India, Dec. 9 -- The number of study permits issued to international students from India dropped by more than half in the third quarter of this year when compared to the same period in 2024, even as Canadian government's policies to mitigate intake in this category is likely to extend this trend.

According to data from Immigration, Refugees and Immigration Canada or IRCC, Indian students accounted for 24,030 permits out of a total of 146505 or 16.4 per cent, between July and September 2025. Last year, they comprised 52425, or nearly 30 per cent of the overall 177025 study visas issued during the same period.

In the month of September, the latest for which data is available, Indians were issued 8400 out of 49350 visas, as against 14385 o...