Updated 31 October 2026 · how we check

MHT CET photo size

The MHT CET form takes a photo of about 50 × 50 mm, 100 KB–5 MB, with no file type named. A file of 5,000,000 bytes or less passes whether the portal counts 1 MB as 1,000,000 or 1,048,576 bytes.

MHT CET photo

JPG · 100 KB to 5 MB (102,400-5,000,000 bytes) · 50x50 mm at 300 DPI · white background

PixelFit aims between 102,400 and 5,000,000 bytes, so the file passes whether the form counts 1 KB as 1,000 or 1,024 bytes and 1 MB as 1,000,000 or 1,048,576 bytes. 50x50 mm at 300 DPI is 591x591 pixels.

Choose photos or drop them here JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, AVIF or SVG, and HEIC where the browser opens it. You can also paste. Nothing is uploaded.

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Fit, background and padding crop to fill · white background · padding off

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If the file ends up below the minimum, pad it with an invisible JPEG comment block (the picture is not changed).

Saving presets is part of Pro.

Pick a photo to fit it to 100 KB to 5 MB (102,400-5,000,000 bytes).

The result appears here: the exact byte count, pixel size and quality, the size before and after, a preview and a download button.

MHT CET upload specifications

Values for the MHT CET 2026 online registration, copied from Information Brochure MHT-CET 2026 (updated 10.02.2026), checked 31 October 2026; "not stated" means the source gives no figure for it.

Upload	Pixel size	Print size	File size	Format	Background
Photo	591 × 591 px at 300 DPI (computed; the tool uses this)	50 × 50 mm	100 KB–5 MB	format not stated	plain light coloured or white, no shadows

MHT CET sizes in pixels and millimetres

Print sizes become pixels at a resolution (pixels = mm ÷ 25.4 × DPI); pixel sizes become print sizes the other way round. Computed for the MHT CET uploads at 200 and 300 DPI.

Upload	Aspect ratio	Megapixels	At 200 DPI	At 300 DPI
Photo	1:1 (print size)	0.35 MP at 300 DPI	394 × 394 px	591 × 591 px

What the MHT CET KB limits mean in bytes

The MHT CET photo range of 100 KB–5 MB is 102,400 to 5,000,000 bytes if you want a file that passes whether the portal counts a KB as 1,000 or 1,024 bytes and an MB as 1,000,000 or 1,048,576 bytes: a window of 4,897,600 bytes to aim for.

Estimated JPG file size for MHT CET uploads

Estimated from sizes measured with sharp 0.35.5 / libvips 8.18.7 on public-domain sample images (31 October 2026), interpolated to each target size. Your own scan can land 30-50% either side, which is why the tool measures the real file.

Upload	Pixel size used	Quality 60	Quality 75	Quality 85	Quality 95	Limit
Photo	591 × 591 px	34.4 KB	44.4 KB	59.0 KB	105 KB	100 KB–5 MB

Will the MHT CET photo fit the limit?

For the MHT CET photo at 591 × 591 px (50 × 50 mm at 300 DPI), even quality 95, the highest setting estimated here, stays under 5 MB at about 105 KB, and quality 85 (59.0 KB) misses the 100 KB minimum.

MHT CET rejection checklist

Upload checks computed from the MHT CET specification; a file that fails any one of them is usually refused at upload or flagged later.

Photo: The source does not name a file type for the MHT CET photo; JPG is the safe choice for a photo or signature scan.
Photo: The MHT CET photo file is no larger than 5 MB (5,000,000 bytes is safe whether 1 MB is read as 1,000,000 or 1,048,576 bytes).
Photo: The MHT CET photo file is at least 100 KB (102,400 bytes or more); files under the minimum are rejected even when they look sharp.
Photo: Printed size is 50 × 50 mm.
Photo: Background: plain light coloured or white, no shadows.

