:root {
      --primary: #112449;
      --primary-dark: #d2ae77;
      --gold: #d4a017;
      --gold-light: #f0c040;
      --dark: #1a1a2e;
      --text: #ffffff;
      --light-bg: #f9f6f0;
      --white: #ffffff;
      --border: #e0d6c8;
      --nav-bg: #112449;
  }

  html {
      scroll-behavior: smooth;
      scroll-padding-top: 90px;
  }

  * {
      box-sizing: border-box;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
  }

  body {
      font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;
      color: var(--text);
      overflow-x: hidden !important;
  }

  /* ─── NAVBAR ─── */
  .navbar {
      background: var(--nav-bg);
      box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
      padding: 0px 0;
      position: sticky;
      top: 0;
      z-index: 1000;
  }

  .navbar-brand {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 10px;
  }

  .navbar-brand img {
      height: 72px;
  }

  .navbar-brand .brand-text {

      font-size: 18px;
      line-height: 1.3;
      color: var(--text);
      font-weight: 700;
      max-width: 220px;
  }

  .nav-link {
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--text) !important;
      font-size: 16px;
      padding: 6px 14px !important;
      transition: color 0.2s;
  }

  .nav-link:hover {
      color: var(--gold) !important;
  }

  .navbar-toggler {
      border-color: var(--primary);
  }

  .navbar-toggler-icon {
      background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 30 30'%3e%3cpath stroke='%23b5292a' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-miterlimit='10' stroke-width='2' d='M4 7h22M4 15h22M4 23h22'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
  }

  /* ─── HERO ─── */
  /* ─── HERO ─── */
  .hero {
      position: relative;
      color: #fff;
      padding: 90px 0 40px;
      overflow: hidden;

      /* Background image */
      background: url("https://www.keralastudy.com/images/landingpage/images/CVVBanner.webp") center center / cover no-repeat;
  }

  /* Black overlay */
  .hero::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);
      /* adjust darkness here */
      z-index: 1;
  }

  /* Keep content above overlay */
  .hero>* {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
  }


  .hero-badge {
      display: inline-block;
      background: var(--gold);
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 600;
      padding: 4px 16px;
      border-radius: 20px;
      letter-spacing: 1px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin-bottom: 28px;
      animation: pulse 2s infinite;
  }

  @keyframes pulse {

      0%,
      100% {
          box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(212, 160, 23, 0.4);
      }

      50% {
          box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(212, 160, 23, 0);
      }
  }

  .hero h1 {

      font-size: clamp(26px, 4vw, 42px);
      font-weight: 700;
      line-height: 1.25;
      margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  .hero h1 span {
      color: var(--gold-light);
  }

  .hero .courses-ticker {
      font-size: 18px;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--gold-light);
     margin-bottom: 28px;
      letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  }

  .btn-brochure {
      background: var(--gold);
      color: #fff;
      border: none;
      padding: 12px 28px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      font-weight: 600;
      font-size: 15px;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
      cursor: pointer;
  }

  .btn-brochure:hover {
      background: #c48a0e;
      color: #fff;
      transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  /* ─── HERO FORM ─── */
  .hero-form-card {
      background: #fff;
      border-radius: 12px;
      padding: 28px 24px;
      box-shadow: 0 8px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
  }

  .hero-form-card h4 {
      color: var(--primary);
      font-size: 16px;
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 18px;
      line-height: 1.4;
  }

  .form-control,
  .form-select {
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-radius: 6px;
      font-size: 14px;
      padding: 10px 14px;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
      color: var(--text);
  }

  .form-control:focus,
  .form-select:focus {
      border-color: var(--primary);
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(181, 41, 42, 0.12);
  }

  .btn-submit {
      width: 100%;
      background: var(--primary);
      color: #fff;
      border: none;
      padding: 12px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      font-weight: 600;
      font-size: 15px;
      transition: background 0.2s;
      cursor: pointer;
  }

