Degrees

• B.Com [Hons] in Marketing Management (Jaffna,Sri Lanka)
• Master of Business Administration (OUSL,Sri Lanka)
• Master of Arts in Planning (Jaffna,Sri Lanka)
• H.N.Dip in Accountancy (SLIATE, Sri Lanka)

Resource Person

• Capacity Development programme for the Business studies Teachers – Northern Province – which was conducted by the Ministry of education, Colombo at Construction
  Equipment Training Centre (CETRAC)
• Capacity Development programme for the Business studies Teachers – Eastern
  Province which was conducted by the Ministry of education, Colombo at Construction
  Equipment Training Centre (CETRAC)
• Capacity Development programme for the Business studies Teachers – Western
  Province which was conducted by the Ministry of education,Colombo at Construction
  Equipment Training Centre (CETRAC)
• Capacity Development programme for the Business studies Teachers – Central
  Provincewhich was conducted by the Ministry of education,Colombo at Construction
  Equipment Training Centre (CETRA)
• Capacity Development programme for the Business studies Teachers – Uva Province
  which was conducted by the Ministry of education,Colombo at Construction Equipment
  Training Centre (CETRAC)
• Capacity Development programme for the Business studies Teachers – Sabragamuva
  Province which was conducted by the Ministry of education,Colombo at Construction
  Equipment Training Centre (CETRAC)
• Capacity Development Programme for the Business Studies teachers on 30th and 31st
  October 2015.( Conducted Ministry of Education , Battaramulla.)
• Advanced Level (A/L) Students– Technology Stream students seminar on 25.06.2015 –
  (Conducted Zonal Education Office,Thenmaradchy and WORLD VISION)
• Ordinary Level (O/L) Students – Carrier Guidence students seminar on 29.01.2015 –
  (Conducted Zonal Education Office,Thenmaradchy and WORLD VISION)
• Youth Leadership Development Traininig programme (YLD) – at Mananr District on 2015
• Youth Leadership Development Traininig programme (YLD) – at Mullaitivu District on
  08.11.2015
• Youth Leadership Development Traininig programme (YLD) – at Kilinochchi District on
  01.11.2015 and 08.11.2015
• Youth Leadership Development Traininig programme (YLD) – at Jaffna District on
  17.10.2015 and 024.10.2015
• Dairy Business Management for small scale dairy farmers, Milk Traders, Transporters,
  Processors – Mullaithivu district.
• Capacity Development Programme for the Business Studies teachers on 11th and 12th
  July 2018.( Conducted Ministry of Education , Battaramulla.)
• Capacity Development Programme for the Business Studies Advanced Level students
  on 01st August 2018 (Conducted Zonal education Office, Mannar).
• Resource person for Carrier path of commerce stream – Commerce day for Advanced
  level students – Vembadi Girls High School, Jaffna.
• Resource person for Carrier path of Commerce stream at Commerce day for Advanced
  level students – Jaffna Hindu Ladies’ College.
• Resource person for Carrier path of Commerce stream at Commerce day for Advanced level
  students – Jaffna Central College.
• Capacity Development Programme for the Business Studies Advanced Level students
  on 01st August 2018 -Conducted Zonal education Office, Mannar.
• Resource Person for Vanika Pasari – Conducted Zonal education Office, Valikamam
  Zonal education office.
• Capacity Development Programme for the Business Studies teachers –Western
  Province’s Teachers on 8th January 2020.( Conducted Ministry of Education , Battaramulla.)
• Capacity Development Programme for the Business Studies teachers –Eastern
  Province’s Teachers on 02nd and 03rd March 2020.( Conducted Sri Lankan Telecom
  Campus)
• Capacity Development Programme for the Business Studies Advanced Level Students.
  J/ Achchuveli Central College.
• Orientation training programme for the graduates – Introduction to Management
  (Management Package) – 14th September 2020 – Kopay Centre.
• Orientation training programme for the graduates – Various levels of management Vs.
  Skills (Management Package) – 15th September 2020 – Kilinochchi Centre.
• Participated as a resource person Advanced Level Students Guru Gedara TV Programme
  on 28th July 2020.
• Participated as a resource person Advanced Level Students Guru Gedara TV Programme
  on 10th August 2020.
• Participated as a resource person Advanced Level Students Guru Gedara TV Programme on
  15th August 2020.
• Participated as a resource person Advanced Level Students Guru Gedara TV Programme
  on 10th September 2020.

