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WBPSC — Online Application (Miscellaneous Services Recruitment Exam) upload limits
| Document | Max size | Min size | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caste/category certificate (SC/ST/OBC etc.) Application is not accepted if the certificate is missing. Same 100 KB PDF rule appears in WBPSC Advt. No. 9/2024 (WB Judicial Service Exam). Read from the Internet Archive copy of the exact official URL (psc.wb.gov.in refuses connections from outside India). | 100 KB | — |
Where this number comes from
“Candidates belonging to categories as stated at (a),(b),(c) and (d) above must upload their caste/category certificates in pdf format (not more than 100 kb) failing which application will not be accepted.”
— Public Service Commission, West Bengal — Miscellaneous Services Recruitment Examination, 2024, Advertisement No. 13/2024, Advt. No. 13/2024 (detailed advertisement PDF dated 20 May 2026). Checked October 2026.
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Questions
What is the maximum PDF size for WBPSC — Online Application?
Caste/category certificate (SC/ST/OBC etc.): 100 KB. Source: psc.wb.gov.in, checked October 2026.
WBPSC — Online Application still rejects my PDF. Why?
Check that it is not password-protected, that the file name has no special characters, and that it is a few percent under the limit — some portals count 1 KB as 1,000 bytes.
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