EXHIBIT
31.1



CERTIFICATION
PERSUANT TO RULE 13a/15d OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PERSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY
ACT OF 2002



I,
Saagar Govil, certify that:



| | 1. | I
    have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Cemtrex, Inc., for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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| | 2. | Based
    on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
    to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
    to the period covered by this report;                          
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| | 3. | Based
    on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
    material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
    presented in this report;                                             
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| | 4. | The
    registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
    procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined
    in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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    registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
    over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors
    (or persons performing the equivalent functions):                                     
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|Date:
    January 28, 2019 | /s/
    Saagar Govil                                   
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|                           | Saagar
    Govil,                                      
|                           | Chairman
    of the Board, CEO,                        
|                           | President
    & Secretary (Principal Executive Officer)