PAN Card Photo and Signature Resizer

Resize your photo and signature for a PAN application on the NSDL (Protean) or UTIITSL portal. Size, DPI and KB are set for the portal you choose.

NSDL: 3.5 x 2.5 cm, 50 KBUTIITSL: 213 x 213 px, 30 KBDPI set Runs on your device

1Choose the portal you apply on

PAN card

PAN card: NSDL (Protean)New PAN, changes and reprint, on the Protean portalPhotoSignaturePAN card: UTIITSLNew PAN, changes and reprint, on the UTIITSL portalPhotoSignature

What this portal asks for

PAN card: NSDL (Protean)Official site

Photograph3.5 x 2.5 cm (height x width) at 200 DPI, colour, JPG, up to 50 KB
Signature2 x 4.5 cm (height x width) at 200 DPI, JPG, up to 50 KB

Supporting documents go up separately as one PDF. Make it with the JPG to PDF tool if your scans are photos.

Rules checked October 2026. Portals can change their limits, so check the instructions on the upload page before you submit.

2Add your files

Add your photo

or paste with Ctrl+V · A recent colour photo, face straight on, light background. Phone photos are fine.

Add your signature

or paste with Ctrl+V · Sign in black ink on white paper, take a photo straight from above. We whiten the paper and trim the edges.

3Get your files

Still needed: photo, signature

Your photo, signature and documents are processed on this device. Nothing is uploaded.

Example

Before and after

We ran this sample through the pan card photo & signature tool above. The numbers under each image are measured from the real files.

Photo

Signature

Sample made by the SizePort team, not a real document.

How to

How to resize your PAN card photo and signature

01
Choose the portal
NSDL (Protean) or UTIITSL. The two portals ask for different sizes, so pick the one you are applying on.
02
Add your photo and signature
Frame your face in the photo. Photograph your signature on white paper; it is cleaned up and trimmed for you.
03
Download both files
Each comes out at the exact size, DPI and KB the portal checks. Upload them on the application page.

Why this size

PAN card photo and signature size

NSDL (now Protean) and UTIITSL both issue PAN cards, but their upload rules differ. Protean wants a 3.5 x 2.5 cm colour photo at 200 DPI and a 2 x 4.5 cm signature, each up to 50 KB. UTIITSL wants a 213 x 213 pixel photo at 300 DPI under 30 KB and a 400 x 200 pixel signature at 600 DPI under 60 KB.

Forms reject files with the wrong DPI even when they look right, so this page writes the DPI into each file along with the size and KB.

Portal	File	Rule
NSDL (Protean)	Photograph	3.5 x 2.5 cm (height x width) at 200 DPI, colour, JPG, up to 50 KB
NSDL (Protean)	Signature	2 x 4.5 cm (height x width) at 200 DPI, JPG, up to 50 KB
UTIITSL	Photograph	213 x 213 px at 300 DPI, colour, JPG, under 30 KB
UTIITSL	Signature	400 x 200 px at 600 DPI, black and white, JPG, under 60 KB

Tips

Tips that make a difference

Signature in black ink

UTIITSL asks for a black and white signature. Sign in black ink on plain white paper; the cleanup makes the paper pure white.

Documents go up as a PDF

Proof of identity, address and date of birth are uploaded separately as one PDF. Use the JPG to PDF tool to combine your scans under the portal's limit.

Check the portal before you submit

Portals can update their limits. The upload page always shows the current rule.

FAQ

PAN Card Photo & Signature: questions

3.5 x 2.5 cm (height x width) at 200 DPI, in colour, as a JPG of up to 50 KB. This page makes it 197 x 276 pixels.

213 x 213 pixels at 300 DPI, in colour, as a JPG under 30 KB.

NSDL: 2 x 4.5 cm (height x width) at 200 DPI, up to 50 KB. UTIITSL: 400 x 200 pixels at 600 DPI, black and white, under 60 KB.

It is not a passport size photo. NSDL (Protean) wants 3.5 x 2.5 cm at 200 DPI, up to 50 KB, and UTIITSL a 213 x 213 pixel square under 30 KB. The PAN card itself, once printed, measures 8.56 x 5.4 cm like an ATM card, the standard ID card size, and so does the Aadhaar card.

Up to 50 KB on NSDL (Protean) and under 30 KB on UTIITSL. The signature can be up to 50 KB on NSDL and under 60 KB on UTIITSL.

200 DPI for NSDL (Protean) and 300 DPI for UTIITSL. The DPI is written into the file for you.

Yes. The photo and signature rules are the same for new PAN, changes and reprints on each portal.

No. Both are made in your browser and stay on your device.

Checked

How we checked this page

Checked by the SizePort team on 3 October 2026.

We compare every size and rule on this page with the official sources below, and test the tool with sample photos before it goes live. Rules and platforms change, so if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

How the tool works

The kit sets each file to the exact pixel size the form gives, then searches for the JPG quality that lands it inside the KB range. If a small file is still under the minimum, it adds an empty comment block inside the JPG, which raises the size without changing the picture. It also writes the DPI the form asks for. Everything happens in your browser; your images are never uploaded.