In MySQL, how can we randomize set of rows or values in the result set?

With the help of RAND() function used along with the ORDER BY clause, the set of rows or values can be randomized in the result set. To understand it considers a table ‘Employee’ having the following records −

mysql> Select * from employee;
+----+--------+--------+
| ID | Name   | Salary |
+----+--------+--------+
| 1  | Gaurav | 50000  |
| 2  | Rahul  | 20000  |
| 3  | Advik  | 25000  |
| 4  | Aarav  | 65000  |
| 5  | Ram    | 20000  |
| 6  | Mohan  | 30000  |
| 7  | Aryan  | NULL   |
| 8  | Vinay  | NULL   |
+----+--------+--------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Now, the query below will use ORDER BT RAND() to shuffle the set of rows in the result set −

mysql> Select * from Employee ORDER BY RAND();
+----+--------+--------+
| ID | Name   | Salary |
+----+--------+--------+
| 4  | Aarav  | 65000  |
| 1  | Gaurav | 50000  |
| 3  | Advik  | 25000  |
| 7  | Aryan  | NULL   |
| 6  | Mohan  | 30000  |
| 8  | Vinay  | NULL   |
| 5  | Ram    | 20000  |
| 2  | Rahul  | 20000  |
+----+--------+--------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)