  .btn-submit:hover {
      background: var(--primary-dark);
  }

  /* ─── ACCREDITATION STRIP ─── */
  .accreditation-strip {
      background: var(--light-bg);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
      padding: 30px 0;
  }

  .accreditation-item img {
      height: 125px;
      object-fit: contain;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, filter 0.3s ease;
  }

  .accreditation-item:hover img {
      transform: scale(1.05);
      filter: grayscale(0);
  }


  .accreditation-item p {
      font-size: 16px;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--primary);
      margin: 0;
      line-height: 1.4;
  }

  .accreditation-fallback {
      width: 80px;
      height: 60px;
      background: var(--primary);
      color: white;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 700;
      border-radius: 6px;
      margin: 0 auto 10px;
      text-align: center;
      line-height: 1.2;
      padding: 4px;
  }

  /* ─── SECTION COMMON ─── */
  section {
      padding: 44px 0;
  }

  .section-title {
      font-size: clamp(24px, 3.5vw, 38px);
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--dark);
      margin-bottom: 6px;
  }

  .section-subtitle {
      color: var(--primary);
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 600;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 2px;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .divider {
      width: 56px;
      height: 3px;
      background: var(--gold);
      margin: 12px 0 24px;
  }

  /* ─── ABOUT ─── */
  .about-section {
      background: #fff;
  }

  .about-img {
      width: 90%;
      height: 350px;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 16px;
      box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
      transition: transform 0.4s ease;
  }

  .about-img:hover {
      transform: scale(1.03);
  }

  .about-section p {
      color: #555;
      line-height: 1.8;
      font-size: 15px;
  }

  .btn-primary-red {
      background: var(--gold);
      color: #fff;
      border: none;
      padding: 6px 10px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      font-weight: 600;
      font-size: 14px;
      cursor: pointer;
      display: inline-block;
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
  }

  .btn-primary-red:hover {
      background: var(--primary-dark);
     
  }

  /* ── Section background ── */
  .courses-section {
      background: #fff;
  }

  /* ── Category heading pill ── */
  .category-label {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 10px;
      background: #b5292a;
      /* --primary */
      color: #fff;

      font-size: 18px;
      font-weight: 700;
      padding: 9px 26px;
      border-radius: 50px;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
      letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  }

  /* ── Dashed divider between UG and PG ── */
  .category-divider {
      border: none;
      border-top: 2px dashed #e0d6c8;
      /* --border */
      margin: 44px 0 38px;
  }

  /* ── Tab Button Row ── */
  .course-tabs {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 10px;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .course-tab-btn {
      background: #dde9f8;
      color: #2c4a8a;
      border: none;
      border-radius: 8px;
      padding: 13px 22px;
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 600;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
      flex: 1 1 auto;
      min-width: 110px;
      text-align: center;
  }

  .course-tab-btn:hover {
      background: #c5d8f0;
      transform: translateY(-1px);
  }

  .course-tab-btn.active {
      background: #1a2a6c;
      color: #fff;
  }

  /* ── Content Panel (hidden by default, shown when .active) ── */
  .course-panel {
      display: none;
  }

  .course-panel.active {
      display: flex;
      gap: 36px;
      align-items: flex-start;
      animation: cpFadeIn 0.3s ease;
  }

  @keyframes cpFadeIn {
      from {
          opacity: 0;
          transform: translateY(8px);
      }

      to {
          opacity: 1;
          transform: translateY(0);
      }
  }

  /* ── Left: image / icon placeholder ── */
 .course-panel-img {
    width: 240px;
    height: 240px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.course-panel-img img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}


  /* If you use a real <img> inside .course-panel-img, add: */
  .course-panel-img img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
  }

  .course-panel-img .icon-placeholder {
      font-size: 72px;
      color: #2c4a8a;
      opacity: 0.95;
  }

  /* ── Right: text content ── */
  .course-panel-content {
      flex: 1;
  }

  .course-panel-content h4 {
      font-size: 22px;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #3a1f8a;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .dur-badge {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 6px;
      font-size: 15px;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #333;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
  }

