GATE 2023 Photo-size Specification

Candidates applying for the national level exam must take care of GATE Photo details, photo size, etc. while attaching their photograph with GATE 2023 Application Form. Listed below are important points related to the same:

1. Upload a high-quality photograph. The photograph will appear on your GATE scorecard.
2. The coloured photo must be taken after August 1, 2021 by a professional photographer. Photographs taken from a mobile phone or other self-composed portraits may result in rejection of the application.
3. Dimensions: A passport size photograph with a 3.5 cm width and 4.5 cm height of the face.
4. Format: JPEG only
5. Standard Print size: 3.5 cm X 4.5 cm (width X height)
6. Maximum size: 480 * 640 pixels (0.3 Mega pixel) | Minimum size: 240 * 320 pixels.
7. Background of Photo: White or a light colour
8. The face of the candidate must cover 60% - 70% of the above-mentioned size of the photograph.
9. Forehead, eyes, nose, and chin should be clearly visible. The main features of the face should not be covered by hair of the head, any cloth, or any shadow.
10. Both the ears MUST be visible on the photo.
11. The photo should be without any cap/ hat.
12. For candidates who wear spectacles, photographs with glare on the glasses will not be accepted. If glare cannot be avoided, don’t wear spectacles in the photoshoot.
13. Avoid spectacles with dark and tinted glasses.
14. The poor quality photographs will result in rejection of GATE application form without a refund of fee.

GATE 2023 Photograph Sample

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Specifications of GATE 2023 Photograph

GATE 2023 Signature Specifications

Along with the photograph, candidates are also required to attach a scanned image of the signature. The essential specifications for signature as per GATE 2023  requirements are listed below:

1. Take an A4 white paper.
2. Draw a rectangular box with the following dimensions:
   • Breadth = 2 cm
   • Width = 7 cm
3. Sign with black or dark blue ink pen within the box. The height or width of the signature should be at least 80% of the respective height or width of the rectangular box.
4. Signature by any other person or in any other colour will be rejected.
5. Signature in all CAPITAL LETTERS will NOT be accepted.
6. Format: JPEG only
7. Maximum Size: 160 X 560 pixels | Minimum Size: 80 X 280 pixels
8. The size of the signature should be between 5KB to 200KB.
9. Get the digital image of your signature along with the box through a professional scanner.
10. Crop the image to the border of the rectangular box and upload it.
11. If the applicant’s signature, on the exam day, does not match the signature on GATE 2023 Admit Card, the applicant will be disqualified.

GATE 2023 Signature Sample

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GATE 2023 Signature Specifications

How to Edit Images for GATE 2023 Application Form?

Candidates do not require to edit scanned images that may decrease the quality of that images. For the registration process, uploading low-quality images will not be acceptable. There are a few ways by which candidates can edit those images as per the required specifications of GATE 2023.

Images can be cropped, edited, compressed by available online tools viz.

• Pisaca,
• Free Online Photo Editor,
• Photo Pea,
• Luna Pic,
• Cam Scanner,
• MS Paint etc.

How to edit GATE 2023 Image through Picasa?

1. Open the image on your PC
2. Download Picasa
3. Go to Crop → Add Aspect Custom Ratio → Add the Dimensions for Width & Height
4. Make the changes
5. Save it for uploading

Important Instructions for GATE 2023 Photo-size & Signature Guidelines

• The signature on the photograph must be done in presence of the invigilator.
• Candidates must bring additional copies of passport size photographs, as used during GATE Registration.
• The Photograph should not have a cap or goggles. Spectacles are allowed if being used regularly.
• Applications without clear photographs are liable to be rejected.
• For Signature, upload your signature in the appropriate box given in the form in running handwriting.
• Writing full name in the box in capital letters will NOT be accepted as the signature. Doing so can lead to the cancellation of the application form. 

Note: At GATE 2023 Exam Center, the Center Superintendent will collect the candidate’s Post Card size (4”x6”) photograph affixed on Performa.