Recently, there have been some changes that would make the NTS Exam in the new pattern.
Now, for both STSE (State Talent Search Examination) and NTSE (National Talent Search Examination) will have the Language Test.
In STSE language test two options of the language will be given, one of them is English ang second will be the state's corresponding local language. They will have 40 marks and the MAT (Mental Ability Test) paper will contain 50 marks.
The remaining 90 marks are of the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) which contain the subjects Science, Maths, Social Sciences.
At the National Level Exam, there will be only two options for the language test i.e. Hindi or English.
Also, it is expected that there will be negative marking for the year 2012-2013.