Resize photo for UPSC online application portal
Format candidate photos to official UPSC Civil Services examination standards. Produces 350×350 pixel JPEG files with file size between 20 KB and 300 KB.
How it works
Choose candidate photo
Select your front-facing passport photo from your device.
Format to 350×350 px
The tool crops your photo to the exact square dimensions required by UPSC.
Clamp file size
Compression ensures the output stays strictly between 20 KB and 300 KB.
The picture never leaves your device
Compressing or converting a photo usually means sending it to somebody else's computer and getting a new one back. Here the work happens in the page you are already looking at: your browser opens the file, the tool rewrites it, and the browser hands you the result.
- Opened from your disk by your browser — not sent anywhere first.
- Held in the tab while the tool works, then dropped.
- Saved to your device by your browser, not by a link to a server.
- Closing the tab clears the working copy completely.
- No account, so nothing is ever attached to an identity.
- No tracking of what you worked on or what was inside the file.
There is no queue and no waiting room. The picture is worked on in front of you and released the moment the tab closes. You can read more about how the conversion runs on your own device, or check our guide to verifying it in DevTools.
What people use it for
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Sending photos on a weak signal
On hotel Wi-Fi or a poor mobile connection a full-resolution photo can sit at sending for minutes. A smaller copy goes through in seconds.
Preparing marketplace listings
Selling platforms set their own caps on size and dimensions. Get inside them before you start filling in the form.
Formats & limits
What this tool accepts, what it produces, and what it will never ask you for.
- Input
- JPG, PNG or WebP portrait photo
- Output
- Set in the controls above
- Maximum file size
- Set by your device, not by a plan
- Files per run
- One at a time
- Sign-up required
- None
- Watermark
- Never added
- Works offline
- Yes, once the page has loaded
- Supported browsers
- Any current Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari
When something goes wrong
Damaged files, and formats outside the list above, stop with a plain message rather than a spinner that never finishes. If a picture opens in your gallery it will normally open here.
The format is not supported. Convert it to PNG or JPG first, or try one of the other image tools.
Why not an upload site
An upload-based tool is a form that posts your picture to someone else's machine. Take that step out and a lot of small annoyances disappear with it.
A typical upload site
This tool
Questions
What are the UPSC photo dimensions and size limits?
The UPSC portal requires a minimum of 350×350 pixels (up to 1000×1000 pixels) and file size between 20 KB and 300 KB in JPEG format.
Does this tool ensure the file is not rejected?
Yes. Both the pixel dimensions and the file byte count are clamped to stay inside official UPSC examination guidelines.
Are my personal photos private?
Yes. Processing runs entirely in your browser. No files are uploaded to any server or external service.
Is there a file size limit?
No fixed limit is imposed by the tool. The practical ceiling is how much memory your device has free, because the whole job runs inside this browser tab.
Does it work without an internet connection?
Yes, once the page has loaded. Nothing is fetched while you work, so a dropped connection does not interrupt a run.
Do I need an account or an email address?
No. There is nothing to sign up for, and nothing is ever attached to an identity because no file leaves your device.