India Post GDS 2026: photo and signature size

India Post’s GDS online engagement asks for a recent photograph (320 × 400 px recommended, shape 4:5, 30-100 KB) and a signature (300 × 120 px recommended, shape 5:2). Both should be 72-150 DPI. The instructions say to avoid scanned photos and selfies.

The notification and Annexure-II allow a signature of 20-100 KB, but the portal’s user manual says 20-50 KB. A file of 20-50 KB satisfies both, so that is what our tool aims for.

Verified Verified, with one conflict between documents

Official sources: India Post GDS Online Engagement Schedule-II, July-2026 (Notification No. 17-12/2026-GDS) (20-08-2026) (opens official PDF); India Post GDS Annexure-II, Instructions for applicants (20-08-2026) (opens official PDF); India Post User Manual, Online GDS Engagement Portal (APT 2.0) (opens official PDF). Last checked 2 November 2026.

Upload rules

GDS Online Engagement Schedule-II, July 2026 Verified
Item	Format	Pixel size	File size	Other rules	Status	Where in the notice
Recent photograph	JPG/JPEG only	320 × 400 recommended (4:5)	30-100 KB Tool aims for 30,720-100,000 bytes.	DPI 72-150 Plain white or light background Face 70-80% of the image; no shadows or red-eye Avoid scanned photos or selfies The user manual writes “5:4 (portrait)”: the same shape, not a conflict Use these settings ये सेटिंग इस्तेमाल करें	Verified	Notification Annexure para 5 (p.23); Annexure-II para 5; user manual step 19 (p.18-19)
Signature	JPG/JPEG only	300 × 120 recommended (5:2)	20-100 KB or 20-50 KB (conflict) Tool aims for 20,480-50,000 bytes.	DPI 72-150 White paper, black or blue pen Signature fills 70-80% of the image No typed or digital signature; no borders or extra marks Use these settings ये सेटिंग इस्तेमाल करें	Conflict	Notification Annexure para 5; Annexure-II para 5; user manual step 19

Source: India Post GDS Online Engagement Schedule-II, July-2026 (Notification No. 17-12/2026-GDS) (20-08-2026) (opens official PDF); India Post GDS Annexure-II, Instructions for applicants (20-08-2026) (opens official PDF); India Post User Manual, Online GDS Engagement Portal (APT 2.0) (opens official PDF) · Last checked 02-11-2026

Conflicts in the official documents

Signature: 20-100 KB (Notification Annexure para 5 and Annexure-II para 5) vs 20-50 KB (User manual step 19 (p.18-19)). The tool aims for 20-50 KB, which satisfies both.

Notices, dates and age limits

GDS Schedule-II, July 2026 Verified

Source: India Post GDS Online Engagement Schedule-II, July-2026 (Notification No. 17-12/2026-GDS) (20-08-2026) (opens official PDF) · Last checked 02-11-2026

One-time registration: 31-08-2026 to 19-09-2026 (closed as of 02-11-2026)
Online applications: 02-09-2026 to 21-09-2026 (closed as of 02-11-2026)

Age limit

India Post GDS Schedule-II 2026 – age only (18-40): as on 21-09-2026, the notice gives the ages, not a date-of-birth window. Check your date of birth

18-40 years, determined as on the last date of applications (para 5.1). Relaxations are in para 5.1(a).

Relaxations of the upper age limit for some categories are listed in each notice.

Tips for India Post GDS

Take the photo with another person’s help or a timer against a plain light wall; the instructions say to avoid selfies and scanned photos.
Fill the frame: your face should be 70-80% of the photo and your signature 70-80% of the signature image.
Do not add borders, a typed name or a digital signature.

Before you upload

Rules can change. Check the official notice before you upload. अपलोड करने से पहले आधिकारिक नोटिस ज़रूर देखें। ExamKit is not affiliated with SSC, RRB, IBPS, SBI, UPSC, NTA, India Post or any government body. We copy the upload rules from official notices for convenience and link to them. We are not responsible for rejected applications.

Status meanings: Verified = read directly in the official document; Verified (indirect) = seen only through a search-engine excerpt of the official document, to be re-checked; Not verified = no official source read; Conflict = two official places disagree.