KARACHI - Sindh Education Department has failed to make proper transparent arrangements for conducting tests for the vacant posts of Higher School Teachers (HST) on Friday at Karachi National Stadium while thousands of frustrated women candidates tore off examination papers in protest against the concerned authorities. Despite tall claims of the education department to hold all exams in a transparent manner, cheating and use of unfair means were witnessed during the test. Heavy contingent of police, deployed on the centre, baton charged the angry male and female candidates indiscriminately. The recruitment tests for vacant posts of Junior School Teachers (JST) and Primary School Teachers (PST) will be held today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday) respectively. It is pertinent to mention here that Sindh University Jamshoro is conducting such recruitment tests, and charging Rs 500 per head from Sindh Education Department. About 4,500 candidates were expected to appear in the said recruitment test however the paper was started at 12:15 noon while it was scheduled to commence from 10:30am. Nearly 1,500 candidates, who were seated in separated enclosures due to unavailability of admits cards, entered the centre where other people were solving papers and started tearing off examination papers. They alleged that the education department wanted them to be failed. On the other hand, the vice chancellor of Sindh University had already announced that the candidates, who failed to get their admit card, could show the receipt of admit card at the time of the test. The candidates were directed to bring their original NIC cards and admit card in the test. As per reports, the test papers, prepared by the Sindh University Jamshoro, were being sold at the gates of the stadium. The 28-member committee of the Sindh University appointed at the centre, said that EDO Education and Sindh Education Secretary were responsible for the mismanagement. They also blamed the concerned high-ups for not coordinating with the Sindh University. On the other hand, some reports claim that due to the negligence of the Sindh University Jamshoro, around 8,000 applicants are still waiting for admits cards.