India CAT photo (IIM)

Make your India CAT photo (IIM) that meets the official rules (30×45 mm, white background, 10 to 80 KB). Live camera guidance and checks; your photo stays on your device.

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India CAT photo (IIM): size and rules

Size	30×45 mm (354×531 pixels)
File size	10 KB to 80 KB
Background	white
Head height (chin to crown)	27 to 33.8 mm
Glasses	Best taken off
Expression	Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open

Size

30×45 mm (354×531 pixels)

File size

10 KB to 80 KB

Background

white

Head height (chin to crown)

27 to 33.8 mm

Glasses

Best taken off

Expression

Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open

Colour passport-size photo, JPG or JPEG up to 80 KB, within 1200×1200 px and at least 150 px per inch

White background, taken in the last six months

Keep printed copies of the same photo: it is stuck on the admit card on test day

Note on the sources: The CAT 2026 guide gives a 1200×1200 px limit and 80 KB but no millimetre size; 30×45 mm is the usual passport size and fits inside it.

Already have the file? Resize it free for CAT: no sign-up, nothing uploaded.

Who needs it

CAT is the entrance exam for the IIMs and other business schools. The online form asks for a passport-size photo and a signature.

How to apply

Upload a colour passport-size photo, 30 mm wide by 45 mm high, JPG or JPEG, up to 80 KB. (CAT: iimcat.ac.in)

How to take the India CAT photo (IIM) on your phone

Stand about an arm's length from a plain white wall, facing a window or other soft light, so there are no shadows on your face or behind you.

Take off your glasses if you can, push your hair away from your eyes and eyebrows, and keep a neutral face with your mouth closed.

Hold the phone at eye level, or ask someone to take it. Picproved's camera tells you when your head is straight, centred and the right size.

Picproved crops the photo to 30×45 mm (354×531 pixels) with the head 27 to 33.8 mm tall, evens out the white background and checks every rule before you save.

Save the file: it comes out 10 KB to 80 KB, ready to upload.

Why photos like this get rejected

If the office rejects it

	Picproved	Other big passport photo apps
Which photos are covered	Every photo you save	Two of the four pay out only for photos that passed their own expert check or a paid human check
Proof of the rejection	None. Tell us it was rejected	Three of the four ask for proof of the rejection or a reason for the claim
Time to tell us	90 days from your order	14 days from getting the photo at one, 30 days from the rejection at another; we found no limit at the other two

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Other big passport photo apps

Which photos are covered

Every photo you save

Two of the four pay out only for photos that passed their own expert check or a paid human check

Proof of the rejection

None. Tell us it was rejected

Three of the four ask for proof of the rejection or a reason for the claim

Time to tell us

90 days from your order

14 days from getting the photo at one, 30 days from the rejection at another; we found no limit at the other two

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Questions

What size is the India CAT photo (IIM)?

30×45 mm. As a digital file that is 354×531 pixels.

What file size does the India CAT photo (IIM) need?

10 KB to 80 KB. Picproved saves the file inside this limit.

What background does the India CAT photo (IIM) need?

A plain white background with no shadows or patterns.

Can I wear glasses in the India CAT photo (IIM)?

Best to take them off. Many offices reject photos with glasses.

How do I make the India CAT photo (IIM) with my phone?

Stand facing the camera against a plain wall in even light. Picproved shows live checks while you take it, crops it to 30×45 mm (354×531 pixels) and checks the rules before you save. Your photo stays on your device.

What is the CAT photo size?

30 mm wide by 45 mm high, JPG or JPEG, up to 80 KB, as recent CAT forms ask.