Left thumb impression and handwritten declaration for bank exam forms

Bank exam forms from IBPS and SBI ask for two things other forms do not: your left thumb impression and a declaration in your own handwriting.

The left thumb impression

The size given by IBPS and SBI is 240 × 240 pixels at 200 dpi, which is 3 cm by 3 cm, in a JPG of 20 to 50 KB. The ink may be black or blue.

1. Wash and dry your hands. A wet or oily thumb gives a smudge.
2. Use a stamp pad if you have one. Press the thumb lightly on the pad; too much ink fills the lines.
3. Press the thumb once on plain white paper, straight down, and lift it straight up. Do not roll it or slide it.
4. Look at the print. You should see the fine lines of the thumb. If it is a solid blot, wipe the thumb and try again with less ink.
5. Make three or four prints and photograph the best one from straight above.

A stamp pad from a stationery shop is the simplest way to get an even, light layer of ink.

If you do not have a left thumb, the IBPS notification gives the order of what to use instead: the right thumb, then a finger of the left hand starting from the forefinger, then of the right hand, then the left toe. It asks you to name the finger used in the uploaded document.

The handwritten declaration

The size is 800 × 400 pixels at 200 dpi, which is 10 cm by 5 cm, in a JPG of 50 to 100 KB.

• Write on plain white paper with black ink.
• Write in English, in your own handwriting.
• Use ordinary writing with capital letters only where grammar needs them. A declaration written fully in capital letters is not accepted.
• Copy the wording exactly from your notification. The IBPS wording is on our IBPS page.

Draw a light 10 cm by 5 cm box with a pencil and write inside it in two or three lines. Then the picture already has the right shape and you only need to crop to the box.

Sizing both

In the resize tool, choose IBPS or SBI PO and then the upload. Keep "Make the paper white" on. For the declaration, check after resizing that every word is still readable; if not, write larger and photograph again.

Check 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.

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