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The published requirement
| File size | 100 KB – 200 KB |
|---|---|
| Format | JPG, JPEG |
Source: Indian Air Force — AFCAT Cycle 02/2026 Notification — read 2026-07-28.
How to get your file to fit
Compress your photo to fit AFCAT's limit — free, and entirely in your browser.
- Drop your photo into the tool above. The target is already set to 200 KB with a 100 KB floor.
- Press compress. The tool searches for the highest quality that still fits, rather than picking a quality and hoping — so you keep as much detail as the limit allows.
- Check the reported size and dimensions against the table above before you upload. If the tool had to reduce the dimensions to reach the target, it says so.
- Download and upload to AFCAT. Keep the original file — if the portal rejects the upload for a reason other than size, you will want to start again from the full-quality image.
Notes and disclaimer
Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) — Indian Air Force requires the photograph to be between 100 KB and 200 KB. A range is harder than a ceiling: compress too aggressively and the file falls under the floor and is rejected for being too small. Accepted formats: JPG, JPEG.
A recent passport-size colour picture with a light background, looking straight at the camera with a relaxed face. The notification also asks candidates to name the file 'Passport Photograph.jpg' (or .jpeg) before uploading — a small but genuine rejection trap if the wrong filename or extension is used. No pixel dimension, DPI or aspect ratio is given. Figures are from the AFCAT Cycle 02/2026 Notification; AFCAT runs multiple cycles a year and each republishes its own notification, so check yours.
Check your own notification. img-fix is not affiliated with AFCAT. This figure was read from Indian Air Force — AFCAT Cycle 02/2026 Notification on 2026-07-28. Exam and recruitment bodies change upload rules between cycles, so the bulletin for the exam you are actually sitting is the authority.
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AFCAT upload questions
How do I get my file under 200 KB without ruining it?
By searching for the right JPEG quality rather than guessing at one. The tool above encodes your image repeatedly at different quality settings and keeps the largest result that still fits — so you spend every available byte on image quality instead of overshooting and handing in something blurrier than it needed to be.
If no quality setting is small enough, it reduces the dimensions in steps and searches again, and it tells you when that happened.
My file is under 100 KB. Is that a problem?
Yes — AFCAT sets a floor as well as a ceiling, and an upload below 100 KB can be rejected. Set the minimum field in the tool and it will keep the file inside the window. If your image is small and flat, it may not contain enough detail to reach the floor at all; increasing the dimensions before compressing usually fixes that.
Is my file uploaded to a server?
No. Everything runs in your browser. This site is static files on a CDN with no upload endpoint at all, which is also why it is free — there is no bandwidth bill to pass on.
Can I upload a PNG or a HEIC instead?
AFCAT lists JPG / JPEG, so convert first. Drop a PNG or an iPhone HEIC into the tool above and choose JPEG as the output — it will be decoded and re-encoded in one step. PNG is also a poor fit for a KB target: its quality setting does nothing, so the only way to shrink a PNG is to make it smaller in pixels.
Why does the size shown differ slightly from what the portal reports?
Because "KB" is ambiguous. This tool uses 1 KB = 1024 bytes, which is what upload validators almost always use. Some file managers use 1 KB = 1000 bytes, which makes the same file look about 2.4% larger. If you are right on the edge of a limit, aim a few KB under it.
Is this the current requirement?
It was read from Indian Air Force — AFCAT Cycle 02/2026 Notification on 2026-07-28. A recent passport-size colour picture with a light background, looking straight at the camera with a relaxed face. The notification also asks candidates to name the file 'Passport Photograph.jpg' (or .jpeg) before uploading — a small but genuine rejection trap if the wrong filename or extension is used. No pixel dimension, DPI or aspect ratio is given. Figures are from the AFCAT Cycle 02/2026 Notification; AFCAT runs multiple cycles a year and each republishes its own notification, so check yours. Exam and recruitment bodies change these figures between cycles, so check the notification or bulletin for the exam you are actually applying to.