  .dur-badge i {
      color: #b5292a;
      font-size: 16px;
  }

  .course-panel-content ul {
      list-style: disc;
      padding-left: 22px;
      margin-bottom: 22px;
  }

  .course-panel-content ul li {
      font-size: 15px;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #222;
      padding: 5px 0;
      line-height: 1.5;
  }

  /* ── Apply Now button ── */
  .btn-apply-orange {
      background: var(--gold);
      color: #fff;
      border: none;
      padding: 11px 28px;
      border-radius: 7px;
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 700;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
      display: inline-block;
      text-decoration: none;
  }

  .btn-apply-orange:hover {
      background: #8d7432;
  }
  
  .enroll-text {
  display: inline-block;
   font-size:28px;
  margin-top: 15px; /* increase as needed */
}

  .shape-text {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size:28px;
  margin-bottom: 15px; /* increase as needed */
}

  /* ── Mobile: stack vertically ── */
  @media (max-width: 767px) {
        .enroll-text {
  display: inline-block;
   font-size:22px;
  margin-top: 30px; /* increase as needed */
}

  .shape-text {
  display: inline-block;
   font-size:22px;
  margin-bottom: 30px; /* increase as needed */
}
      
      .category-label {
          padding: 9px 12px !important;
          font-size:15px !important;
      }
      
      .divider {
      width: 100%;
   
  }
      .course-panel.active {
          flex-direction: column;
          gap: 20px;
      }

      .course-panel-img {
          flex: none;
          width: 75%;
          height: 200px;
          margin: 0 auto !important;
      }

      .course-tab-btn {
          font-size: 13px;
          padding: 10px 14px;
          min-width: 90px;
      }

      .course-panel-content h4 {
          font-size: 18px;
      }

      .course-panel-content ul li {
          font-size: 14px;
      }
  }

  /* WHY SECTION */
  .why-section {
      background: #fff;
      padding: 70px 0;
  }

  .highlight {
      color: var(--primary);
  }

  /* Responsive Grid */
  .why-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      gap: 30px;
      justify-content: center;
  }


  .why-card {
      text-align: center;
      padding: 30px 20px;
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-radius: 16px;
      background: #fff;
      transition: 0.3s ease;
  }

  .why-card:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
      transform: translateY(-5px);
  }

  /* Icon Circle */
  .why-icon {
      width: 90px;
      height: 90px;
      background: #fff5f5;
      border-radius: 50%;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      margin: 0 auto 18px;
      border: 1px solid #f3dede;
  }

  .why-icon img {
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    object-fit: contain;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}
.why-card:hover .why-icon img {
    transform: scale(1.1);
}


  .why-card h6 {
      font-weight: 500;
      font-size: 16px;
      color: var(--dark);
      margin: 0;
      line-height: 1.5;
  }

  /* Mobile spacing */
  @media (max-width: 992px) {
      .why-grid {
          grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
      }
  }

  @media (max-width: 576px) {
      .why-grid {
          grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }
  }


  /* ─── FAQ ─── */

  .faq-side-box {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 14px;
    padding: 40px;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    overflow: hidden;

    background:
        linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.6), rgba(0,0,0,0.6)),
        url("https://www.keralastudy.com/images/landingpage/images/faq.webp") center/cover no-repeat;
}

/* Content above overlay */
.faq-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    text-align: center;
    color: #fff;
}

.faq-icon {
    font-size: 64px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.faq-title {
   
    font-size: 50px;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.faq-text {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85);
    margin-top: 10px;
    line-height: 1.7;
}



  .faq-section {
      background: var(--light-bg);
  }

  .faq-section img {
      width: 100%;
      border-radius: 12px;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
  }

  .accordion-button {
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--dark);
      font-size: 16px;
  }

  .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
      background: #fff5f5;
      color: var(--primary);
      box-shadow: none;
  }

  .accordion-button:focus {
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(181, 41, 42, 0.15);
  }

  .accordion-body {
      font-size: 14px;
      color: #000000;
      line-height: 1.8;
  }

