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NSP Scholarship Document Resizer

Turn a scan or phone photo of a scholarship document into a JPG the National Scholarship Portal takes: readable, on white paper, and 20–200 KB, inside the portal's 20–500 KB rule. Nothing is uploaded.

Rules as per the NSP Application Form, AY 2026-27 (live portal) (read on 8 October 2026); check the latest notice before you apply. Open the official notice ↗

Scholarship document

Any pixel size · 20–500 KB · pdf/ jpg/ jpeg

One document your scheme asks for, such as an income certificate, a bonafide or institute verification form or a bank passbook, scanned or photographed.

NSP takes no photo in the application form. This tool doesn't make the live photo: see the live photo section below.

Runs in your browser: your photos and scans are never uploaded.

What NSP asks for

NSP has one rule for every document a student uploads, Fresh or Renewal: a PDF, JPG or JPEG of 20–500 KB on the live AY 2026-27 form. Older NSP documents and some scheme FAQs still say 200 KB or less, so the tool aims for 20–200 KB, which meets both. NSP sets no pixel size, so your own crop is kept. Which documents you need depends on your scheme.

UploadPixelsFile sizeFormatBackground
Scholarship documentNot set20–500 KB
we aim for 20–200 KB		pdf/ jpg/ jpegNot stated

Scholarship document: the notice's words

“Document should be in pdf/ jpg/ jpeg format and file size must be in between 20kb to 500kb.”

“Note: Document should be in pdf/ jpg/ jpeg format and file size must be in between 20kb to 200kb”

“The format of the file should be .pdf and .jpeg and the size of each document should not exceed more than 200 KB. Also please upload documents which are clearly visible.”

Why 20–200 KB: The live AY 2026-27 form takes 20–500 KB, but the NSP user manual and some scheme FAQs on the NSP site still say 200 KB or less. A file of 20–200 KB passes both.

How to use the NSP document resizer

  1. Lay the document flat in daylight and take a straight photo from above, or scan it. Choose it in the card.
  2. Turn it with Turn 90° if it's sideways and zoom until the page fills the frame with a thin margin. Tap Whiten the paper so the background turns white and the text stays dark.
  3. When the checklist is green, download the JPG. Do the next document the same way, then upload each one at the Upload Documents step.

Example: a phone photo through the NSP resizer

  • Scholarship document: a 10-megapixel phone picture of the paper, 3,648 × 2,736 px, opens as a 2,400 × 1,800 px copy; with no shape set, the frame is the whole 2,400 × 1,800 px, kept at 2,400 × 1,800 px. The JPEG is 20,480 to 200,000 bytes (20–500 KB, aiming for 20–200 KB), named nsp-document-2400x1800.jpg. Over the limit even at 60% quality, it would get fewer pixels, same shape.

The JPEG quality it lands on depends on the picture itself.

Making a document readable inside 200 KB

The portal's own checks are the size, the format and the file name; whether the page can be read is up to you. The MoTA FAQ asks you to upload documents which are clearly visible, and NSP's operating procedure asks you to make sure they are clear and readable. A few things help. Crop off the table or floor around the page, because every extra pixel costs file size. Whitening the paper removes grey shading, which JPEG spends a lot of bytes on, so more of the 200 KB goes to the text. And after you download, zoom in on the stamp, signature and numbers: if you can't read them, nobody else can either. Take the photo again closer, or in better light.

Documents with more than one page

Each document is one upload, so a two-page certificate or a passbook with a separate account page has to go in as one PDF. Make each page here if you want them whitened, join them with Image to PDF, and bring the PDF under the limit with Compress PDF to Size. NSP's own Compress PDF helper on the upload page works too, but it takes PDFs only. Keep the file name at least 4 characters long before the extension.

The live photo in the NSP form

NSP takes no photo in the application form. Your One Time Registration (OTR) needs Aadhaar face authentication instead: you use the UIDAI AadhaarFaceRD app and the NSP OTR Android app (eKYC with FaceAuth), and your profile photo comes from that eKYC. You can't upload or edit the profile photo in the application form; to change it, refresh your eKYC in OTR.

