Try Catch for ValidationException in MVC

try
{
//block of code 
}
    catch (DbEntityValidationException ex)
            {

                foreach (var entityValidationErrors in ex.EntityValidationErrors)
                {

                    foreach (var validationError in entityValidationErrors.ValidationErrors)
                    {

                        Response.Write("Property: " + validationError.PropertyName + " Error: " + validationError.ErrorMessage);

                    }

                }

            }

Static Dropdown list with default value in mvc

         Create

//Controller

 var list = new SelectList(new[]
            {
                new { ID = "-Select-", Name = "-Select-" },
                new { ID = "Hourly",  Name = "Hourly" },
                new { ID = "Monthly",  Name = "Monthly" },
                new { ID = "Semi Monthly",  Name = "Semi Monthly" },
                new { ID = "Weekly",  Name = "Weekly" },

            },
                "ID", "Name", 1);

 ViewBag.StatID = list;


//View

 @Html.DropDownList("StatID", null, "-Select-",new { @class = "form-control" })

Edit

//controll

 var list = new SelectList(new[] 

            {

                new { ID = " Bi Weekly", Name = "Bi Weekly" },

                new { ID = "Daily", Name = "Daily" },

                new { ID = "Hourly",  Name = "Hourly" },

                new { ID = "Monthly",  Name = "Monthly" },

                new { ID = "Semi Monthly",  Name = "Semi Monthly" },

                new { ID = "Weekly",  Name = "Weekly" },

            },

            "ID", "Name", tbl_EmployeeSalary.PayValue);

            ViewBag.StatID = list;

//view

@Html.DropDownList("StatID", null, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "form-control" })

Create and edit functions pass one parameter like string StatID