$.validator.methods.remote = function () { /* disabled */ };
            $("form").kendoValidator({
                onfocusout: true,
                onkeyup: true,
                rules: {
                    remote: function (input) {
                        var remoteAttr = input.attr("data-val-remote-url");
                        if (typeof remoteAttr === typeof undefined || remoteAttr === false) {
                            return true;
                        }

                        var isInvalid = true;
                        var data = {};
                        data[input.attr('name')] = input.val();

                        $.ajax({
                            url: remoteAttr,
                            mode: "abort",
                            port: "validate" + input.attr('name'),
                            dataType: "json",
                            type: input.attr("data-val-remote-type"),
                            data: data,
                            async: false,
                            success: function (response) {
                                isInvalid = response;
                            }
                        });
                        return !isInvalid;
                    }
                },
                messages: {
                    remote: function (input) {
                        return input.data('val-remote');
                    }
                }
            });

public SelectList(IEnumerable items, string dataValueField, string dataTextField, Object selectedValue)

// in controller
ViewBag.Countries = new SelectList(countries.GetCountries(), "id", "countryName", "82" /* selected id */);

// in view
@Html.DropDownListFor(model => model.CountryId, (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>)ViewBag.Countries, new { @class = "form-control" })