Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) rejected 74 per cent of Indian study permit applications in August this year, marking a sharp increase from the 32 per cent refusal rate reported in the same month in 2023.

Of the 4,515 applications filed by Indian students in August 2025, only 1,196 were approved, a huge drop compared to the 20,900 submitted in August 2023, when Indian students made up more than one-fourth of all international applicants.

While the overall rejection rate for all countries hovered around 40 per cent, Chinese applicants faced a 24 per cent refusal rate, underscoring intense scrutiny directed at Indian candidates. For Indian students, whose representation among study permit holders surged from just 2 per cent in 2000 to becoming the largest cohort by 2023

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