PAN card photo and signature size

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Protean (formerly NSDL) asks for a colour photo of 3.5 × 2.5 cm and a signature of 2 × 4.5 cm, both scanned at 200 DPI, as JPEGs of up to 20 KB and 10 KB. Drop yours here to get exactly those sizes, checked against the scan guidelines.

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How to use PAN Card Photo & Signature Resize

PAN Card Photo & Signature Resize – PAN card photo (≤ 20 KB) and signature (≤ 10 KB) for Protean. Free, no upload.

Choose what you are uploading.
Choose or drop the scan or phone photo.
Click Resize to fit.
Check the ✓ list against the official rules and download.

Supported formats

Input: JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC
Output: JPG

Official sizes

From Protean PAN scan guidelines (Form 93). Pixel sizes are only listed where the notice sets one.

Read the official notice

Protean PAN scan guidelines (DSC mode). Pixel sizes are the centimetre sizes at 200 DPI.
Upload	Pixel size	File size
Photo	197 × 276 px	up to 20 KB
Signature	354 × 157 px	up to 10 KB

Rules from the notice

Besides the size, the notice asks for:

3.5 × 2.5 cm at 200 DPI (197 × 276 px), colour JPEG
Up to 20 KB (some Protean pages allow 50 KB – 20 KB meets both)
2 × 4.5 cm at 200 DPI (354 × 157 px), JPEG
Up to 10 KB (some Protean pages allow 50 KB – 10 KB meets both)

Form 49A is now Form 93

Since 1 April 2026 the old Forms 49A, 49AA and the Change Request form are no longer accepted. Indian citizens apply with Form 93; changes use CR-01 and CR-02.

UTIITSL

UTIITSL does not publish digital photo or signature sizes – only the paper photo size of 4.5 × 3.5 cm on a white background. The Protean limits here are the stricter ones.

How to make a clean signature image

Sign in black ink on plain white paper, in good daylight, and photograph it from straight above so the page fills most of the picture. The tool turns the grey paper white, trims to the ink and centres it at the required size.

Limitations

Follows the notice named on this page; a newer notification can change the rules – check yours before applying.
Checks size, file size and format, not whether the photo itself (expression, lighting, how recent) meets the rules.
Protean’s own pages disagree on the maximum (20 KB vs 50 KB for the photo); the tool uses the stricter limit.

Privacy

Files you choose are read into your browser’s memory and processed on your device; they are not uploaded to a server. Temporary download links are released after use, and the offline cache never stores your documents. More about privacy and limits.

Frequently asked questions

What is the PAN card photo size?

For Protean: 3.5 × 2.5 cm at 200 DPI (197 × 276 px), colour JPEG, up to 20 KB. Some Protean pages allow up to 50 KB; a 20 KB file meets both.

What is the PAN card signature size?

2 × 4.5 cm at 200 DPI (354 × 157 px), JPEG, up to 10 KB.

What size are the supporting documents?

Scanned at 200 DPI in black and white, as PDF/A or JPEG, up to 300 KB per page.

Does 1 KB mean 1000 or 1024 bytes?

Forms differ, so the tool aims for a file that passes either way: under the maximum counted in 1000-byte KB and over the minimum counted in 1024-byte KB.

Are my photo and signature uploaded?

No. They are resized in your browser and never leave your device – important for ID documents.

Is it free?

Yes – free with no signup, no watermark and no limit.