Cheque Printing Format & Dimensions for All Indian Banks

Every cheque in India follows the RBI's CTS-2010 standard, but the exact position of each field — payee, amount, date, signature — varies slightly from bank to bank. Getting these positions right is the whole challenge of cheque printing.

Standard cheque dimensions

A standard Indian cheque leaf measures roughly 92 mm × 202 mm. Within that space, the printable fields are:

• Date — top right, in DD/MM/YYYY boxes
• Payee name — the "Pay" line
• Amount in words — the "Rupees" line
• Amount in figures — the boxed area on the right
• Account payee / signature — bottom right

Why each bank is different

SBI, HDFC, ICICI, Axis, PNB, Bank of Baroda and others each place these fields at slightly different coordinates. Measuring and matching them by hand for every bank is exactly why people spoil cheques.

How software solves it

Cheque printing software ships with pre-built templates for each bank's layout. You pick your bank once and the field positions are set for you. Cheque Print includes ready layouts for all major banks — see the full list of supported banks on our homepage.

Printing on the correct format

Always print on the actual cheque leaf issued by your bank — software fills in the details, it does not create the cheque itself (the MICR band and security features come from your bank). For a walkthrough, read our step-by-step guide to printing a cheque.

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