India Passport (35×45 mm, printed) photo requirements

A quick summary of the published size rules for this passport photo, and a free tool that crops your own photo to that size and checks the measurable rules — privately on your device.

ℹ Applicants in India are photographed at the Passport Seva Kendra. Missions abroad may ask for a printed photo in a specific size (some use 2×2 in) as well as the 630×810 px upload — check your mission.

Make my India Passport (35×45 mm, printed) photo

Size at a glance

Photo size	35 × 45 mm (1.38 × 1.77 in)
Head height (chin to top of head)	32–36 mm
Background	Plain white
Pixels at 300 DPI	413 × 531 px
Digitally edited photos	Not accepted — Passport Seva ICAO photo guidelines: "Photos should be unaltered by computer software."
Photos per 4×6 print	8

How to take it at home

Stand about 1–1.5 m in front of a plain, light wall in even light; avoid shadows on your face and behind you.
Have someone else take the photo at eye level (selfies at arm's length distort the face). Look straight at the camera.
Keep a neutral expression with your mouth closed. Both eyes open, hair away from the face.
Leave plenty of space above your head and around your shoulders. Don't use filters, beauty modes or portrait (background-blur) mode.
Open the photo tool: it crops to the exact size, places your head and eye line in range and checks the measurable rules. It does not change your background for documents that forbid edited photos — if the background isn't plain, retake the photo.
Download the digital file, or a 4×6 sheet and print it as a standard photo print ("fit / no crop").

The issuing authority makes the final decision on every photo; automatic checks can't guarantee acceptance.

Official source: www.passportindia.gov.in. This summary is provided for convenience and may be out of date.