Study Visa Approval Rate Statistics in India

Applying for study visa is the most painstaking phase of the whole Study Abroad process as it is always uncertain if the visa application will be approved or not even if you have fulfilled all the visa requirements. Canadian Study Visa process is comparatively pretty straight forward if you are applying under SPP & University category unlike General category where it can get little comprehensive depending on your overall profile.

We have collected statistics of visa approval rate for Canadian Study Permit applications submitted in India at the following High Commissions, Consulate General of Canada and Online on CIC Website::

Here are the statistics of Canadian Study Permit applications in India:

YEAR	TOTAL APPLICATIONS	APPROVAL	REJECTION	APPROVAL RATE
2009	NA	5,703	NA	NA
2010	NA	11,778	NA	NA
2011	NA	12,115	NA	NA
2012	NA	13,141	NA	NA
2013	NA	12,976	NA	NA
2014	27,114	17,866	9,248	65.89%
2015	38,666	24,713	13,953	63.91%
2016	64,209	43,744	20,465	68.13%

Compared to other major source countries India flares average with 68.13% approval rate very close to Global average of 68.80%, while China had an approval rate of 87.90% in 2016 and Brazil had 79.65% approval, but only 24.37% Nigerian applications were approved.

Source: www.cic.gc.ca