Free India Driving Licence Photo Online — 35×45 mm (420×525 px) for Sarathi

Need a driving licence photo for India? Upload a recent photo and IDPhotoBy sizes and crops it to the digital spec the Sarathi online portal (sarathi.parivahan.gov.in) asks for when you apply for or renew a driving licence through the RTO — a 35×45 mm (1.4×1.75 inch) photo delivered as a 420×525 px JPEG between 10–20 KB, on a plain white background — with the India driving licence document already selected. Make your free India driving licence photo online: it is free — no payment required.

The Sarathi online driving-licence portal is run by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) — the authority behind the RTO licence application and renewal process. According to the portal's own Photo and Signature Scan & Upload Process guidelines:

• Size — 35×45 mm (1.4×1.75 inch), at least 420×525 pixels; 420×525 px is the preferred digital size.
• Format — JPEG, from a scan or capture of at least ~300 ppi resolution.
• File size — between 10 KB and 20 KB, no more than 20 KB.
• Background — colour photo on a light background, preferably white.
• Recency — a passport-size colour photo taken within the last 6 months.
• Expression — look straight at the camera with a relaxed expression.
• Glasses — no reflections, eyes clearly visible.
• Headwear — caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable; religious headwear is allowed if it does not cover the face.

The guidelines also warn that if the face in the photograph is unclear, the application may be rejected — and that the Sarathi online photo-upload step is available as per state customization, i.e. it is not necessarily identical in every state. IDPhotoBy prepares the photo itself to this national spec; it cannot change what your own state's Sarathi flow offers.

The India driving licence photo size is 35×45 mm — that is 1.4×1.75 inch, the standard biometric, passport-size photo. For the Sarathi online application, the portal converts that into a digital file: at least 420×525 pixels, with 420×525 px stated as the preferred digital size. IDPhotoBy crops your uploaded photo to exactly this size, on a plain white background, so it is ready to upload.

The file itself has to land in a narrow band: between 10 KB and 20 KB. That is unusually tight for a colour JPEG — the Sarathi guidelines themselves walk applicants through lowering their scanner's DPI or colour settings to get under 20 KB. IDPhotoBy compresses your photo to fit this exact 10–20 KB range automatically, so you do not have to adjust scanner settings yourself.

• Upload a recent, well-lit photo with the tool on this page — the India driving licence document is already selected.
• IDPhotoBy resizes and crops your photo to 35×45 mm (420×525 px) and sets it on a plain white background.
• Preview the result — check the white background, that your full face is shown front-on with your eyes visible, and that there are no shadows.
• Download your free photo as a JPEG, compressed to the 10–20 KB Sarathi expects, then upload it on the Sarathi portal.

This driving licence photo maker also works as a size checker and resizer for a photo you already have — there is no app to download, and it is free — no payment required, start to finish. Sarathi also asks applicants to upload a signature alongside the photo; this tool prepares the photo only — upload your signature separately, following the portal's own instructions.

Sarathi is officially named the “driving licence / learner's licence portal” — the same online system, and the same photo specification, covers both stages of getting licensed in India: your Learner's Licence (LL) application first, then your permanent driving licence once you have passed the test. Whichever stage you are applying for, upload your photo here and IDPhotoBy prepares it to the same 35×45 mm / 420×525 px spec — you do not need a different photo for each step.

IDPhotoBy sizes and crops the real photo you upload to the driving licence spec and places it on a white background — it does not retouch, beautify, smooth or AI-generate your face, and it does not offer face editing as a feature. What you see in the preview is your own photo, framed to the required size.

We also do not run an automated “pass/fail” compliance check or promise your application will be accepted — no online tool can make that promise for a government portal it does not control. We show you the exact numbers the Sarathi guidelines state, so you can compare your downloaded photo against them yourself before you upload it. The whole tool is free, with no paid tier, no checkout and no add-on verification fee.

Requirements can change — check the official Sarathi portal (sarathi.parivahan.gov.in), part of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' Parivahan Sewa, before you submit; they make the final decision on whether a photo is accepted.