  /* ─── FINAL CTA ─── */
  .final-cta {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary) 0%, #6b1010 100%);
      color: #fff;
      padding: 60px 0;
      text-align: center;
  }

  .final-cta h2 {
      font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
      margin-bottom: 24px;
  }


  /* ─── RESPONSIVE ─── */
  @media (max-width: 991px) {
      .hero {
          padding: 40px 0 30px;
      }

      .hero-form-card {
          margin-top: 30px;
      }

      section {
          padding: 48px 0;
      }
  }

  @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .top-bar .d-md-flex {
          display: none !important;
      }

      .desktop-courses {
          display: none !important;
      }

      .mobile-course-section {
          display: block !important;
      }

      .hero h1 {
          font-size: 24px;
      }

      .hero .courses-ticker {
          font-size: 14px;
      }

      .about-section .col-md-6:first-child {
          margin-bottom: 24px;
      }

      .faq-section .col-md-5 {
          display: none;
      }

      .why-card {
          padding: 20px 14px;
      }
  }




   /* Mini CTA Wrapper */
        .mini-cta {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            margin: 0px 0;
        }

        /* Inner Container */
        .mini-cta-content {
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 900px;
            background: #112449;
            padding: 18px 25px;
            border-radius: 12px;
            border: 3px solid #c9a84c;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 20px;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
        }

        /* Text */
        .mini-cta-content h6 {
            margin: 0;
            font-size: 17px;
            font-weight: 400;
            color: var(--white);
        }

        /* Button */
        .cta-btn {
            padding: 10px 28px;
            background: #c9a84c;
            color: #fff;
            border-radius: 8px;
            text-decoration: none;
            font-size: 14px;
            font-weight: 600;
            transition: 0.3s ease;
        }

        .cta-btn:hover {
            background: #b59542;
            transform: translateY(-2px);
        }



         :root {
            --bg: #112449;
            --gold: #c9a84c;
            --white: #f0ece4;
            --muted: #6a6560;
            --divider: rgba(240, 236, 228, 0.10);

        }



        @keyframes fadeUp {
            from {
                opacity: 0;
                transform: translateY(22px);
            }

            to {
                opacity: 1;
                transform: translateY(0);
            }
        }

        @keyframes ruleIn {
            from {
                transform: scaleX(0);
            }

            to {
                transform: scaleX(1);
            }
        }

        /* ── Section ─────────────────────────────────────── */
        .stats-section {
            width: 100%;
            background: var(--bg);
            padding: 20px 40px 20px;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        /* Grain */
        .stats-section::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.04'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
            background-size: 180px;
            opacity: 0.45;
            pointer-events: none;
        }

        /* Gold rule at top */
        .stats-section::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 40px;
            right: 40px;
            height: 1px;
            background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, var(--gold), transparent);
            opacity: 0.6;
        }

        /* ── Eyebrow ─────────────────────────────────────── */
        .stats-eyebrow {
            text-align: center;
            font-family: var(--font-ui);
            font-size: 10px;
            font-weight: 500;
            letter-spacing: 0.35em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--gold);
            margin-bottom: 42px;
            opacity: 0;
            animation: fadeUp 0.8s ease 0.1s forwards;
        }

        /* ── Grid ────────────────────────────────────────── */
        .stats-grid {
            max-width: 1280px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
            position: relative;
        }

        .stats-grid::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            inset: 10% 0;
            background: repeating-linear-gradient(to right,
                    transparent 0,
                    transparent calc(20% - 1px),
                    var(--divider) calc(20% - 1px),
                    var(--divider) 20%);
            pointer-events: none;
        }

        /* ── Stat card ───────────────────────────────────── */
        .stat {
            padding: 0 32px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: center;
            text-align: center;
            opacity: 0;
            animation: fadeUp 0.75s ease forwards;
        }

        .stat:nth-child(1) {
            animation-delay: 0.15s;
        }

        .stat:nth-child(2) {
            animation-delay: 0.25s;
        }

        .stat:nth-child(3) {
            animation-delay: 0.35s;
        }

        .stat:nth-child(4) {
            animation-delay: 0.45s;
        }

        .stat:nth-child(5) {
            animation-delay: 0.55s;
        }

        /* ── Number ──────────────────────────────────────── */
        .stat-num-row {
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-start;
            line-height: 1;
        }

