Add Name and Date to Photo

Why do some exams want name and date on the photo?

A printed name and date help officials check two things quickly. They confirm that the photo belongs to the candidate, and that it is recent. Commissions such as UPSC have asked in recent notices for the candidate's name and the date of taking the photo to be printed on the photograph. Some state recruitment boards, police recruitment and university forms have similar rules. Requirements change, so always read the photo section of your current notification.

Earlier, candidates had to visit a studio for this. Now you can do it yourself. Most free tools, though, only put text on the image. They do not fix the pixel size or KB limit, so you end up using two or three different websites. This page does it in one pass.

What the tool does in one step

• Name and date strip: a white band at the bottom (or top) with your name and date in bold, centred black text.
• Date formats: DD-MM-YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY, DD.MM.YYYY, "08 NOV 2026" or YYYY-MM-DD.
• Exact size: presets for 3.5 × 4.5 cm, 200 × 230 px and 350 × 450 px, or custom pixels/cm.
• KB control: keeps the final JPG inside your minimum and maximum KB.
• Crop box: position your face correctly above the strip.
• Text size: make the text larger or smaller if it looks too small after resizing.

Steps to put name and date on a photo

• 1
  Upload your photo

  Use a recent front-facing photo on a plain light background.

• 2
  Type your name and select the date

  Write the name exactly as in your application. The date is the day the photo was taken, not the form date (unless your notice says so).

• 3
  Choose size and KB limit

  Pick the preset from your notice, then set max and min KB, for example 20–50KB.

• 4
  Check and download

  Zoom into the preview. The text should be readable and must not cover your chin.

Strip below vs text on the photo

Good practice for name and date photos

• Use capital letters for the name if your notice shows the example that way. Otherwise, write it the way it appears on your ID.
• Keep the photo date real. Use the actual date the photo was taken. Some exams reject photos older than a set number of days.
• Keep the text sharp. At very small sizes such as 200 × 230 px, increase the text size to 120–140% so it stays readable.
• Keep the same photo for all stages of one exam. Carry printed copies of the same photo to the exam centre if required.

Only need resizing? Use Photo to 50KB or the Passport Photo Resizer. For the signature, use Signature for Exam Form. To understand how image size and print size relate, see DPI (Wikipedia).

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