Exam PhotoCheck the official notice before you upload. We read these rules in the documents named under Sources on 11 November 2026. A new notice can change them, and the form on the day is the final word. This site is not connected with any exam body.
What the notice says, upload by upload
Photograph
- A good quality colour photograph of passport size (3.5 cm wide by 4.5 cm high), with the face covering 60 to 70% of the picture.
- White background, with no other objects or persons.
- Frontal view, looking directly into the camera, showing forehead, eyes, nose and chin.
- JPEG or JPG, with an aspect ratio between 0.66 and 0.89.
- At most 530 x 690 pixels and at least 200 x 260 pixels. File size from 5 KB to 600 KB.
- No caps, hats, sunglasses or coloured glasses. Normal spectacles are allowed, but not with glare on the glasses.
- Head coverings only for religious reasons, with the face clearly shown from chin to forehead and edge to edge.
Signature
- JPEG or JPG, with height to width in the ratio 1 to R, where R is between 2.75 and 3.75.
- After cropping, the signature should cover 70 to 80% of the image.
- Black or dark blue ink only.
- At most 580 x 180 pixels and at least 250 x 80 pixels. File size from 3 KB to 300 KB.
- Not acceptable: all capital letters, initials only, a dark background, digital signatures, other ink colours, or a signature too small to view.
What our resizer makes for GATE
For the photo it makes 480 by 624 pixels. That is inside the allowed range and has an aspect ratio of 0.77, between the 0.66 and 0.89 the page asks for. For the signature it makes 520 by 160 pixels, a ratio of 1 to 3.25, inside 2.75 to 3.75. Both file sizes land well inside the limits.
The face grid
The GATE page shows a grid over a sample photo and says the face should cover six cells in the middle of it (A2, A3, B2, B3, C2 and C3). In plain words: the face sits in the centre and fills most of the frame, with a little space above the head. When you crop, zoom in until your face covers about two thirds of the picture.
The same photo comes back on your admit card
The page states that the GATE 2027 Admit Card and Score Card will carry the same photograph you submit with the application. It also warns that a photograph that does not meet the criteria could lead to rejection of the application, and that the fee is not refunded. A score card is kept for years, so it is worth using a good picture.
Signature: sign inside a box
Draw a light box about three times as wide as it is high on white paper, and sign inside it with a black or dark blue pen so the signature nearly fills the box. Sign horizontally. Then crop to the box. The page lists a signature outside the box area, or not signed horizontally, among the samples that are not acceptable.
Questions people ask
What is the GATE 2027 photo size?
A JPEG or JPG between 200 x 260 pixels and 530 x 690 pixels, with a file size from 5 KB to 600 KB and an aspect ratio between 0.66 and 0.89.
What is the GATE 2027 signature size?
A JPEG or JPG between 250 x 80 pixels and 580 x 180 pixels, with a file size from 3 KB to 300 KB. Height to width must be 1 to R with R between 2.75 and 3.75.
Which ink is allowed for the GATE signature?
Black or dark blue ink only.
Are spectacles allowed in the GATE photo?
Normal spectacles for vision correction are allowed. A photograph with glare on the glasses is not acceptable; if the glare cannot be avoided, the spectacles must be removed.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read in these official documents:
- GATE 2027, Photograph and Signature page, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (read on 11 November 2026)