Upcoming exams

Photo, signature and document sizes for the next exam cycles, with expected form dates. Everything is marked expected until the official notice is out.

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Dates are expected, not confirmed. They are based on the previous cycle. Always check the official notification.

2026

  1. 2 to 22 December 2026 (per UPSC calendar, may change)

    NDA 2027 Form Date, Photo Size & Signature (NDA 1 and 2)

    NDA 1 2027 form 2–22 Dec 2026, exam 11 Apr 2027; NDA 2 form May 2027, exam 19 Sep 2027 per UPSC's calendar. Photo and signature rules.

  2. October–December 2026 (expected; may already be out)

    SSC GD Constable 2027 Form Date, Photo & Signature Size

    SSC GD Constable 2027: form expected October–December 2026, exam expected January–March 2027. Live photo and 10–20 KB signature rules.

  3. 3 August to 31 October 2026

    CLAT 2027 Last Date, Photo Size, Signature & Documents

    CLAT 2027 registration closes 31 October 2026, and the exam is on 6 December 2026. Photo and signature sizes that fit every reported limit.

  4. Closed in early October 2026 (reported)

    GATE 2027 Photo Size, Signature, Documents & Exam Dates

    GATE 2027 by IIT Madras: exams on 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 Feb 2027. Photo up to 530x690 px and 600 KB, signature limits, DigiLocker certificates.

  5. Late October to November 2026 (expected)

    JEE Main 2027 Photo Size, Signature & Application Documents

    JEE Main 2027 photo (10–200 KB) and signature (10–100 KB) rules, the documents to keep ready and when the Session 1 and Session 2 forms are expected.

  6. 8 October to 6 November 2026 (reported)

    RRB NTPC 2026 Photo, Signature Size & Last Dates (CEN 06/07)

    RRB NTPC 2026 Graduate and Undergraduate forms are reported open in Oct–Nov 2026. Live photo, 30–49 KB signature and the documents you need.

2027

  1. January 2027 (expected)

    CUET UG 2027 Photo Size, Signature & Form Date (Expected)

    CUET UG 2027 form expected in January 2027. Photo 10–200 KB, signature limits, certificates and a checklist to avoid upload errors.

  2. Around January 2027 (expected)

    SSC CGL 2027 Form Date, Photo & Signature Size (Expected)

    SSC CGL 2027 form expected around mid-2027. Live photo capture, 10–20 KB signature rules and documents to keep ready, based on the 2026 cycle.

  3. Around January 2027 (expected)

    SSC CHSL 2027 Form Date, Photo & Signature Size (Expected)

    SSC CHSL 2027 form expected in 2027; the 2026 form ran 7 Sept–7 Oct 2026. Live photo, 10–20 KB signature and documents for 12th-pass applicants.

  4. 13 January 2027 (per UPSC calendar, may change)

    UPSC CSE 2027 Photo Size, Signature & Application Dates

    UPSC Civil Services 2027: notification 13 Jan 2027 and prelims 23 May 2027 per UPSC's calendar. Photo, triple signature and live photo rules.

  5. February 2027 (expected)

    NEET 2027 Photo Size, Signature & Application Documents

    NEET UG 2027: passport and postcard photo, signature, thumb impression and certificate sizes, plus the expected form and exam dates based on 2026.

  6. Around May 2027 (expected)

    UPSC CSE 2028 Notification, Photo Size & Documents (Expected)

    UPSC Civil Services 2028 is expected to be notified in Jan–Feb 2028 with prelims in late May. Photo, triple signature and document rules to plan for.

  7. By mid-June 2027 (expected)

    ITR Filing 2027: Due Dates and Documents to Keep as PDF

    Filing your return in 2027? Expected due dates for the first tax year under the new Income-tax Act, and how to keep Form 16, AIS and proofs as clean PDFs.

  8. Around June 2027 (expected)

    SBI PO 2027 Photo, Signature, Thumb & Declaration Size

    SBI PO 2027 form expected around June 2027. Photo 200x230 px (20–50 KB), signature 140x60 px, thumb and handwritten declaration specs explained.

  9. Late July 2027 (expected)

    CAT 2027 Registration Date, Photo & Signature Size

    CAT 2027 registration expected August–September 2027, exam late November. Photo and signature under 80 KB each, and the documents IIMs ask for.

  10. Around July 2027 (expected)

    CLAT 2028 Registration Date, Photo Size & Documents (Expected)

    CLAT 2028 is expected in early December 2027, with registration from about August to October 2027. Photo, signature and certificate checklist.

  11. Around July 2027 (expected)

    GATE 2028 Registration Date, Photo Size & Documents (Expected)

    GATE 2028 registration is expected around August–September 2027, with exams in February 2028. Photo, signature and certificate rules to plan for.

  12. August 2027 (expected)

    IBPS Clerk 2027 Photo, Signature, Thumb & Declaration Size

    IBPS Clerk 2027 form expected in August 2027. Photo 200x230 px, signature 140x60 px, thumb 240x240 px and declaration 800x400 px with KB limits.

  13. October–November 2027 (expected)

    JEE Main 2028 Photo Size, Signature & Form Dates (Expected)

    Planning for JEE Main 2028? Expected form months for both sessions, the photo and signature limits NTA has used, and the documents to keep ready.

  14. Early 2027 (expected)

    IBPS PO 2027 Photo, Signature, Thumb & Declaration Size

    IBPS PO 2027 form expected in July 2027. Photo 200x230 px (20–50 KB), signature 140x60 px (10–20 KB), thumb and handwritten declaration specs.

2028

  1. January 2028 (expected)

    CUET UG 2028 Form Date, Photo Size & Documents (Expected)

    CUET UG 2028 form expected around January 2028 and exam around May 2028. Photo and signature limits NTA has used and what to prepare early.

  2. February 2028 (expected)

    NEET 2028 Photo Size, Documents & Expected Form Date

    NEET UG 2028 is expected in May 2028. See the photo, signature, thumb and certificate sizes NTA has used recently and what to prepare in advance.