hey

Student transfer programs in many universities is given to students as an opportunity to get exposed to the environment and cultures of two institutes. There are many aspects of these programs:

1. International Exposure
2. Technical and cultural diversity
3. Introduction for research.
4. Ground work for your Masters/PhD program in a foreign university.
5. Networking ability.
6. Familiarity with the other programs.

These programs add a lot of value to your total perspective. Sometimes, interacting with some of the greats in research and academia instills a lot of confidence and clarity in our thought.

Believe me I have studied in IISc and got to meet and spend time with students and faculty from MIT, Harvard, UWashington, UTokyo, TiTech and UToronto. Just half an hour with these professors can add a lot of dimension in your thoughts.

Just think what you can do with TWO YEARS. Its a lot of time to refine and polish your ideas.

Hope it helps.