State Police, SSC CGL, and Defense recruitment boards frequently disqualify forms if candidate photographs lack a clearly stamped Name and Date of Photo (DOPO) taken within 3 months of application.
Official DOPO Guidelines
Position: Burned along a clean white strip at the bottom 15% of the portrait.
Candidate Name: Bold uppercase Latin characters matching the matriculation certificate.
Date of Photo: Format DD-MM-YYYY, strictly taken within 3 months of the notification.