The Indian Army Agniveer online application, filed through the Common Entrance Exam (CEE) portal, has its own strict photo and signature rules. Unlike most other government forms, it also requires your name and the photo date to be printed directly on the image itself — miss that and your form can get sent back even if the file size is perfect and the background is spotless white.
Below are the exact pixel, KB, and format numbers as per the latest official Agniveer recruitment guidelines, so you don't have to dig through the notification PDF yourself while you're rushing to finish your registration before the window closes.
Photo Size Requirements
Your passport-size photo should be sized to 3.5cm x 4.5cm, which works out to roughly 413 x 531 pixels at 300 DPI, with the file kept between 20KB and 50KB. Save it as JPG/JPEG only. The background must be plain white, your face should fill about 75-80% of the frame, and the photo should be recent, taken within the last 3 to 6 months. A rule unique to Army recruitment: your full name and the date the photo was taken must be printed at the bottom of the image, and this is mandatory, not optional. Headgear is not permitted except for religious reasons, such as a turban for Sikh candidates, and uniform or camouflage clothing is strictly prohibited in the photo. Get this printed photo done at a proper studio if you can — trying to add the name-and-date text yourself in an editing app often looks noticeably different from the standard the recruiting office expects.
Signature Size Requirements
Your signature should be sized to roughly 3.5cm x 1.5cm, which is about 413 x 177 pixels, with the file size kept between 10KB and 20KB and saved as JPG/JPEG. Sign in black ink using running cursive on plain white paper — block letters are commonly flagged and rejected. Keep the scan recent, well-lit, and free of smudges or folds, and make sure the paper is completely flat before you photograph or scan it.
Common Mistakes That Get Applications Rejected
Most Army Agniveer applications get flagged for the same handful of errors: forgetting to print the name and photo date on the picture, uploading a photo outside the 20-50KB window after compressing it incorrectly, using a colored or patterned background instead of plain white, and signing in block letters instead of cursive. Wearing a cap, sunglasses, or uniform/camouflage clothing in the photo is another frequent reason forms bounce back at the upload stage, and so is submitting a photo that's clearly older than the 3-6 month window the form expects. Candidates who resize the image without checking the final aspect ratio also sometimes end up with a stretched or squashed face that fails manual verification later.
How to Resize Your Photo and Signature in 30 Seconds
Rather than manually calculating cm-to-pixel conversions, you can use SignResizer, a free online tool that resizes your photo and signature to the exact KB and pixel size the Army Agniveer form needs, instantly and with no signup required.