Instruction for preparing digital image of signature
Putting signature inside a box on a white sheet
- Draw a box of 3 cm x 6 cm (width*height) on a white paper sheet with a pencil.
- Take a thick tip black/blue ink pen (preferably fountain pen).
- The person who will be appearing in the examination should sign within the drawn box (full signature).
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Following kind of signatures are NOT acceptable:
- ⁻ Signature containing Initials only
- ⁻ Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS
- ⁻ Signature with overwriting
Digital image of your Signature can be made in two ways
- Using a digital device to directly image (i.e. camera)
- Scanning the signature
A. Preparing digital image of signature using a digital device (camera)
- Clicking image of signature using a digital device.
- Click the signature within the box in bright light conditions using any digital device (preferably with > 5 megapixel resolution). Avoid using flash.
- Check the shadow of your hands/camera/smartphone etc. does not fall on the sheet.
- Click the image and check that it is not blurred due to low light conditions or shaking of hands.
- Editing digital image of the signature
- Transfer the digital image to a computer/laptop.
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- If required, use auto-correct feature of image editing software so that the signature is clear against a white background.
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- Crop the image such that borders of box are reached.
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- Resize the image to 20 – 100 Kb (maintain aspect ratio, i.e. height and width ratio to avoid distortion of image)
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- Scanning the signature
- Set the scanner to 200 dpi and scan only the box with signature (DO NOT scan the whole sheet)
- Save the scanned signature as .jpg/.jpeg/.gif/.png image.
- Re-size the image to 20 to 100 Kb. Size of the image can be checked by right click on the image and then go to “Properties” link. (Click here to know how to resize a scanned image)
Checklist before uploading digital of signature
- Signature is clear and without overwriting and against white background
- Image size is between 20 to 100 Kb
- Image is in .jpg/.jpeg/.gif/.png format.
- Image is not blurred in the process of editing.
Please note the common reasons for rejecting Signature are:
- Background is not white
- Image is blurred.
- Whole sheet is scanned such that the signature is occupying only a small portion of the frame.