We check one selfie against every photo requirement listed on this page.
For an individual applicant submitting a printed acknowledgement, Protean requires two recent colour photos measuring 35 x 25 mm.
Use this page only for India PAN Card Photo (Paper Acknowledgement). Similar applications can use a different submission method, size or file limit. Why this rule has its own page
A phone photo is fine. Face the camera, use even light and keep your full head and shoulders in frame.
Some items still do not meet this rule after the automatic checks. AI can rebuild the background and gently correct pose while preserving your identity.
For photos you upload, AI generation starts automatically when this rule cannot be met in the browser; photos taken with the camera here are only sent if you start it yourself. Either way the optimized photo is uploaded for processing — compare the generated face with the original before use. Privacy policy
Print at Actual Size / 100%. Turn off “Fit to page” and borderless fill — both rescale the photo silently, and the millimetres come out wrong.
These values come from the selected rule and are used during generation.
Note: For an individual applicant submitting a printed acknowledgement, Protean requires two recent colour photos measuring 35 x 25 mm. Do not staple or clip them. As instructed, sign across the boundary between the acknowledgement form and the left photo; leave the right photo unmarked so the face remains clear.
Use this page only for India PAN Card Photo (Paper Acknowledgement). Similar applications can use a different submission method, size or file limit.
Furniture or shadows behind you are the top rejection cause. We detect them before you submit.
Many systems only accept JPEG. iPhone photos are HEIC by default — we convert automatically.
Head size must sit in an exact range. We position it precisely, no guessing.