An Indian passport photo is 35 x 45 mm, which is 413 x 531 pixels at 300 DPI. Upload your photo below, centre your head in the crop box, and download an image sized for a Passport Seva application.
| Size | 35 x 45 mm |
|---|---|
| Pixels at 300 DPI | 413 x 531 |
| Face coverage | About 70 to 80 percent of the frame height |
| Background | Plain white |
| Expression | Neutral, eyes open, no cap or sunglasses |
| Also used for | Most Indian government application forms |
Requirements last verified August 2026. Rules change, so always confirm against the current official notification before you submit.
Passport Seva applications are usually rejected for background and framing rather than size, so a plain white background with the face filling roughly 70 to 80 percent of the frame matters as much as the dimensions. The same photo works for most Indian government forms that ask for a passport size photograph.
35 x 45 mm, which is 413 x 531 pixels at 300 DPI.
Yes. When an Indian form asks for a passport size photograph it generally means 35 x 45 mm.
A plain white background with no shadows, patterns or borders.