function validate()
 {
 
 var numericExpression = /^[0-9,+,-]+$/;
var numericExpression_num = /^[A-Z,a-z]+$/;

	
	
	if (document.form.name.value=="") 
		{
			alert("Please Fill First Name");
			document.form.name.focus();
			
			document.form.name.select();
			return false;
	    }   
        else if (document.form.name.value.match(numericExpression)) 
	 		{
			alert("Please Fill Correct First Name");
			document.form.name.focus();
			
			document.form.name.select();
			return false;
	    } 
		if (document.form.lname.value=="") 
		{
			alert("Please Fill Last Name");
			document.form.lname.focus();
			
			document.form.lname.select();
			return false;
	    }   
        else if (document.form.lname.value.match(numericExpression)) 
	 		{
			alert("Please Fill Correct Last Name");
			document.form.lname.focus();
			
			document.form.lname.select();
			return false;
	    }  
		
		if (document.form.email.value=="") 
		{
			alert("Please Fill Email");
			document.form.email.focus();
			
			document.form.email.select();
			return false;
	    }   
		
		if(document.form.email.value!="")
		{
			if((document.form.email.value.indexOf('@')==-1)||(document.form.email.value.indexOf('.')==-1))
					{
						alert ("Please Fill Correct E-mail");
						document.form.email.focus();
						//document.form1.email.value="";
						document.form.email.select();
						return false;
					}
		}
if (document.form.phone.value=="") 
		{
			alert("Please Fill Phone No.");
			document.form.phone.focus();
			
			document.form.phone.select();
			return false;
	    }   
        else if (document.form.phone.value.match(numericExpression_num)) 
	 		{
			alert("Please Fill Correct Phone No.");
			document.form.phone.focus();
			
			document.form.phone.select();
			return false;
	    } 
if(document.getElementById('country').value=='')
	{
alert("Please Select Country");	
return false;
	}
 
	if (document.form.state.value=="") 
		{
			alert("Please Fill State");
			document.form.state.focus();
			
			document.form.state.select();
			return false;
	    }   
		
 if (document.form.franchsee_add.value=="") 
		{
			alert("Please Fill Preferred Location");
			document.form.franchsee_add.focus();			
			document.form.franchsee_add.select();
			return false;
	    }  
		
	
	if(document.getElementById('pre_country').value=='')
	{
alert("Please Select Preferred country");	
return false;
	}
	 if (document.form.pre_state.value=="") 
		{
			alert("Please Fill Preferred  State/U.T");
			document.form.pre_state.focus();			
			document.form.pre_state.select();
			return false;
	    }  
	if(document.getElementById('franchise').value=='')
	{
alert("Please Select you propose to set up the Franchise");	
return false;
	}
		
		if(document.getElementById('square').value=='')
	{
alert("Please Select Available/ Proposed Floor Space");	
return false;
	}
	/*if(document.getElementById('in_rupees').value=='')
	{
alert("Please Select Proposed capital investment");	
return false;
	}*/
	if(document.getElementById('invest').value=='')
	{
alert("Please Select you be able to invest");	
return false;
	}
	if(document.getElementById('academic').value=='')
	{
alert("Please Select Your Academic Background");	
return false;
	}
	if(document.getElementById('currently_doing').value=='')
	{
alert("Please Select you currently doing");	
return false;
	}
 
 }