027 vacancies will be announced with the 2027 notification.

SSC GD Live Photo Rules — What Para 8.4 Actually Requires

Since there is no photo upload, the photo rules are camera rules. Para 8.4 of the GD 2026 notification lays out how the in-form capture works, and every point below comes from it:

  1. Real-time capture only. The application module is designed to capture a real-time photograph while you fill the form — you do not need any pre-existing photograph, studio print, or scanned passport photo.
  2. Never point the camera at a printed photo. Capturing a photograph of a printed photograph leads to summary rejection of the candidature. This is the single costliest mistake in the current system.
  3. Plain background, good lighting. Sit against a plain background with even light on your face — no shadows, no cluttered walls behind you.
  4. No cap, no mask, no glasses. The face must be fully visible and unobstructed at the moment of capture.
  5. Camera at eye level. Hold the phone or position the webcam straight at eye level so the frame matches what a passport-style photo would show.

One more thing worth knowing before you start the form: para 8.3 offers an Aadhaar escape hatch. Candidates who opt for Aadhaar-based authentication during One-Time Registration are not rejected on the ground that their photograph and/or signature fail the prescribed standards, and they skip carrying photographs and photo-ID to the exam venue. Opt in if you can — and still upload a clean signature file, because a correct file never needs the escape hatch.

How the SSC Photo Spec Died: 2022 → 2024 → 2026

Most "SSC GD photo size" articles are wrong because SSC changed its document system twice in two years and the content farms never caught up. Here is the actual timeline, source by source:

EraPhotoSignatureSource
Pre-Feb 2024 (ssc.nic.in)Uploaded JPEG, 20–50KB, ~3.5×4.5cmUploaded JPEG, 10–20KB, ~4.0×2.0cmInstructions_CGLE_17092022.pdf, ssc.nic.in
17 Feb 2024Upload abolished — live capture in the application module; fresh OTR mandatory for allStill uploadedssc.gov.in launch; Careers360 report, Feb 2024
2 Jun 2025Live capture via mySSC app camera also allowedStill uploadedSSC notice dated 02.06.2025, cited in GD 2026 notice para 8.2
2025–26 notices (CGL 2025, GD 2026)Live capture, 5 rules in para 8.4; Aadhaar exemption added (para 8.3)JPEG 10–20KB, revised to about 6.0×2.0cm (para 8.7)Notice_of_CTGD_2026.pdf and CGL 2025 notice, ssc.gov.in

Two takeaways. First, the photo spec you will find on most coaching sites — 275×354px, 3.5×4.5cm, 20–50KB — describes a form field that has not existed since February 2024. Second, even the signature changed: the old 4.0×2.0cm dimension became about 6.0×2.0cm in the current notices, which shifts the correct crop from 2:1 to 3:1. This page was verified against the official GD 2026 notification PDF on ssc.gov.in on 3 August 2026, and we will re-verify against the GD 2027 notification the day it is published.

Why SSC GD Applications Get Flagged — and How to Avoid Each One

Under the current system, the failure points have moved. Here is the honest dictionary, based on what the GD 2026 notification actually penalises:

  • Printed-photo capture — summary rejection. The only offence para 8.4 names explicitly: holding a printed photograph up to the camera instead of your live face. There is no correction window for this; the candidature is rejected outright.
  • Obstructed live capture. A cap, mask, or glasses at capture time, a cluttered or dark background, or a camera angle far off eye level produces a capture that fails the para 8.4 conditions. Redo the capture in the form until it is clean — do not submit a bad frame hoping it passes.
  • Signature in the wrong format or size. Para 8.7 requires JPEG at 10–20KB. A PNG export, a 200KB phone photo, or an over-compressed 4KB file all sit outside the requirement. This tool outputs JPEG inside the range by design, using binary-search compression.
  • Signature cropped to the stale 4×2cm shape. Coaching-site templates built for the old 2:1 dimension leave your signature distorted or letterboxed at the current 6.0×2.0cm (3:1) proportion. Crop to 3:1 — the crop guide above is locked to it.
  • Illegible or partial signature. A faint pencil scrawl, a signature clipped at the edges, or heavy shadows across the paper defeat the point of the scan even when the file passes technical validation. Sign in dark ink on plain white paper and crop with a small margin on all sides.
  • Skipping the Aadhaar option. Not a rejection cause by itself, but para 8.3 gives Aadhaar-authenticated candidates explicit protection from photo/signature-standard rejection plus an exemption from carrying photos and photo-ID to the venue. Declining it forfeits a free safety net.

Note what is not on this list: photo pixel dimensions, photo KB limits, photo background colour of an uploaded file. Those rejection reasons belong to the pre-2024 system. If you also need image files for exams that still use uploads, our SSC photo maker, Railway NTPC photo maker, and resize image to 20KB tools cover those portals.