        .stat-number {

            font-weight: 300;
            font-size: clamp(52px, 5.5vw, 88px);
            color: var(--white);
            letter-spacing: -0.02em;
            line-height: 0.9;
        }

        .stat-suffix {

            font-weight: 300;
            font-size: clamp(32px, 3vw, 52px);
            color: var(--gold);
            line-height: 1;
            margin-top: 4px;
        }

        /* ── Label ───────────────────────────────────────── */
        .stat-label {

            font-size: clamp(9px, 0.75vw, 11px);
            font-weight: 500;
            letter-spacing: 0.22em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--muted);
            margin-top: 18px;
            line-height: 1.6;
            max-width: 130px;
        }

        /* ── Gold rule ───────────────────────────────────── */
        .stat-rule {
            width: 20px;
            height: 1px;
            background: var(--gold);
            margin: 14px auto 0;
            opacity: 0.55;
            transform: scaleX(0);
            animation: ruleIn 0.5s ease forwards;
        }

        .stat:nth-child(1) .stat-rule {
            animation-delay: 0.7s;
        }

        .stat:nth-child(2) .stat-rule {
            animation-delay: 0.8s;
        }

        .stat:nth-child(3) .stat-rule {
            animation-delay: 0.9s;
        }

        .stat:nth-child(4) .stat-rule {
            animation-delay: 1.0s;
        }

        .stat:nth-child(5) .stat-rule {
            animation-delay: 1.1s;
        }

        /* ── Responsive ──────────────────────────────────── */
        @media (max-width: 1024px) {
            .stats-grid {
                grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
                row-gap: 64px;
            }

            .stats-grid::before {
                background: repeating-linear-gradient(to right,
                        transparent 0,
                        transparent calc(33.333% - 1px),
                        var(--divider) calc(33.333% - 1px),
                        var(--divider) 33.333%);
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 680px) {
            .stats-section {
                padding: 80px 24px 70px;
            }

            .stats-section::after {
                left: 24px;
                right: 24px;
            }

            .stats-grid {
                grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
                row-gap: 56px;
            }

            .stats-grid::before {
                background: repeating-linear-gradient(to right,
                        transparent 0,
                        transparent calc(50% - 1px),
                        var(--divider) calc(50% - 1px),
                        var(--divider) 50%);
            }

            .stat {
                padding: 0 18px;
            }

            .stats-eyebrow {
                margin-bottom: 52px;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 400px) {
            .stats-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                row-gap: 0;
            }

            .stats-grid::before {
                display: none;
            }

            .stat {
                padding: 48px 0;
                border-bottom: 1px solid var(--divider);
            }

            .stat:first-child {
                padding-top: 0;
            }

            .stat:last-child {
                border-bottom: none;
            }
        }



         /* Arrow button base */
        .carousel-control-prev,
        .carousel-control-next {
            width: 42px;
            height: 42px;
            background-color: #ffffff;
            border-radius: 50%;
            top: 50%;
            transform: translateY(-50%);
            opacity: 1;
        }

        /* Position them at the very ends */
        .carousel-control-prev {
            left: 0;
        }

        .carousel-control-next {
            right: 0;
        }

        /* Make the icon smaller and white */
        .carousel-control-prev-icon,
        .carousel-control-next-icon {
            width: 20px;
            height: 20px;
            filter: invert(1);
        }

        .recruiters-section {
            background: #fff;
        }

        .section-heading {
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
        }

        .rec-logo {
            max-height: 160px;
            object-fit: contain;
            filter: grayscale(0%) opacity(1);
            transition: 0.3s ease;
            padding: 10px;
        }

        .rec-logo:hover {
            filter: grayscale(0%) opacity(1);
            transform: scale(1.05);
        }


