| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on      Form 10-Q of Synutra International,Inc.; |
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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 thisreport; |
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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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|  | (a) | Designed such disclosure      controls and      procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be      designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information      relating to the registrant, including its consolidated      subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the      period in which this report is being  prepared; |
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|  | (b) | Designed such internal control      over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial      reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide      reasonable assurance      regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of      financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally      accepted accountingprinciples; |
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|  | (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of      the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and      presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the      disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by      this report based on such evaluation;and |
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|  | (d) | Disclosed in this report any      change in the      registrant’s internal control over financial      reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the      registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the      case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably      likely to materially      affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial      reporting; and |
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| 5. | The 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 equivalentfunctions): |
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|  | (a) | All significant deficiencies and      material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over      financial reporting which are reasonably likely to      adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process,      summarize and report financial information;  and |
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|    | (b) | Any      fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other      employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s      internal control over financial  reporting. |
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| /s/ Liang Zhang                     |
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| Name:      Liang Zhang              |
| Title:      Chief Executive Officer |

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