How to get DropDownList SelectedValue in Controller in MVC?

check the code

@Html.DropDownList("insitudename", ViewBag.insitudename as List, "Select Institute", new { @class = "form-control", onchange = "student_verification(this.value);" })

Way 1:

[HttpGet]

public ActionResult student_verification(MdStdNew objst, string stateId,string insitudename)

{

return View(objst);

}

Way 1:

[HttpGet]

public ActionResult student_verification(MdStdNew objst, string stateId)

{

stringinsitudename=Request.Form["insitudename"].ToString();

return View(objst);

}

For detail check the link

Bind DropDownList Using Entity Framework in ASP.Net MVC Using C#