@model HelloWorldMvcApp.SampleViewModel
@(Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Name, (SelectList)ViewData["SelectData"], new { id = "ddltest" }))
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
//alert($("#ddltest").val());
if ($("#ddltest").val() == "0") {
$("#ddltest option").filter(function() {
return $(this).text() == 'Required';
}).prop("selected", true);
//$("#ddltest").find('option[text="Required"]').attr('selected', 'selected');