NEET UG 2026 Photo, Postcard Photo, Signature and Thumb Size

A few guides print other figures, such as 10 to 100 KB for the signature. A signature between 4 and 30 KB passes every version. Check the bulletin for your year, which is the final word.

From 2026, the form verifies your identity through Aadhaar-based eKYC and a live photo. You take the live photo through a webcam or, with a QR code, on your phone, and NTA compares it with the photo in your Aadhaar record. Only a matching photo lets you continue to fee payment.

The live photo is in addition to the passport and postcard photos, not instead of them. You still upload both.

For a clean capture, sit facing a window against a plain wall, remove caps, masks and spectacles, look straight at the camera, and keep your face filling most of the frame. Ask someone to hold the phone at eye level rather than taking a selfie.

A mismatch usually comes from an old Aadhaar photo, a changed hairstyle or beard, or a dark, blurred capture. It is not a rejection; it means NTA checks your identity by hand.

Once NTA verifies it, the form reopens for payment. Allow a few days for this, so do not leave the application to the last week.

Several guides written from the 2026 bulletin say the candidate's name and the date the photo was taken must appear below both the passport and postcard photos, with the photo taken on or after 1 January of the exam year. Forgetting the name and date is one of the most common mistakes they list.

Use the same photo for the form and on exam day. The Photo with Name and Date tool adds the band and sizes it; choose NEET UG for the passport photo and NEET UG postcard photo for the 4 x 6 inch one.

The 4 x 6 inch postcard photo is uploaded in the form and also used at the exam centre for attendance and identity checks. Guides differ on exactly where it is pasted, on a proforma that comes with the admit card or alongside the attendance record, so follow the instructions printed on your admit card.

Keep prints ready well before exam day: most guides suggest four to six postcard photos and six to eight passport photos, all from the same session as the uploaded photo. The Passport Size Photo Maker makes a print sheet of passport photos, and a photo shop can print the postcard size from the same file.

Sign on plain white paper with a black ballpoint pen, in your usual running hand and not in capital letters. Photograph it in daylight with the phone flat above the page and frame it tightly so little empty paper remains.

For the impressions, the form provides a template for the fingers and thumbs of both hands. Press each finger once on an ink pad and then once in its box, without rolling or smudging. A smudged or partly missing impression is a common reason for a correction notice, so practise on scrap paper first and photograph the finished template in good light.

The template is a whole-page scan, so use Compress Image to bring it inside the 10 to 200 KB range if it comes out larger.

If you need the name and date on the photos, use the Photo with Name and Date tool instead for the two photos; it applies the same NEET sizes. Everything runs in your browser, so your photos stay on your device until you upload them to the NTA portal.

NTA usually opens a short correction window after the last date; recent cycles allowed photos to be replaced there. Do not rely on it, because it lasts only a few days.

Does the live photo replace the passport photo? No. You upload the passport and postcard photos as well.

What if my Aadhaar photo is very old? Try the live photo in good light first. If it still fails, upload the attested verification certificate from the portal.

Can I wear spectacles in the photos? Only if you wear them every day, and with no glare. For the live photo, it is safer to remove them.

Is the name and date compulsory? Most guides for 2026 say yes for both photos. Check your bulletin; if it asks, add both.

How many prints should I keep? Four to six postcard photos and six to eight passport photos, all matching the uploaded photo.