Photograph Requirements

Photograph Requirements

Please pay attention to upload good quality photograph. Poor quality of photographs submitted will lead to rejection of your GATE application, without any refund of the application fees. The GATE Score card will be printed with the photograph you submit.

1. The photograph must be in color and must be taken in a professional studio. Photograph taken using a Mobile phone and other self-composed portraits are NOT acceptable.
2. Photograph must be taken in a White or a very light background.
3. The photograph must have been taken after 1st July 2013.
4. In the photograph, the height of the face (between chin and the top of the forehead) should occupy about 50% of the height of the photograph.
5. The main features of the face must not be covered by hair of the head, any cloth or any shadow. The photograph must show full frontal view with both ears being visible and eyes open.
6. If you normally wear spectacles, glare on glasses is not acceptable in your photo. Glare can be avoided with a slight downward tilt of the glasses or by removing the glasses for the photo shoot.
7. You must not wear spectacles with dark or tinted glasses, only clear glasses are permitted.
8. Ask your photo studio to provide the image in a JPEG format and also on a standard 3.5 cm × 4.5 cm print (350 x 450 pixels).
9. File size should be between 10KB and 100KB.
10. For your own benefit it may be prudent not to intentionally change your facial features or hair style as in the photograph until the day of the exam.

Sample Photographs

Not Acceptable Photograph	Reason for Rejection	Acceptable Photograph
	Photo taken with Mobile phone; Distorted face
	Improper background
	Facial Area is less than 50% of total
	Not looking straight
	Covering facial features
	Shadow on face
	Improper flash or Improper Lighting
	Too much glare on spectacles
	Dark/Tinted Spectacles or Sunglasses
	Poor Digital Resolution

Signature Specifications

1. Please draw a rectangular box of size 7 × 2 cm on an A4 white paper. Put your signature with black or dark blue ink pen within this box.
2. Scan the signature using scanner at 200 pixels per inch (dpi), and crop the image to the box.
3. Save the image in JPEG format. Only JPEG image formats will be accepted.
4. Ensure that the file size is between 5KB and 100KB.
5. Photographs of the signatures taken using mobile phone or digital cameras are not acceptable, and can result in disqualification of the application without any refund of the fee.

Sample Signatures

Not Acceptable Signature	Reason for Rejection	Acceptable Signature
	Signature in Capital
	Signature not in full and in Capital
	Signature not in full
	Signature taken via mobile phone / camera
	Poor Digital Resolution