copied the code from link under heading "setting default option in select "
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<div ng-controller="ExampleController"><br />
<form name="myForm"><br />
<label for="mySelect">Make a choice:</label><br />
<select name="mySelect" id="mySelect" <br="" mode="hold"> ng-options="option.name for option in data.availableOptions track by option.id" ng-model="data.selectedOption"></select><br />
</form><br />
<hr><br />
<tt>option = {{data.selectedOption}}</tt><br><br />
</div><br />