To reproduce: Sub New() InitializeComponent() Dim dt As New DataTable() For index = 1 To 13 If index = 4 Then dt.Columns.Add("Col" & index, Type.GetType("System.Int32")) Else dt.Columns.Add("Col" & index) End If Next Dim rand As New Random For index = 1 To 9000 Dim newRow As DataRow = dt.NewRow() For Each col As DataColumn In dt.Columns If col.ColumnName = "Col4" Then newRow(col.ColumnName) = rand.Next(2, 1000).ToString() Else newRow(col.ColumnName) = "Data" & index.ToString() & "." & dt.Columns.IndexOf(col).ToString() End If Next dt.Rows.Add(newRow) Next Me.RadGridView1.DataSource = dt Me.RadGridView1.AutoSizeColumnsMode = Telerik.WinControls.UI.GridViewAutoSizeColumnsMode.Fill Me.RadGridView1.Columns.RemoveAt(3) Dim list As New List(Of CustomerMaster) For index = 1 To 1000 list.Add(New CustomerMaster((index + 1), "Name" & (1000 - index + 1).ToString())) Next Dim CustomerMaster_IDColumn As GridViewComboBoxColumn = New GridViewComboBoxColumn With CustomerMaster_IDColumn .Name = "CustomerMaster_ID" .HeaderText = "Customer Master" .DataSource = list .ValueMember = "Id" .DisplayMember = "Name" .FieldName = "Col4" .Width = 200 .DisplayMemberSort = True .DropDownStyle = Telerik.WinControls.RadDropDownStyle.DropDownList End With Me.RadGridView1.Columns.Insert(3, CustomerMaster_IDColumn) End Sub Public Class CustomerMaster Private _id As String Private _name As String Public Sub New(id As String, name As String) Me._id = id Me._name = name End Sub Public Property Id() As String Get Return _id End Get Set(ByVal value As String) _id = value End Set End Property Public Property Name() As String Get Return _name End Get Set(ByVal value As String) _name = value End Set End Property End Class