public IList <SubjectCategory> GetSubjectNameAndId() { IList <SubjectCategory> subjects = new List <SubjectCategory>(); try { using (demoEntities db = new demoEntities()) { var subjectsWithId = db.GetSubjectMaster(); foreach (var subjectAndId in subjectsWithId) { SubjectCategory objSubjectCategory = new SubjectCategory() { Id = subjectAndId.Id, Name = subjectAndId.Name }; subjects.Add(objSubjectCategory); } } } catch (Exception ex) { } return(subjects); }