“Face-authentication is mandatory for generation of OTR.”

So the only photo NSP takes is your face during OTR, on your phone. There's nothing to make for it on this page.

Why NSP uploads get rejected

These are the messages the NSP form shows when it refuses a document:

  • A file under 20 KB or over 500 KB: "File size must be in between 20 KB and 500 KB".
  • A PNG or any format other than PDF, JPG or JPEG: "Unsupported file format. Please upload a PDF or JPEG/ JPG image."
  • A file name shorter than 8 characters including its extension (abc.jpg): "File name must be at least 4 characters long."

How the tool reaches the KB range

Your crop is drawn at up to 2,400 pixels on its longest side and saved as a JPEG at the highest quality that stays under 200 KB. If even 60% quality is too big, which is common for a full-page phone photo, the pixel size is reduced, keeping the page's shape, and the quality search runs again. A file below 20 KB, such as a small, plain page, gets an invisible comment added until it reaches the minimum, without touching the picture. The checklist is read from the finished file.

Check before you apply

  • The live AY 2026-27 form says 20–500 KB; the NSP user manual (July 2024) and some scheme FAQs still say 200 KB or less. The tool aims for 20–200 KB, which passes both. Check the note on your own Upload Documents screen.
  • The portal counts 1 KB as 1,024 bytes: a file must be at least 20,480 bytes. The tool's aim keeps it between 20,480 and 200,000 bytes.
  • The file picker on the NSP form opens showing PDFs only, but JPG and JPEG files pass its check. Switch the picker to all files to choose your JPG.
  • Which documents you need, and whether your scheme asks for a student photograph as a document, depends on the scheme and the year. Your profile photo isn't uploaded: it comes from your Aadhaar eKYC through OTR.
  • Students upload no signature, thumb impression or declaration image. You accept the terms with checkboxes, and a certificate in a ministry's format is printed, signed, stamped and uploaded as a document.
  • Photo and signature pixel sizes in a PM-USPY (SSS J&K & Ladakh) file on the NSP site are for that scheme, which registers on the AICTE portal: they're not the NSP student form's rule. The 50–500 KB PDF limit in the institute KYC manual is for institutes, not students.

Sources

Rules on this page and in the tool are as per the NSP Application Form, AY 2026-27 (live portal) (read on 8 October 2026); check the latest notice before you apply. We read the official sources below on 8 October 2026 (NSP AY 2026-27: the live Application Form checked on 8 October 2026, and the NSP FAQ for the Application Form, V2.2, dated 19 June 2026) and will check them again by 1 June 2027.

Frequently asked questions

What file size does NSP accept for scholarship documents?

20–500 KB, as a PDF, JPG or JPEG, on the live AY 2026-27 form, for Fresh and Renewal applications alike. The NSP user manual (July 2024) and some scheme FAQs on the NSP site still say 200 KB or less, so a file of 20–200 KB passes both, and that's what this tool aims for. PNG isn't accepted.

Why does NSP say "File size must be in between 20 KB and 500 KB"?

Your file is either too big or too small. The portal refuses files under 20 KB as well as over 500 KB, counting 1,024 bytes to a KB, so a tiny screenshot can fail too. This tool keeps each file between 20,480 and 200,000 bytes.

Can I upload a JPG instead of a PDF on NSP?

Yes. The Upload Documents step accepts PDF, JPG and JPEG. Its file picker opens showing PDFs only, so switch the picker's file type to all files to see your JPG.

How do I upload a document with several pages to NSP?

As one PDF. Join the page photos with Image to PDF, then bring the PDF under the limit with Compress PDF to Size (200 KB keeps you inside the older rule too). The NSP form also has its own Compress PDF helper, which takes PDFs only.

Do I upload my photo or signature on NSP?

No. Your profile photo comes from your Aadhaar eKYC in One Time Registration and can't be uploaded or edited in the application form. There's no signature, thumb or declaration upload: you accept the terms with checkboxes. Some schemes list a student photograph among their documents; if yours does, it goes through the same Upload Documents step and the same size rule.

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