All of your content, including static HTML must be inside Content
tags in the content page. You have a <h2>
outside:
<h2>Application Form</h2>
<asp:Content id="content" ContentPlaceHolderID="contentPlaceHolder" runat="server">
Should be:
<asp:Content id="content" ContentPlaceHolderID="contentPlaceHolder" runat="server">
<h2>Application Form</h2>