NSDL Photo & Signature Resizer

Protean (NSDL) Official Specs • 600 DPI Resolution • 100% Offline

Specs: 200x230 px • Limit: Under 50KB

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NSDL Protean PAN Image Compression and Resizer Tool

Are you submitting a PAN Card application online through the official Protean NSDL portal? One of the most common issues applicants face is uploading their passport photograph and scan of their signature. The NSDL system has an automated, strict validation protocol. Unless your photo is exactly 200x230 pixels (3.5 cm x 2.5 cm) and signature is exactly 400x200 pixels (4.5 cm x 2.0 cm), and both files are smaller than 50KB, your upload will fail.

OptiKit's NSDL Image Compressor solves this problem. It allows applicants to crop, resize, and compress their passport photos and signature scans completely in the browser without uploading any files to server-side queues. It also ensures the necessary 200 DPI (for photos) or 600 DPI (for signatures) density tags are added, keeping the upload fully compatible with Protean regulations. If you need a combined utility for both NSDL and UTI, you can use our PAN Card Resizer hub.

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NSDL PAN photo 200×230 px and signature 400×200 — Protean upload specs and invalid-image fixes.

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NSDL Official Compliance Table

Asset	Exact Dimension	Maximum File Size	DPI Requirement	Format
Applicant Photo	200 x 230 pixels (3.5 x 2.5 cm)	50 KB	200 DPI	JPEG / JPG only
Applicant Signature	400 x 200 pixels	50 KB	600 DPI	JPEG / JPG only

NSDL Image Compressor FAQs

For NSDL (Protean) PAN card applications, the passport photo must be exactly 200 x 230 pixels (aspect ratio 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm) and the file size must be under 50KB. The signature scan must be exactly 400 x 200 pixels (aspect ratio 2:1) and the file size must be under 50KB. Both files must be in JPEG format, with photos processed at 200 DPI and signatures at 600 DPI.

Yes. Protean/NSDL portals reject files with incorrect DPI settings. Our browser-side processor automatically rewrites the JPEG binary density markers, forcing the correct 200 DPI (for photos) or 600 DPI (for signatures) resolution headers in the output files, assuring 100% submission compliance.

Upload failures are almost always due to incorrect specifications: (1) Dimensions are not exactly 200x230 px or 400x200 px, (2) The file size is larger than 50KB, (3) The file is PNG, WebP, or PDF (only JPG/JPEG is allowed), or (4) The DPI metadata is incorrect.

Absolutely. OptiKit performs all resizing, cropping, and compression entirely offline in your browser. Your photo or signature scan is never sent to our servers, assuring maximum security and 100% data privacy.

Signatures must be written with a thick black ink pen on clean, blank white paper without any lines or designs. Use a stable smartphone shot or a scanner to capture the signature before uploading it to our compressor.

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