How to resize your photo for MHT CET

Take or scan the photo

Use a recent colour photo (background: plain light coloured or white, no shadows). Frame it in the 50 × 50 mm shape.
Load the preset

Drop the file into the tool at the top of this page. The "MHT CET photo" preset is already set to 50 × 50 mm and 100 KB–5 MB, in a file type the source does not name (JPG is the safe choice).
Check the result

Read the before and after sizes: the MHT CET photo must end between 102,400 and 5,000,000 bytes. If it ends under 100 KB, open "Fit, background and padding" and tick the option to pad a file that ends up below the minimum. Download it.
Upload and preview

Upload the file on the MHT CET form and check the preview before you submit; verify the figures with the official notice first.

What the MHT CET source also says

Photo: The face covers about 80% of the photo; full face, front view, eyes open, neutral expression.
Photo: Head coverings only for religious reasons, with the face from chin to forehead and both edges visible.

MHT CET compared with similar forms

Of these 5 forms, the MHT CET photo limit of 5 MB is the most generous; a file made for a stricter form usually passes a more generous one only if it also meets the minimum and the pixel size.

Form	Photo size	Photo file size	Signature file size
MHT CET (this page)	50 × 50 mm	100 KB–5 MB	none
MAH B.P.Ed CET	200 × 230 px (preferred)	20 KB–50 KB	10 KB–20 KB
GATE	200 × 260 to 530 × 690 px	5 KB–600 KB	3 KB–300 KB
UPSC	350 × 350 to 1,000 × 1,000 px	20 KB–300 KB	20 KB–300 KB
TVET CDACC	132 × 170 to 200 × 200 px	no file-size limit stated	none

Where the MHT CET figures come from

This page covers MHT-CET 2026 (PCM and PCB groups).

The same figures appear in MAH-MCA-CET 2026 Information Brochure, MAH-B.Design CET 2026 Information Brochure, MAH-M.HMCT CET 2026 Information Brochure, also checked on 31 October 2026.

Verify with the official MHT CET notice before you submit: forms change between application cycles and the check on the live portal is final.

Sources

Information Brochure MHT-CET 2026 (updated 10.02.2026), State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, checked 31 October 2026: cetcell.mahacet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/MHT-CET-20…
Measured by PixelFit with sharp 0.35.5 / libvips 8.18.7 on 31 October 2026, interpolated to each MHT CET target size, on this sample: head-and-shoulders portrait, Pete Souza (Official White House photo), public domain: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Barack_Obama.jpg
Same figures: MAH-MCA-CET 2026 Information Brochure, checked 31 October 2026: cetcell.mahacet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Informatio…
Same figures: MAH-B.Design CET 2026 Information Brochure, checked 31 October 2026: cetcell.mahacet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Updated-In…
Same figures: MAH-M.HMCT CET 2026 Information Brochure, checked 31 October 2026: cetcell.mahacet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IB_MHMCT_C…

Frequently asked questions

What is the photo size for MHT CET in KB?

The MHT CET photo must be 100 KB–5 MB (keep it at or under 5,000,000 bytes to be safe), 50 × 50 mm, in a file type the source does not name (JPG is the safe choice).

What is the signature size for MHT CET?

The MHT CET source sets no separate signature upload; only the photo is uploaded.

How do I resize my photo to 5 MB for MHT CET?

Open the tool on this page with the MHT CET photo preset, drop the file and download the result: it searches JPG quality until the file is under 5 MB and over 100 KB; at 591 × 591 px expect about 59.0 KB at quality 85. Nothing is uploaded.

What pixel size should the MHT CET photo be?

50 × 50 mm. At 300 DPI that is 591 × 591 px; at 200 DPI 394 × 394 px.

Similar forms

MAH B.P.Ed CET photo and signature size 20 KB–50 KB
GATE photo and signature size 5 KB–600 KB
UPSC photo and signature size 20 KB–300 KB
TVET CDACC photo size no file-size limit stated
CTET photo and signature size 10 KB–100 KB
Kerala PSC photo size at most 30 KB

Compress to the MHT CET limits

Compress an image to 5 MB MHT CET photo limit 100 KB–5 MB

Resize to the exact size

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Index

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