EPFO SSA 2026 photo requirements: 200×230 px, JPEG, 20–50 KB, white or light background. The UPSC portal has tight limits — a file even 1 KB over 50 KB will be rejected. Use PhotoFit to resize and compress your photo to exact EPFO specifications for free, with no upload required.
| Dimensions | 200×230 px (width × height) |
| File size | 20 KB minimum — 50 KB maximum |
| Format | JPEG / JPG only |
| Background | White or light plain background |
| Expression | Neutral, mouth closed, both eyes open |
| Photo age | Recent (within 6 months) |
| Exam | EPFO SSA (Social Security Assistant) — conducted by UPSC |
EPFO SSA (Social Security Assistant) 2026, conducted by UPSC, requires a photograph of 200×230 pixels. The file must be JPEG format, between 20 KB and 50 KB, with a white or light plain background. This is the same format as CDS and CAPF exams — if you have prepared a photo for those, the same file works for EPFO.
Yes. EPFO SSA, CDS, and CAPF all require 200×230 px JPEG photos at 20–50 KB. The UPSC portal uses the same specification for all its recruitment exams. Prepare one compliant photo and use it for all UPSC-conducted exams.
Use PhotoFit: resize to 200×230 px first (use the Resize tab), then compress to 35 KB (use the Compress tab with target 35 KB). A 35 KB target sits safely between the 20 KB minimum and 50 KB maximum. The two-step process (resize then compress) gives better quality than trying to do both at once.
Most EPFO photo rejections happen because: (1) file is above 50 KB — must compress, (2) file is below 20 KB — too compressed, (3) wrong format like PNG or HEIC, (4) background is not white or light, (5) wrong dimensions — not 200×230 px. Fix all five points using PhotoFit before uploading.