CBSE math question paper goes viral for link to Rickroll YouTube video. Board clarifies

The CBSE Class 12 Mathematics examination, held on March 9, has hogged the limelight after a number of college students took to social media to present that scanning the QR code on the examination paper led them to an age-old Internet prank.

The fashionable Internet prank, generally known as “rickrolling”, methods customers into opening the music video for the hit music by Rick Astley as a substitute of the content material they count on. It originated within the mid-2000s.

Check out the viral video:

In the video going viral on social media, a Class 12 scholar confirmed on digital camera how scanning the QR code on the CBSE Maths paper opened a YouTube video for Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.”

The video went viral shortly on each social media discussion board, and the image of the QR code was additionally extensively shared for customers to check out for themselves.

LiveMint additionally scanned the QR code, solely to be “rickrolled”.

However, it stays unclear whether or not the link appeared on all variations of the examination paper or if the viral video represents a restricted case.

Here’s what CBSE mentioned:

In a press release, the training board mentioned that a number of security measures are supplied on the Question Papers, together with QR codes to confirm the genuineness of the question paper in case of a suspected safety breach.

However, it famous that on 9 March, a number of question paper units of the Class 12 Mathematics examination had a link to a YouTube video of Rick Astley.

“In a few question paper sets, it appears that when one of the given QR codes is scanned, it links to a YouTube video,” CBSE mentioned. “It appears that this has raised concerns about the veracity of the question papers amongst concerned students and their parents.”

The CBSE confirmed that the question papers are real. “The security of the question papers remains uncompromised.”

The board additionally acknowledged that whereas the priority concerning the veracity of the viral question paper is put to relaxation, “the matter has been viewed seriously and necessary steps are being taken by the Board to ensure that such issues are not repeated in future.”

Here’s how the Internet reacted:

Several social media customers discovered this “classic mix-up” hilarious and thought it was okay for college students to chortle now and again within the already very traumatic days of their lives.

“Congratulations, sister. You’ve been rickrolled by the CBSE board,” one netizen mentioned.

“lol cbse dropping easter eggs,” a consumer mentioned. “I don’t see a problem with it, kinda funny ngl,” one other added.

Another consumer commented, “Loving it. Masti rukni nahi chahiye.”

“When they say the education system is a joke, they mean it,” a consumer quipped.

“Cbse rickrolling kids now? 😂 Next level,” mentioned one other consumer.

“This is just harmless fun lmao,” a consumer mentioned. “No kid is allowed to carry mobiles in the exam hall anyway so it’s not like they’re doing this tomfoolery with respect to the exam itself. Indians need to chill out a little.”

However, not everybody discovered it humorous and mentioned that it’s a very critical subject, contemplating that the QR code on the CBSE Board examination is for authentication and safety.

“Is this the quality of education our institutes are setting?” requested a consumer.

Another mentioned, “CBSE says the paper is genuine, but if a security QR code redirects to YouTube, the system clearly has loopholes. Exam integrity depends on preventing confusion before the exam, not clarifying it later.”

“If QR code is a security feature, and if a security feature is compromised, why should we trust CBSE with other security features?” questioned a netizen.