Quantum of Punishment
The broad Categories of Unfair Means Resorted to by Students at the Autonomous College Examinations and the Quantum of Punishment for each Category there of as per Vivekanand College, Kolhapur (Autonomous) norms.

1. Board of Examinations will be the competent authority to decide the quantum of punishment and to take disciplinary action.
2. Disciplinary action such as show cause notice, strong warning, noting of the offence in the service book of the concerned person, fine, withholding or extending the promotion, withholding. the increment/s, withdrawing the recognition, suspension and termination shall be implemented by the Management concerned.
3. All types of monitory fines should be credited in the College Development Fund. This fund should be used for Examination work only with the prior approval of Board of Examinations.
4. All serious malpractices relating the examination work should be reported to the Principal.
5. In addition to the above-mentioned punishment, the competent authority may impose a fine and or punishment on the concerned person if declared guilty.
6. The competent authority may report the case of the concerned implicated person to the appropriate Police Authorities as per the provision of the Maharashtra Act No. XXXI of 1982.
7. All other malpractice not covered in the aforesaid categories - Punishment + Fine + Disciplinary action as decided by the Competent Authority.