Compress a photo for SSC exam forms
SSC and similar recruitment-exam portals typically ask for a recent photograph within a specific KB range (often 20–50KB) at a set pixel size. This page pre-sets target size mode to 50KB — adjust it down to your form's exact ceiling.
Check your specific SSC notification for the exact pixel dimensions and KB range required, set the resize box to those dimensions, then let target size mode tune quality to fit the KB budget in one step.
Process your photo and your signature in the same batch with different settings per session — do the photo at its target first, then switch settings and do the signature.
If your form specifies a maximum below 50KB, lower the KB field before processing; the achieved size always shows on the card so you can confirm it clears the portal's upload check.
Common uses across SSC exam stages
This page covers SSC specifically, though the pattern repeats across similar boards:
- SSC CGL, CHSL, and MTS application forms, each with its own photo and signature specs.
- Other recruitment-board forms with the same photo-plus-signature, exact-size, tight-KB pattern, even when they aren't SSC-branded.
- Re-applying for a later SSC stage or a different exam cycle with the same photo, just re-targeted to that cycle's own numbers.
Process the photo and the signature in the same batch, one after the other with different settings for each, instead of starting a new session for every file.
Does one setting work for every SSC exam?
No — CGL, CHSL, MTS, and other recruitment-board notifications each publish their own pixel dimensions and KB range, and the numbers change between cycles. Check your specific notification first, set the resize box to those dimensions, then adjust the KB field to match before processing — the 50KB preset here is a starting point to adjust, not a fixed rule.
Processed entirely in your browser — nothing is ever sent to a server.