SSC GD Physical Standards at a Glance

Clearing the CBE only earns you a shortlist spot for the Physical Efficiency Test and Physical Standard Test, conducted by the CAPFs with biometric verification — the stage where the live-captured photo from your application is matched against the person who shows up. Per sections 12.4–12.5 of the GD 2026 notification: height 170cm (male) / 157cm (female), relaxed to 162.5cm / 150cm for Scheduled Tribes with further category relaxations tabled in the notice; chest (male only) 80cm unexpanded with a minimum 5cm expansion; race 5km in 24 minutes (male) and 1.6km in 8.5 minutes (female), with Ladakh-region standards of 1.6km in 7 minutes and 800m in 5 minutes respectively. Ex-servicemen are exempt from the PET, and 10% of vacancies are reserved for them. After PET/PST come the detailed and review medical examinations, then document verification — where your uploaded signature is compared with the one you provide in person, one more reason to upload your real, natural signature rather than a stylised one-off.

How to Use

  1. 1. Upload your signature

    Sign in ink on plain white paper, photograph or scan it, and upload the image (JPEG, PNG, or WebP). Do not prepare a photo — SSC captures your photo live inside the application form.

  2. 2. Crop to the 3:1 SSC ratio

    Frame just your signature with the aspect-locked crop guide. The 3:1 lock matches the official 6.0cm × 2.0cm dimension from para 8.7 of the GD notification.

  3. 3. Download the 10–20KB JPEG

    The tool resizes to 300×100px and compresses into the official 10–20KB range. Check the checklist for green indicators, then download ssc-gd-signature.jpg.

Why Use This Tool

Search "ssc gd photo size" today and the top results will confidently tell you to upload a 3.5×4.5cm JPEG between 20 and 50KB. That specification is dead. SSC moved to its new portal, ssc.gov.in, on 17 February 2024 and built live photo capture into the application module itself— para 8.4 of the official GD 2026 notification states that a candidate "is not required to have a pre-existing photograph" because the module "captures a real-time photograph" while the form is being filled. There is no photo file, no photo KB limit, no photo pixel dimension — and pointing the camera at a printed photo gets the application summarily rejected. The coaching sites republishing the old upload spec are quoting instructions from the ssc.nic.in era that SSC retired two application cycles ago.

What SSC does still ask you to upload is exactly one file: the signature. Para 8.7 of the GD 2026 notification specifies a scanned signature in JPEG format, 10 to 20 KB, with dimensions of about 6.0cm (width) × 2.0cm (height) — a 3:1 proportion, and a change from the 4.0×2.0cm figure of the old era that many sites also still carry. This tool is built around that one real requirement: a crop guide locked to 3:1, output at 300×100px (SSC validates the format and the KB range — the centimetre figure is stated as guidance, so an exact 3:1 pixel file is the safe interpretation), and binary-search JPEG compression that lands the file inside 10–20KB at the highest possible quality. PNG signatures with transparent backgrounds are flattened onto white automatically.

The page is deliberately scoped for SSC GD Constable 2027. The notification is tentatively due 30 September 2026 per the SSC Calendar 2026-27, with applications in October 2026 and the CBE in January–March 2027 — and if the 2026 cycle is any guide (over 48 lakh applicants for 25,487 posts, a 31-day window, ₹200–₹500 correction fees), you want your one uploadable file prepared before the rush, not during it. Everything above and below this tool — the live-capture rules, the Aadhaar exemption in para 8.3, the spec-history timeline, the vacancy numbers — is sourced from the official GD 2026 notification PDF and will be re-verified against the 2027 notice on day one.

Everything runs in your browser: your signature never leaves your device, there is no signup, and there is no watermark. If you need a general-purpose version of this workflow, the signature resizer handles arbitrary dimensions, and the SSC photo maker covers SSC document formats beyond GD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

