State Code State/UT Preliminary Examination Center
Main Examination Center
11 Andaman & Nicobar Port Blair
Port Blair
12 Andhra Pradesh Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kakinada,
Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundhry, Srikakulam, Guntur, Kurnool,
Vijaywada, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Visakhapatnam,
13 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar, Naharlagun
Itanagar
14 Assam Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat,
Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur
Guwahati
15 Bihar Arrah, Aurangabad, Bihar Sharif,
Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur Arrah,
Hajipur, Patna
Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan
16 Chandigarh Chandigarh
Chandigarh
17 Chhattisgarh Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur
Raipur
18 Goa Panaji, Verna
Panaji
19 Gujarat Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar,
Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar
20 Haryana Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Karnal,
Kurukshetra, Panipat, Palwal, Rohtak, Sonipat, Yamunanagar Bahadurgarh, Hissar, Rohtak
21 Himachal Pradesh Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur,
Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una Shimla, Solan,
22 Jammu & Kashmir Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Srinagar
Jammu, Srinagar
23 Jharkhand Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribag,
Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Jamshedpur, Ranchi
24 Karnataka Belgaum, Bengaluru, Bidar, Gulbarga,
Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi Bengaluru
25 Kerala Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam,
Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrichur, Kochi,
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
26 Lakshadweep Kavarrati
Kavarrati
27 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna,
Sagar, Ujjain
Bhopal, Indore
28 Maharashtra Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule
Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai / Thane / Navi Mumbai, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune,
Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara
Mumbai/ Thane / Navi Mumbai
29 Manipur Imphal
Imphal
30 Meghalaya Ri-Bhoi, Shillong
Shillong
31 Mizoram Aizawl
Aizawl
32 Nagaland Kohima
Kohima
33 Delhi -NCR Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater
Noida, Gurgaon
Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon
34 Odisha Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada,
Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Bhubaneswar
Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Sambalpur
35 Puducherry Puducherry
Puducherry
36 Punjab Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh
Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Bhatinda,
Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Sangrur
Mohali,
Patiala
37 Rajasthan Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner,
Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
Jaipur
38 Sikkim Gangtok
Gangtok
39 Tamilnadu Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul,
Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Chennai,
Madurai, Tirunelvelli
Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Thoothukodi, Vellore
40 Telangana Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam,
Warangal
Hyderabad
41 Tripura Agartala
Agartala
42 Uttar Pradesh Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly,
Bulandshahr, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur,
Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Unnao, Varanasi
Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi
43 Uttarakhand Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee
Dehradun
44 West Bengal Asansol, Berhampur (West Bengal),
Bardhaman, Dumkal, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Hooghly, Kalyani,
Kolkata, Kolkata, Siliguri
Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm) & Signature: Before applying
online, a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph and
signature as per the specifications given below.
PHOTOGRAPH IMAGE:
• Photograph must be a recent passport size colour picture and must be true image representation
of the candidate. Any attempt to use morphed photograph will result in immediate rejection of the
candidature.
• Make sure that the picture is in colour, taken against a light-coloured, preferably white,
background.
• Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face.
• If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place yourself in the
shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no harsh shadows.
• If you have to use flash, ensure there's no "red-eye".
• If you wear glasses, make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes can be clearly seen.
• Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is allowed but it must not
cover your face.
• Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)
• Size of file should be between 20Kb–50 Kb
• Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50Kb. If the size of the file is
more than 50 Kb, then adjust the settings of the scanner such as the DPI resolution, no. of colours
etc., during the process of scanning.
SIGNATURE IMAGE:
• The applicant has to sign on white paper with black ink pen.
• The signature must be signed only by the applicant and not by any other person.
• The signature will be used to put on the Call Letter and wherever necessary.
• If the Applicant’s signature on the answer script, at the time of the examination, does not
match the signature on the Call Letter, the applicant will be disqualified.
• Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred).
• Size of file should be between 10Kb – 20Kb
• Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20Kb
• Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS shall NOT be accepted. SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE:
• Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 DPI (dots per inch)
• Set Color to True Color.
• File Size as specified above.
• Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/signature, then use the upload
editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified above).
• The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is : image01.jpg or
image01.jpeg. Image dimensions can be checked by listing the folder files or moving the mouse over
the file image icon.
• Candidates using MS Windows/MS Office can easily obtain photo and signature in .jpeg format not
exceeding 50Kb & 20Kb respectively by using MS Paint or MS Office Picture Manager. Scanned
photograph and signature in any format can be saved in .jpg format by using ‘Save As’ option in the
File menu and size can be reduced below 50 Kb (photograph) & 20 Kb(signature) by using crop and
then resize option (Please see point (i) & (ii) above for the pixel size) in the ‘Image’ menu.
Similar options are available in other photo editor also.
• If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed.
• While filling in the Online Application Form, the candidate will be provided with a link to
upload his/her photograph and signature.
PROCEDURE FOR UPLOADING THE PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNATURE
• There will be two separate links for uploading Photograph and Signature.
• Click on the respective link “Upload Photograph / Signature”.
• Browse and Select the location where the Scanned Photograph / Signature file has been saved.
• Select the file by clicking on it.
• Click the ‘Open/Upload’ button.
Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your photograph and
signature as specified.
Note:
1 In case the face in the photograph or signature is unclear, the candidate’s application may be
rejected. After uploading the photograph/ signature in the online application form candidates
should check that the images are clear and have been uploaded correctly. In case the photograph or
signature is not prominently visible, the candidate may edit his/ her application and re-upload
his/ her photograph or signature, prior to submitting the form.
2 After registering online, candidates are advised to take a printout of their system generated
online application forms.
