The British Council is hosting Study UK Student Connect for Indians looking to study at the undergraduate or postgraduate level in the UK in 2021. The event is on till March 19. Debanjan Chakrabarti, director, east and north-east, British Council, spoke to ABP Education about the virtual event. The UK has been a coveted destination for Indian students. How many Indian students went to the UK in 2020 for higher studies? The number of Indian students studying in the UK has been consistently very high. This is because of the high academic standards of the UK universities. Though we are yet to get the data of how many Indian students were granted student visa in 2020, Indian students going to the UK for higher studies hit a record high in 2019 with 49,844 choosing to study there. Of all the student visas given to international students, around 17% are issued to students from India.