           /* CTA Section */
        .final-cta {
            /* Background image + gradient overlay */
            background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5),
                    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)),
                url('https://www.keralastudy.com/images/landingpage/images/CVVContact.webp') center/cover no-repeat;
            color: #fff;
            padding: 140px 0;
            text-align: center;
        }


        /* CTA Button */
        .apply-btn {
            display: inline-block;
            padding: 12px 40px;
            font-size: 16px;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #fff;
            background-color: #c9a84c;
            /* your CTA color */
            border-radius: 8px;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
            box-shadow: 0 6px 15px rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.4);
        }

        .apply-btn:hover {
            background-color: #b59542;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.6);
            transform: translateY(-2px);
        }


           .cv-footer {
            background: #ffffff;
            padding: 40px 0;
            font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
        }

        .cv-footer-wrapper {
            max-width: 1400px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 0 60px;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 80px;
        }

        /* LEFT SIDE */
        .cv-footer-brand {
            flex: 1;
        }

        /* BIGGER LOGO */
        .cv-footer-logo {
            max-width: 450px;
            /* Bigger than before */
            width: 100%;
            height: auto;
        }

        /* RIGHT SIDE */
        .cv-footer-info {
            flex: 1;
        }

        .cv-footer-address {
            font-size: 1.08rem;
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            font-weight: 5 00;
            line-height: 1.7;
            color: #222;
        }

        .cv-footer-contact {
            list-style: none;
            padding: 0;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .cv-footer-contact li {
            font-size: 1.15rem !important;
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);
        }

        .footer-icon {
            color: var(--gold);
            margin-right: 10px;
        }

        /* ========================= */
        /* RESPONSIVE */
        /* ========================= */

        @media (max-width: 992px) {

            .cv-footer-wrapper {
                flex-direction: column;
                text-align: center;
                gap: 40px;
                    padding: 0px 24px !important;
                         align-items: start !important;
            }

            .cv-footer-logo {
                max-width: 350px;
                margin: 0 auto;
            }

            .cv-footer-contact li {
                text-align: left;
            }
        }

  /* ─── MOBILE NAVBAR ─── */
  @media (max-width: 991px) {
      .navbar-collapse {
          background: var(--nav-bg);
          padding: 16px 20px;
          border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
          margin-top: 8px;
          border-radius: 0 0 12px 12px;
      }
      .navbar-nav .nav-item {
          border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
      }
      .navbar-nav .nav-item:last-child {
          border-bottom: none;
      }
      .navbar-nav .nav-link {
          padding: 12px 8px !important;
          font-size: 15px;
      }
      .navbar-nav .btn-primary-red {
          display: block;
          text-align: center;
          margin-top: 10px;
          padding: 12px 20px;
          border-radius: 8px;
          font-size: 15px;
      }
      .navbar-brand img {
          height: 50px;
      }
      .navbar-brand .brand-text {
          font-size: 14px;
          max-width: 180px;
      }
  }

  /* ─── FORM INPUT COLOR FIX ─── */
  .form-control,
  .form-select {
      color: #333 !important;
  }
  .form-control::placeholder {
      color: #999;
  }

  /* ─── CUSTOM SELECT (moved from inline) ─── */
  .custom-select {
      border-radius: 10px;
      /* border: 1px solid #d6c49c; */
      /* background-color: #fff; */
      color: #525252;
      appearance: none;
      -webkit-appearance: none;
      -moz-appearance: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg fill='%23c9a84c' height='20' viewBox='0 0 24 24' width='20' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cpath d='M7 10l5 5 5-5z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
      background-repeat: no-repeat;
      background-position: right 15px center;
      background-size: 18px;
  }
  .custom-select:focus {
      /* border-color: #c99d23; */
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.15);
      outline: none;
  }

  /* ─── APPLY MODAL ─── */
  .apply-modal-overlay {
      position: fixed;
      inset: 0;
      background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
      backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
      z-index: 9999;
      display: none;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 20px;
      opacity: 0;
      transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
  }
  .apply-modal-overlay.active {
      display: flex;
      opacity: 1;
  }

