The Times of India

CBSE QR code controversy explained: Board denies Orry, Rick Astley links, issues warning on misinformation

CBSE has dismissed viral claims linking QR codes on Class 12 exam papers to internet personality Orry and singer Rick Astley, deeming them misleading and factually incorrect. The Board clarified that QR codes are for internal security and authentication, not web access, and that search engine algorithms can generate unrelated results from decoded text.