public SelectList getSubjectDropDown(int?locationId = null, int?standardsectionid = null) { List <SubjectDTO> rDto = _ddlRepo.getSubjectDropdown(locationId, standardsectionid); //List<SubjectDTO> rDto = new List<SubjectDTO>(); SubjectDTO subjectDTO = new SubjectDTO(); subjectDTO.SubjectId = -1; subjectDTO.SubjectName = ""; rDto.Insert(0, subjectDTO); return(new SelectList(rDto, "SubjectId", "SubjectName")); }