CBSE Class 12 Exam Rickroll
Analysis based on 15 articles · First reported Mar 10, 2026 · Last updated Mar 10, 2026
This event has no direct impact on financial markets. It is a localized incident related to an educational board in India, primarily affecting students and causing social media amusement.
The India — Central Board of Secondary Education (India — Central Board of Secondary Education) in India (India) printed a QR code on its Class 12 Mathematics board exam question papers on March 9, 2026. Students and social media users discovered that scanning this QR code redirected them to the music video for 'Never Gonna Give You Up' by Rick Astley (Rick Astley) on Google — YouTube (Google — YouTube), a popular internet prank known as 'rickrolling'. The incident went viral, sparking amusement and some criticism regarding the India — Central Board of Secondary Education's oversight. The India — Central Board of Secondary Education later issued a statement acknowledging the issue, assuring the public that the question papers were genuine and their security uncompromised, and stating that steps would be taken to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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