Hi bhadriau,
Refer the below sample. You need to assign the same property as in the below sample.
To bind dropdownlist using model refer the below article.
Controller
public ActionResult Index()
{
List<SelectListItem> fruits = new List<SelectListItem>();
// Populate from database.
fruits.Add(new SelectListItem() { Text = "Test 1", Value = "1" });
fruits.Add(new SelectListItem() { Text = "Test 2", Value = "2" });
fruits.Add(new SelectListItem() { Text = "Test 3", Value = "3" });
fruits.Add(new SelectListItem() { Text = "Test 4", Value = "4" });
fruits.Add(new SelectListItem() { Text = "Test 5", Value = "5" });
fruits.Add(new SelectListItem() { Text = "Test 6", Value = "6" });
ViewData["Fruits"] = new SelectList(fruits, "Value", "Text");
return View();
}
View
<div>
<fieldset>
<legend>Fruits</legend>
<%= Html.Label("Fruit : ")%>
<%= Html.DropDownList("Fruit", ViewData["Fruits"] as SelectList, "Select Fruit", new { id = "ddlFruits", style = "max-height: 50px;overflow: auto;", onmouseover="this.size=3;", onmouseout="this.size=1;" })%>
</fieldset>
</div>