There is no photo size for SSC GD anymore, because there is no photo upload. Per para 8.4 of the official GD 2026 notification, the online application module captures a real-time photograph of the candidate while the form is being filled — you are not required to have a pre-existing photograph at all. Any website quoting 3.5×4.5cm or 20–50KB for the SSC GD photo is repeating the pre-2024 upload specification that SSC abolished when ssc.gov.in went live. The only file you still upload is the signature: JPEG, 10–20KB, about 6.0cm × 2.0cm (para 8.7).
SSC launched its new website ssc.gov.in on 17 February 2024 with a completely redesigned application system: every candidate had to complete a fresh One-Time Registration, and live photo capture built into the application module replaced the old photo upload step (reported by Careers360 at the time and confirmed in every SSC notice since). Para 8.4 of the GD 2026 notification states this explicitly — the module is designed to capture a real-time photograph. The signature remains the only uploaded image.
Para 8.7 of the official GD 2026 notification says, verbatim: scanned signature in JPEG format (10 to 20 KB), with image dimensions of about 6.0 cm (width) × 2.0 cm (height). SSC states the centimetre figure as guidance (the word used is "about") — the portal actually validates the JPEG format and the 10–20KB file size. In pixels, 6.0×2.0cm is roughly 227×76px at 96 DPI or 708×236px at a 300 DPI scan; this tool outputs 300×100px, an exact 3:1 match for the official proportion, compressed into the 10–20KB range.
The current official dimension is about 6.0cm × 2.0cm, stated in para 8.7 of the GD 2026 notification and repeated in the official CGL 2025 notice — it is the SSC-wide standard now. The 4.0cm × 2.0cm figure that many preparation sites still publish comes from the old ssc.nic.in-era instructions (pre-2024) and is stale. If you crop your signature to the old 2:1 shape, it will look stretched or leave white bars when displayed at the current 3:1 proportion, so crop to 3:1.
Your candidature is summarily rejected. Para 8.4 of the GD 2026 notification warns that capturing a photograph of a printed photograph — instead of your actual live face — leads to summary rejection of the application. The live-capture system exists precisely to stop impersonation, and biometric verification is repeated at the PET/PST stage conducted by the CAPFs, so the person in the live capture must be the person who turns up. Always sit in front of the camera yourself, in good light, against a plain background.
Largely, yes. Para 8.3 of the GD 2026 notification states that candidates who opt for Aadhaar-based authentication during One-Time Registration will not be rejected on the ground that their photograph and/or signature are not as per the prescribed standards, and they are also exempted from carrying photographs and photo-ID proof to the examination venue. It is a genuine escape hatch worth opting into — but a clean, correctly sized signature file is still the safer path, since Aadhaar authentication itself can occasionally fail.
Per the SSC Examination Calendar 2026-27 as reported by exam trackers — confirm on ssc.gov.in when the notification publishes — the GD Constable 2027 notification is tentatively scheduled for 30 September 2026, with the application window running through October 2026 and the computer-based examination planned for January to March 2027. These calendar dates are tentative — the GD 2026 cycle itself slipped, with its CBE moved from the notified February–April window to four windows between 27 April and 30 May 2026 — so always confirm the live dates on ssc.gov.in once the notification is out.
Over 48 lakh candidates applied — 48,83,129 applications per CareerPower, citing SSC exam-status data — for 25,487 vacancies (23,467 male and 2,020 female), which works out to roughly 190 applicants per post. The force-wise split was CISF 14,595, CRPF 5,490, SSB 1,764, Assam Rifles 1,706, ITBP 1,293, BSF 616, and SSF 23. The CBE ran in four windows from 27 April to 30 May 2026, the answer key came on 15 June 2026, and the result is still awaited as of early August 2026.
Yes. Para 8.2 of the GD 2026 notification allows applications through the mySSC mobile app, which SSC introduced by a notice dated 2 June 2025, in addition to the ssc.gov.in website. On the app, your phone camera performs the same real-time photo capture that the website module does, and you upload the same 10–20KB JPEG signature file. Prepare the signature file on your phone first — this tool works fully in a mobile browser — so the upload step takes seconds.
The GD Constable computer-based examination is conducted in 15 languages: English, Hindi, and 13 regional languages — Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu — per para 1.3 of the GD 2026 notification. You choose your medium while filling the application form, which is one more reason to have your signature file ready before the window opens rather than rushing the form at the deadline.
Per sections 12.4–12.5 of the GD 2026 notification: height 170cm for male and 157cm for female candidates in the general category (162.5cm and 150cm for Scheduled Tribes, with further tabled relaxations), and chest 80cm unexpanded with a minimum 5cm expansion for males (chest is not measured for females). The PET race is 5km in 24 minutes for males and 1.6km in 8.5 minutes for females; in Ladakh the standards are 1.6km in 7 minutes and 800m in 5 minutes respectively. Biometric verification is done at the PET/PST stage, which the CAPFs conduct.
Yes — 10% of GD Constable vacancies are reserved for ex-servicemen, per the GD 2026 notification. Ex-servicemen are also exempt from the Physical Efficiency Test (the race), though they still go through the physical standards and medical examinations. ESM candidates fill the same online form as everyone else: the same live photo capture applies, and the same 6.0×2.0cm, 10–20KB JPEG signature must be uploaded, so this tool serves ESM applicants identically.
Because they are copying the legacy instructions from the old ssc.nic.in website — the CGLE 2022-era upload spec of a 20–50KB JPEG photo at roughly 3.5×4.5cm — which was accurate until February 2024 and has been recycled article-to-article ever since. SSC has not uploaded photos since ssc.gov.in went live with in-form live capture, and the GD 2026 notification contains no KB, pixel, or centimetre spec for the photo at all. When a page quotes a GD photo upload size, that is a reliable sign its specs have not been re-verified against a current official notice.
No. The crop, the 300×100px resize, and the JPEG compression all run inside your browser using the Canvas API — the signature image never leaves your device, and nothing is stored or logged on any server. That matters for a signature more than for most images, since it is an identity credential tied to your SSC application and future service records. You can even load this page, switch off your internet connection, and the tool will still process and download your file.

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