function validateForm()
{
	var form = document.becomeasponsor;
	
//  FOR NORMAL TEXT FIELD VALIDATIUON

	if(form.firstname.value.match(/^\s+$/) || form.firstname.value == "")
		{
		alert("Please Enter Your First Name") ;
		form.firstname.focus() ;
		return false;
}

	if(form.lastname.value.match(/^\s+$/) || form.lastname.value == "")
		{
		alert("Please Enter Your Last Name") ;
		form.lastname.focus() ;
		return false;
}

	if(form.companyname.value.match(/^\s+$/) || form.companyname.value == "")
		{
		alert("Please Enter Company Name") ;
		form.companyname.focus() ;
		return false;
}

// FOR NUMARIC PHONE VALIDATIUON

	if(form.contactnum.value.match(/^\s+$/) || form.contactnum.value == "")
		{
		alert("Please Enter Contact Number") ;
		form.contactnum.focus() ;
		return false;
		}
		if(isNaN(form.contactnum.value)==true)
		{
			alert("Contact Number Must Be Numeric") ;
			form.contactnum.focus();
			form.contactnum.value="";
			return false;
		}	
	
//  FOR E-MAIL ID VALIDATIUON

	if(form.email.value=="")
	{
		alert("Please Enter Your Email ID") ;
		form.email.focus() ;
		return false;
	}	
		if (!form.email.value.match(/^[\w\.\-]+@([\w\-]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]+$/))
		{
			alert("Please Enter A Valid Email ID");
			form.email.focus();
			//form.email.value="";
			return false;
		}
		
//  RADIO BUTTON VALIDATION		
		
		if ( ( form.interested[0].checked == false )
			&& ( form.interested[1].checked == false ) )
			{
			alert ( "Please choose your sponsorship type" );
			return false;
			}
	
		return;
}