Maths Exam QR Code: In a now viral video, a young girl could be seen sharing the fact that the QR code that was printed on a paper of the Central Board of Secondary Education led her to a song ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ by Rick Astley.
The Class 12 mathematics paper had this wrong QC code that brought laughs on social media platforms. It is still not clear whether all CBSE Class 12th exam papers carried the same link or was it a specific set of mathematics paper that carried the wrong link.
Maths Exam QR Code-what Was Wrong?
According to posts by several students on social media, scanning the paper’s QR code opened the ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ music video by Rick Astley. The claims soon gained traction on popular forums such as Reddit where many students posted reactions and screenshots.
Several students also claimed that the QR code on many question papers of CBSE redirected them to alphabet markers such as “A” instead of any external video or link.
What’s The Prank?
The prank is described as rickrolling, which is a joke on the internet in which individuals are tricked into visiting and opening a music video for the Rick Astley song instead of the expected content. The meme originated in the mid-200s and has remained one of the most enduring and hilarious pranks online.
Clarification By CBSE
CBSE issued a notification and ‘accepted’ that there might have been an error regarding the QR code but stated that the question papers were indeed genuine.
Social Media Reactions
A social media user commented, “Holy **** CBSE ne 12th ko rickroll kar diya!!? Another user commented, “2026 is already off to a great start.”
Another user commented, “Linking official papers to internet pranks proves that incompetent loyalists are ruining our future. This systemic decay is destroying India from within.”
