| 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 company as of, and for, the periods presented in      this report; |
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| 4. | The company’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 company 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 company, 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 accounting  principles; |
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|   | (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the      company’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 company’s internal control over financial reporting that      occurred during the company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the      company’s fourth fiscal quarter in the      case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably      likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial      reporting; and |
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| 5. | The company’s other certifying officer and I      have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control      over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee      of the company’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      company’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 company’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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