Institutional Development

• Serving as a secretary of the criteria 10th of Institutional review – 2018, University
  of Jaffna.
• Member of Strategic plan faculty of Management studies and Commerce, University
  of Jaffna.
• Member of the Incubation cell, faculty of Management studies and Commerce,
  University of Jaffna.
• Member of the Building committee, faculty of Management studies and Commerce,
  University of Jaffna.
• Member of the Curriculum committee, faculty of Management studies and
  Commerce, University of Jaffna.
• Training programme on introduction of SCP resource pack to tertiary/university
  education sector conducted by Ministry of Mahaweli Development and
  Environment.

Contribution for the Society

• Serving as a Resource person Ministry of Education, Issurupaya,
  Colombo.
• Serving as a Resource person NIE, Maharahama.
• Serving Paper Marker, IBSL ,Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
• Member of Old Students Union, Jaffna Central College.

Undergraduate and Internal Teaching

• COM 11033 Principles and Practice of Banking.
• COM 12031 Principles of Management.
• COM 21032 Organizations Management
• COM 22033 Management Science
• COM 31023 Human Resource Management
• COM BTM E 32062 Human Resource Information System
• COM BTM E 41062 Supply Chain Management

External Teaching [Centre for Open and Distance Learning (CODL)]

• EX.COM 1133 Principles and Practice of Banking
• EX.COM 2132 Organizations Management
• EX.COM 2135 Marketing Management
• EX.COM 2233 Management Science

• Performed as Senior Treasurer of the Commerce Students Union, University of
  Jaffna.

Books

• Banking Practice in Sri Lanka -(ISBN 978 – 955- 38230 – 0 – 7) (Pages – 100)
• Business Technology Management -(Pages – 45)

publications

• Abeysekera, N., & Umakanth, N. (2014). The impact of relationship marketing
  practice on customer loyalty (specific reference to local commercial banking sector
  in Jaffna district), International Journal of Marketing and Technology.pp160-174.
• Umakanth.N,(2015). A study on acceptances of e-banking services among the
  teachers (with special reference to the divisional education – Nallur area),
  International Journal of Marketing, Financial Services & Management Research.
  pp. 36-41.
• Prahalathan,B., Umakanth,N., & Sabina,D.(2016). Relationship marketing and
  customer retention: an empirical investigation in banking sector, Sri Lankan
  context. International Journal of Research in IT & Management.pp 06-15.
• Umakanth,N.,Vithualega,S.,Achchuthan,S., & Prahalathan,B.(2018). ). A paradox
  in consumer shopping behaviour towards digital technologies in brick stores: an experimental approach. Asian Journal of Empirical Research – Volume 8, Issue 2
  (2018):51-77. (C grade, ABDC List 2017).
• Umakanth,N.,& Sutharsini,J. (2019). Factors influencing e. Loyalty among
  banking customers: a special reference from Vavuniya district at state banks.
  International Journal of Research in IT and Management (IJRIM).pp 01-16.
• Umakanth,N., Sutharsini,J, & Sabina,D.(2020). The impact of negative e-wom on
  consumer purchasing intention through virtual snow ball sampling method: a
  special reference from Northern Province at Sri Lanka.

Participation of workshop

• ToT Programme on Entrepreneurship Development – Rural women entrepreneurs
  programme on Faculty Development on Feb 25 – 27 , 2015 at South Eastern
  University.
• LMS workshop on Sep. 16 , 2015 at University of Jaffna.
• Workshop on Higher Education sector and University Governance at Mini
  auditorium, Dept.of Physics University of Jaffna.
• Curriculum Development workshop on Open and Distance Learning at East
  Lagoon Hotel, Batticalo, conducted by Centre for Open and Distance Learning
  (CODL), University of Jaffna.
• University Business Linkage workshop series, University of Jaffna.