According to me there is no changes yet made in National Talent Search Examination (NTSE), to clear your doubt I will gather information about the exam.

Exam pattern
NTSE Stage-I examination at State/UT level are advised to follow National pattern which comprise of two parts MAT and SAT.

Part-I: Mental Ability Test (MAT)
Part-II: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) also includes Language Comprehensive Test.

NTSE Stage II Exam Pattern
Paper I : Mental Ability Test (MAT)
No. of Questions: 50
No. of Marks: 50
Duration: 45 Min

Paper II : Language Test (LT) English/Hindi
No. of Questions: 50
No. of Marks: 50
Duration: 45 Min

Paper III : Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
No. of Questions: 100
No. of Marks: 100
Duration: 90 Min

Scholarship Criteria
Candidates who will pursue further studies in Science, Humanities, Languages, Commerce, vocational studies and Fine Arts will be awarded scholarship amount till Ph.D level

Candidates who study professional programmes i.e. Medicine, Engineering, Technology, Management and Law are provided scholarship amount till their second degree level or postgraduate programme

Participating States
Andhra Pradesh
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Gujarat
Goa
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal

Selection Process
There will be two-stage selection process for award of scholarship.

For Stage-I, selection will be done by States/UTs through a written examination.

Students who qualify Stage I will be eligible to appear for Stage II examination conducted by NCERT.

Qualifying marks for candidates from General category is 40% in each paper and for candidates from SC, ST, PH is 35% in each paper.

Language Test : Qualifying in nature and marks obtained for language test will not be counted for final merit

The States/UTs will also conduct the selection test for National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme along with the Stage-I written examination for NTS.