Hi,

     On Page load by default first Index is selected which in my case is not required. How to avoid this.
     I tired using
   
     $(document).ready(function() {
        $('#my_id').kendoDropDownList({
           index: -1
        )}
     but it didn't work. Any suggestion?

Sorted out the issue by initializing the dropdown list with a blank index and making it to display none. Worked for me ...:)