@model HelloWorldMvcApp.SampleViewModel
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Bootstrap 101 Template</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
.field-validation-error {
<div class="col-md-6 col-md-offset-3">
@using (Html.BeginForm("Dropdown","Home", FormMethod.Post))
<select id="EventId" name="eventId">
<input name="text" type="submit" value="Submit" />
<button style="margin-top:20px;" id="yourid">Fill Dropdown!</button>
<div class="alert alert-warning fade">
<img src="http://entechprod.blob.core.windows.net/dotnetfiddle/morpheus.jpg" style="max-width:100%;"/><br/><br/>
<strong><span class="alert-content"></span></strong>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="//ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.11.1/jquery.validate.min.js"></script>
<script src="//ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/mvc/4.0/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js"></script>
$("#yourid").on("click", function(){
$.getJSON('@Url.Action("GetDropdownList", "Home")', function (result) {
$("#EventId").html(""); // makes select null before filling process
for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
$("#EventId").append("<option>"+ data[i] +"</option>")