PAN card photo, signature & documents
PAN card (Protean / NSDL online) · Protean eGov (Income Tax Department)
JPG · up to 20 KB · 2.5 × 3.5 cm · 200 DPI
Colour.
Phone photo or scan
Rules from Protean (NSDL) — guidelines for online PAN applications (scanned documents / DSC) (Scanning specifications table), checked 11 Oct 2026. Always check the latest notice.
PAN card: what the official notice asks for
PAN card (Protean / NSDL online) (Protean eGov (Income Tax Department)) asks for a photo of up to 20 KB, a signature of up to 10 KB, other documents. The table shows each rule as printed in the official notification, last checked on 11 October 2026. The tool above resizes and compresses your file to these rules and ticks each one before you download.
| Document | Format | File size | Pixels | Printed size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photo | JPG | up to 20 KB | – | 2.5 × 3.5 cm at 200 dpi | Colour. |
| Signature | JPG | up to 10 KB | – | 4.5 × 2 cm at 200 dpi | |
| Proof documents (per page) | up to 300 KB per page | – | – | Black & white, 200 dpi. Max 300 KB per page. |
How to use this page
- Add your PAN card photo in the matching box above.
- The tool fits it to the PAN card rule in the table and shows a tick for each rule.
- Download the file and upload it on the official PAN card application. Your files never leave your device.
Questions and answers
- What size should the PAN card photo be?
- up to 20 KB as a JPG file, 2.5 × 3.5 cm. Colour.
- What size should the PAN card signature be?
- up to 10 KB as a JPG file, 4.5 × 2 cm.
- Who sets the PAN card upload rules?
- Protean eGov (Income Tax Department) sets them for PAN card (Protean / NSDL online). If your PAN card form is from a different year or post, its notice may list other sizes.
- Where do the PAN card sizes come from?
- From Protean (NSDL) — guidelines for online PAN applications (scanned documents / DSC) (Scanning specifications table), last checked on 11 October 2026. Notifications change from year to year, so compare with the current one before you apply.
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