Compress JPG to 150 KB

Many examination and admission portals stop photographs at 200 KB. UPSC's application photo, for example, must be a JPG between 20 and 200 KB, and Dhaka University's admission photo between 30 and 200 KB. Compressing to 150 KB keeps you well clear of the ceiling and far above the floor, which is why it is a popular target even where 150 is not the number printed on the form.

It is also a stated limit in its own right on some job and scholarship forms, typically for a scanned certificate or ID card submitted as an image.

A passport-style portrait at 150 KB shows no visible loss on a screen in most cases; there is more budget than such a small subject needs. A photographed A4 page keeps normal-sized print legible, provided the shot is sharp and cropped to the paper. A detailed full-resolution phone photo will usually be reduced in pixel dimensions to fit, and the result tells you the new width and height.

Content rules, such as how much of the frame your face must fill or the background colour, are checked by the portal separately, so read those in the form's instructions as well as the KB figure.