NEET UG photo

Resize a photograph for the NTA NEET UG application form.

Prepare your file

480 × 640 px10–200 KB

JPEG, PNG, WebP or BMP. You can also drag a file here.

The file stays in this tab. It is not uploaded.

This specification changes between application cycles

NTA republishes the photograph specification in the information bulletin for each NEET UG cycle, and the figures have changed between cycles. Read the bulletin for your exam year before uploading. The values below reflect a commonly used configuration, not a permanent rule.

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What this form requires

Official rules and our own recommendations are labelled separately, so you can tell which is which.

  • Official requirementRecent passport-style colour photograph against a plain white background.
  • Official requirementJPEG format.
  • Official requirementNTA has in past cycles asked for the candidate name and the date the photo was taken to be printed along the bottom.
  • DocuFix recommendationA 10-200 KB band is used here as a safe default. Confirm against your bulletin.

What causes rejections

  • Using last year’s specification. NTA changes the figures between cycles.
  • Omitting the printed name and date strip when the bulletin asks for it.
  • A selfie taken at arm’s length, which distorts facial proportions.

What this tool can and cannot check

Checked automatically

  • Exact pixel dimensions
  • File size 10–200 KB
  • JPEG output in the sRGB colour space
  • That the file is a real image, not a renamed HEIC or PDF

Judged by a person or the portal

  • Whether your expression is neutral
  • Whether hair or a head covering obscures your face
  • Whether the photo is recent enough
  • Head height, which the crop guide targets but does not measure
  • Whether the photograph is genuinely of you

Passing every automated check here does not mean your application will be accepted. It means the file will not fail for a technical reason.

How your image is handled

Your file is read into this page, decoded, drawn onto a canvas at the target size and re-encoded. Every step runs on your device. No network request carries the image, so nothing is stored on our side and nothing can be recovered from us later.

Re-encoding through a canvas also converts the file to the sRGB colour space and strips the original EXIF metadata, including any location tag your camera wrote into it.

What this does and does not protect against

Questions

Does the NEET photo need a name and date printed on it?
NTA has required this in past cycles. Check the information bulletin for your exam year, because this requirement has not been constant.
Why does this page not state one exact size?
Because NTA changes it. Publishing a single figure as permanent fact would mislead you in the cycle after it changes. The bulletin for your year is the authority.

Sources

  1. [1]National Testing Agency — NEET UG information bulletin

Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will check it against the source.