function isReady(form1) {

form1.firstname.value = removeExtraSpaces(form1.firstname.value);
form1.lastname.value = removeExtraSpaces(form1.lastname.value);
if (isProper(form1.firstname.value) == false) {
        alert("Please enter a valid  First Name.");
        form1.firstname.focus();
        return false;
              }
   if (isProper(form1.lastname.value) == false) {
        alert("Please enter a valid  Last name");
        form1.lastname.focus();
        return false;
    }
	
    if (form1.firstname.value.length < 1 || IsEmpty(form1.firstname)) {
        alert("Please enter first Name.");
        form1.firstname.focus();
        return false;
    }
	if (form1.lastname.value.length < 1 || IsEmpty(form1.lastname)) {
        alert("Please enter last Name.");
        form1.lastname.focus();
        return false;
    }

form1.csirno.value = removeExtraSpaces(form1.csirno.value);
var s = form1.csirno.value;	
if (form1.csirno.value.length < 19 || (s.indexOf("MR") == -1 && s.indexOf("mr") == -1 && s.indexOf("EU")==-1 && s.indexOf("eu")) ) {
 //       alert("Please enter valid CSIR Sanction no.");
        form1.csirno.focus();
 //       return false;
    }

form1.lab.value = removeExtraSpaces(form1.lab.value);                     
    if (form1.lab.value.length < 3) {
        alert("Please enter Laboratory name.");
        form1.lab.focus();
        return false;
    }

form1.univ.value = removeExtraSpaces(form1.univ.value);
    if (form1.univ.value.length < 3) {
        alert("Please enter University name.");
        form1.univ.focus();
        return false;
    }

form1.mail.value = removeExtraSpaces(form1.mail.value);
	if (isEmail(form1.mail.value) == false) {
        alert("Please enter a valid email address.");
        form1.mail.focus();
        return false;
    }

	if (form1.pass1.value.length < 6) {
        alert("Password length should be atleast 6 characters.");
        form1.pass1.focus();
        return false;
    }
	
	if (form1.pass1.value != form1.pass2.value ) {
    alert("Please Check & Confirm the same password");
        form1.pass2.focus();
        return false;
    }

    return true;
}