Relatives of Jiratthaphorn Sukkesthaphong said he showed extreme stress and anxiety after learning that he was accepted by Kasetsart University instead of by Chulalongkorn.

The 18-year-old kept himself in his bedroom after Saturday evening and was found dead yesterday. He left no note and police found no evidence suggesting other causes.

Meanwhile more than 20 students yesterday filed complaints with the Office of Higher Education Commission claiming that incorrect exam results had affected their chances for higher studies.

Raweewan Putdhiwat, a Suksanari School student, said her admission result announced on May 12 on the commission's website (www.cuas.or.th) did not match the one announced previously.

Her score was lower and that meant she had missed a place in the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University.

Another student, Bo-worn Chuti-paewipa, said his score was quite high, but he still missed a chance to enter King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang because the result indicated he was eligible for King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi, although he had already requested not to be included in that college's quota.

A senior official at the National Institute of Education Testing Service, Sasithorn Ahingsako, insisted the admission results were not wrong. Students had misunderstood the method used to calculate the scores.

Sasithorn said most students were only thinking about their aggregate scores from all subjects, not the score for each. Some students' total scores were high, but in some subjects they scored below university expectations. If a student got a score lower than the specified point, their chances of entering the university would be diminished.

As for students who already have a place in a university or met a quota, they would not be allowed a place in another university.

She said the commission would happily receive complaints and recheck unclear admission results.

Thammarat Kitchalong

The Nation