How to reduce PDF size for National Scholarship Portal (NSP) uploads
Many NSP schemes ask for each document as a PDF of up to 200KB. Here's how to merge, compress and upload income, caste and bonafide certificates.
Last reviewed 23 October 2026 · Conducted by National Scholarship Portal (NSP) · Applies to India (central & state schemes)
National Scholarship Portal document size limits
| Document | Format | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Income certificate | ≤ 200KB (scheme-dependent) | |
| Caste / community certificate | ≤ 200KB (scheme-dependent) | |
| Bonafide / study certificate | ≤ 200KB (scheme-dependent) | |
| Previous marksheets | PDF (merged) | ≤ 200KB (scheme-dependent) |
Limits can change between cycles. Confirm in the current notice on scholarships.gov.in before you upload.
Compress your National Scholarship Portal PDF
Preset to 190KB for National Scholarship Portal. Runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
Step by step
- 1Check your scheme's document list on NSP — limits vary by scheme.
- 2For several marksheets, merge them into one PDF first.
- 3Compress each file with the preset above (190KB, safely under 200KB).
- 4Upload, then download it back from the portal to confirm it opens.
Limits vary by scheme
NSP hosts central and state schemes, and each sets its own document rules. 200KB per document is the most common cap; some schemes allow less, some more. When in doubt, ask your institute's nodal officer.
Common reasons uploads get rejected
- Uploading each semester's marksheet separately when there's only one slot. Merge them.
- Phone photos uploaded as-is — they're usually 2–5MB. Convert to PDF, then compress.
- Expired income certificates. Compression can't fix the date.
Filling the National Scholarship Portal form on your phone?
FramePDF makes PDFs smaller and combines pages offline on Android — so you can fix a certificate straight from Downloads, even on patchy mobile data.
- Make a PDF smaller in one tap
- Combine front and back into one PDF
- Rotate or remove pages before you upload
