After successfully completing the AFC Women Referees & Assistant Referees Selection course, FIFA Referee Anjana Rai has been added to the AFC Elite Women Referees & Assistant Referees Panel 2022. The AFC sent a letter outlining Rai's inclusion to ANFA on Friday.

Rai will be invited to the AFC Elite Referees Preparation Course as a result of her inclusion. The program is slated to start in November.

In 2021, Rai was awarded the FIFA Referee badge.