The UK government on Thursday hailed as remarkable a 63 per cent hike in the number of Indian students being granted visas to study at British universities over the past year.
The latest statistics released by the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that 30,550 Indian students received a Tier 4 Study Visa for the year ending September 2019, up from nearly 18,730 the previous year.
This is now the third consecutive year in which the numbers have increased. It is important to us, because these young leaders of tomorrow will reinforce the living bridge that connects India and the UK, said Sir Dominic Asquith, the UK High Commissioner to India, who said the statistics confirm that more Indians are choosing to study at the UK's world-class educational institutions.
The ONS data overall indicates that over the last decade, around 270,000 Indian students have chosen the UK as a higher education destination.
The positive growth in student visa statistics, along with the great ...
