SBI PO photo, signature, thumb and declaration sizes
SBI takes the IBPS numbers and adds two more files — a hand-written declaration and a live webcam capture — and your application is not registered until all of them are uploaded.
SBI PO specification
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Photograph dimensions | 200 x 230 px preferred; 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm |
| Photograph file size | 20-50 KB, JPG / JPEG |
| Signature | 140 x 60 px preferred, 10-20 KB, black ink pen on white paper, not in capital letters |
| Left thumb impression | 240 x 240 px at 200 DPI (3 cm x 3 cm), 20-50 KB, black or blue ink; right thumb if the left is missing |
| Hand-written declaration | 800 x 400 px at 200 DPI (10 cm x 5 cm), 50-100 KB, jpg/jpeg, black ink, in English, not in capital letters |
| Live photograph | Mandatory capture via webcam or mobile QR — light background, look straight, no cap, coloured glasses, mask or shadow |
| Background | Light-coloured, preferably white |
| Scanner setting | At least 200 dpi |
| Print copies | Keep about 8 copies of the same photograph for later stages |
| Completion rule | The application is not registered unless all four images are uploaded |
Source: Guidelines for scanning and upload of photograph, signature, thumb impression and declaration (SBI PO) (SBI PO June 2026 cycle). checked on 2026-09-06.
Six things to prepare, not two
The SBI PO upload guidelines borrow the banking-standard photo and signature boxes, then add a left thumb impression, a hand-written declaration at 800 x 400 px and 50-100 KB, and a live webcam capture. The guidelines are blunt about the consequence of stopping halfway: the application is not registered unless all four images are uploaded.
The declaration trips up careful people
Candidates who prepare everything else neatly still lose time on the declaration, because three separate constraints apply at once. It has to be handwritten, it has to be in English, and it must not be in capital letters. Write it on a plain sheet, scan the strip at 200 dpi, and crop to a 10 x 5 cm shape before compressing — the 2:1 pixel box only fits if the crop is already that shape.
Keep prints, not just files
The guidelines suggest retaining about eight copies of the same photograph. Between the preliminary exam, the main exam, the interview and joining formalities, you will be asked for physical prints that match the uploaded image, so print from the same file rather than a different sitting.
How it works
- Shoot or scan a passport-style photo, crop to 200 x 230 px and export 20-50 KB as JPG.
- Sign in running hand with a black pen, crop tight, and resize to 140 x 60 px at 10-20 KB.
- Take the left thumb impression on white paper and scan it to 240 x 240 px at 20-50 KB.
- Copy the declaration text by hand in English, scan the strip, and export 800 x 400 px at 50-100 KB.
- Complete the live webcam or QR capture inside the form itself.
- Print about eight copies of the photograph for the written test, interview and joining formalities.