  .apply-modal-card {
      background: #fff;
      border-radius: 14px;
      padding: 10px 28px;
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 520px;
      /* max-height: 90vh; */
      /* overflow-y: auto; */
      position: relative;
      box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
      transform: translateY(30px);
      animation: modalSlideIn 0.35s ease forwards;
  }

  @keyframes modalSlideIn {
      from {
          opacity: 0;
          transform: translateY(30px) scale(0.97);
      }
      to {
          opacity: 1;
          transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
      }
  }

  .apply-modal-card h4 {
      color: var(--primary, #112449);
      font-size: 20px;
      font-weight: 700;
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 22px;
      line-height: 1.4;
  }

  .apply-modal-close {
      position: absolute;
      top: 12px;
      right: 16px;
      background: none;
      border: none;
      font-size: 28px;
      color: #888;
      cursor: pointer;
      line-height: 1;
      padding: 4px 8px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      transition: all 0.2s;
  }
  .apply-modal-close:hover {
      color: #333;
      background: #f0f0f0;
  }

  .apply-modal-card .form-control,
  .apply-modal-card .custom-select {
      margin-bottom: 14px;
      padding: 12px 14px;
      font-size: 14px;
      border-radius: 8px;
      border: 1px solid #e0d6c8;
  }

 
  /* ─── MINI CTA RESPONSIVE ─── */
  @media (max-width: 600px) {
      .mini-cta-content {
          flex-direction: column;
          text-align: center;
          padding: 16px 20px;
      }
      .mini-cta-content h6 {
          font-size: 16px;
          margin-bottom: 10px;
      }
      .cta-btn {
          width: 100%;
          text-align: center;
      }
  }

  /* ─── FINAL CTA RESPONSIVE ─── */
  @media (max-width: 576px) {
      .final-cta {
          padding: 30px 16px;
      }
      .final-cta h2 {
          font-size: 22px ;
      }
      .final-cta h2 span {
          font-size: 28px ;
      }
  }

  /* ─── FORM SUCCESS MESSAGE ─── */
  .form-success-msg {
      background: #d4edda;
      color: #155724;
      border: 1px solid #c3e6cb;
      padding: 12px 16px;
      border-radius: 8px;
      text-align: center;
      font-weight: 600;
      font-size: 14px;
      margin-top: 12px;
      animation: fadeUp 0.4s ease;
  }
  .form-error-msg {
      background: #f8d7da;
      color: #721c24;
      border: 1px solid #f5c6cb;
      padding: 12px 16px;
      border-radius: 8px;
      text-align: center;
      font-weight: 600;
      font-size: 14px;
      margin-top: 12px;
      animation: fadeUp 0.4s ease;
  }
  @media only screen and (max-width:600px)
  {
     .mini-cta {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
           max-width: 90% ;
    margin: 0 auto ;
        }
         .about-img {
      width: 100% ;
      height: auto ;

  }
  .carousel-control-prev {
            left: -15px !important;
        }

        .carousel-control-next {
            right: -15px !important;
        }
  }
  
  
/* whatsapp floating */
.whatsapplink {
 color: #fff;
    text-align: center;
    z-index: 1059;
    background-color: #25d366;
    border-radius: 50px;
    width: 64px;
    height: 64px;
    font-size: 46px;
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 37px;
    right: 15px;
    box-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #999;
}

.phoneIcons {
  z-index: 100;
  background-color: #f84365 !important;
  border: none !important;
  border-radius: 50% !important;
  width: 62px !important;
  padding-left: 13px;
  padding-top: 2px;
  position: fixed !important;
  bottom: 35px !important;
  left: 16px !important;
  box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) !important;
  color: white;
  font-size: 39px;
}
.phoneIcons i {
  font-size: 31px !important;
  padding-left: 3px !important;
  color: white;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
  .phoneIcons {
    bottom: 11px !important;
    /* left: 20px !important; */
    left: 7px !important;
  }
  .whatsapplink{
    bottom: 9px !important;
     right: 7px !important;
  }
}