Last verified: 11 November 2026. The photo, signature and thumb-impression specifications and the certificate file sizes below are ✅ CONFIRMED from the official AISSEE 2027 Information Bulletin published by NTA on 3 November 2026, as reproduced in full by Maru Gujarat (6 November 2026) and independently corroborated by Tasvia Academy and Enunciate Academy’s bulletin guides. The application window (3 November to 2 December 2026, up to 11:50 PM) and the correction window (7 to 9 December 2026) are ✅ CONFIRMED by the same bulletin. Where the bulletin is silent — for example, whether a photo can be re-uploaded during the correction window — the article says so plainly instead of guessing.
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Here is the thing nobody warns you about. Parents spend weeks on the big questions — which schools to list, which exam city to pick — and then the form trips them on a photograph. A school photo from last year. A signature scanned in the wrong colour. A thumbprint taken with a black stamp pad. Each one is a small file, and each one can hold up the whole application.
Last year, a parent called us in a panic because the portal kept rejecting his son’s photo on the final evening. The photo was fine to look at. It was just 1.8 MB — nine times the limit — and taken eight months earlier. He had to find a studio, take a fresh photo, resize it, and re-upload, all with the deadline hours away. None of that needed to happen. Every rule below takes ten minutes to get right at home, this week, while there are still 21 days to the 2 December deadline.
| Upload | Format | File size | The rules that matter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photograph | JPG | 10–200 KB | Taken on or after 1 July 2026; 80% face coverage; white background; no cap or goggles; preferably shows name and date taken |
| Signature | JPG | 10–50 KB | Running hand (not capitals); black ink on white paper |
| Left-thumb impression | JPG | 10–50 KB | Left hand; blue ink on white paper; right thumb only if the left is unavailable |
Certificates are a separate set of uploads, all as PDFs of 50–300 KB each: date-of-birth certificate, domicile certificate, caste or community or category certificate (if applicable), certificate of service for defence personnel or PPO for ex-servicemen (if applicable), and the studentship certificate for children currently studying in an approved New Sainik School.
One practical note: if the portal shows a size limit that differs from the numbers above when you upload, follow what the portal says on the day. The bulletin is the authority, but the portal is the gatekeeper.
The single most common rejection risk is the date. The bulletin requires the photograph to have been taken on or after 1 July 2026. That perfectly good school photo from last year does not qualify — and the portal has no way of knowing the date except the one printed on the photo, which is why the bulletin prefers the photograph to show the candidate’s name and the date it was taken.
Do it at home, in daylight, against a plain white wall. No cap, no goggles, face filling about 80% of the frame — that means head and shoulders, close in, not a full-body shot with the child small in the middle. Take several shots and pick the sharpest. Then check the file size before you upload: a photo straight off a phone camera will be far too large, usually over 1 MB. Any free image-resizing app or an online compressor will bring a JPG down into the 10–200 KB range — shrink the dimensions first (a passport-size crop is plenty), and only then lower the quality. Check the size again after every step, and keep the original safe in case you need to redo it.
Two more uploads, two more rules that look trivial and are not. The signature must be in running hand — not capital letters — in black ink on clean white paper. The thumb impression must be the left-hand thumb, in blue ink on white paper. A right-hand thumb impression is allowed only if the left thumb is unavailable.
Do both on plain white paper, with a proper pen and a blue ink pad — not a black stamp pad, which is the classic mistake. A thumbprint taken in black ink is the wrong colour, and the form does not care that it looks fine. Sign naturally, the way your child actually signs; a careful, drawn-out signature that looks nothing like their real one will not match later. Scan or photograph the paper in good light, crop tightly to the signature or print, and check the size is 10–50 KB before uploading.
| Mistake | Why it fails | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Photo taken before 1 July 2026 | Bulletin requires a photo from 1 July 2026 or later | Take a fresh photo this week |
| File larger than the limit | Photo over 200 KB, signature or thumb over 50 KB | Resize dimensions first, then compress; re-check the size |
| Coloured or busy background | Bulletin requires a white background | Plain white wall, daylight, no curtains or posters behind |
| Cap, goggles, or face too small | 80% face coverage rule; no headwear or eyewear | Head and shoulders, close crop, nothing on the head |
| Wrong ink colour | Signature must be black, thumb impression must be blue | Black pen for the signature, blue ink pad for the thumb |
A sixth mistake is subtler: uploading a certificate as an image instead of a PDF, or as a PDF far outside the 50–300 KB range. Scan certificates at a moderate resolution — a phone scan at the default setting is usually enough — and check each file’s size before you start the form.
The application window closes on 2 December 2026 at 11:50 PM, with a late window (extra Rs. 500) from 3 to 6 December and a correction window from 7 to 9 December. One honest warning: the bulletin does not confirm whether a photograph can be re-uploaded during the correction window, so do not plan around it. Get the three small files right the first time, and the rest of the window is yours to spend on preparation.
For the full schedule and the rest of the bulletin, read our five bulletin details parents miss and the AISSEE 2027 notification guide. If the birth certificate itself needs fixing first, see our birth certificate corrections guide.
What is the photo specification for the AISSEE 2027 form?
A passport-size photograph in JPG format, 10 to 200 KB, taken on or after 1 July 2026, with 80 percent face coverage and a white background, no cap or goggles. The bulletin prefers the photo to show the candidate’s name and the date it was taken.
What is the signature size for the AISSEE 2027 form?
The signature must be in running hand, in black ink on white paper, scanned as a JPG of 10 to 50 KB. Capital-letter signatures are not accepted.
Which thumb impression does AISSEE 2027 need?
The left-hand thumb impression, in blue ink on white paper, as a JPG of 10 to 50 KB. A right-hand thumb impression is allowed only if the left thumb is unavailable.
What file format do AISSEE certificates need?
Certificates — date of birth, domicile, caste or category, defence service certificate or PPO, and studentship certificate — must be PDFs of 50 to 300 KB each.
Can I correct a wrong photo after submitting the AISSEE form?
NTA has scheduled a correction window from 7 to 9 December 2026 for correcting particulars in the form. Whether a photo can be re-uploaded in that window is not confirmed in the bulletin, so get the photo right the first time rather than relying on the correction window.
Why do AISSEE photos get rejected?
The common reasons are an old photo taken before 1 July 2026, a file larger than 200 KB, a coloured or busy background instead of white, a cap or goggles, and a face that covers much less than 80 percent of the frame.
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