nav {
    border-bottom: 2px solid#eeeeee;
}

.nav ul li a {
    color: #2f3332;
    margin-right: 20px;
    font-size: 16px;
}

.nav-item #nav-btn1 {
    margin-left: 1rem;
}

.nav-item #nav-btn2 {
    margin-left: 2rem;
}

.btn #nav-btn1:hover {
    background-color: #d1a34c;
}

.logo img {
    width: 60%;
    margin-left: 2.3em;
}

.karousel h1 {
    margin-top: 5em;
    font-size: 44px;
}

.karousel h5 {
    color: #e4e7e9;
    font-size: 1.10rem;
    margin-top: 2em;
}

.card-text {
    padding-top: 12px;
    font-size: .85em;
    padding-left: 4px;
}

.btn-div {
    margin-top: 2em !important;
}

.btn-div button {
    width: 47%;
    padding: 0.5em 1em;
}

.btn-div #btn2 {
    margin-left: 1em;
}

.karousel a {
    background-color: #ff8c01;
    color: white;
    font-weight: 600;
    height: 125%;
    font-size: 18px;
    padding-bottom: 2px;
}

.karousel img {
    width: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.kard {
    padding-top: .5em;
    padding-bottom: 1px;
    background-color: white;
    width: 100%;
    margin-left: 3.3em;
    margin-top: -2.5em;
    z-index: 2;
}

.services {
    padding: 4em 0;
    background-color: #f9fafc;
}

#core-academic {
    border: none;
}

#gold-btn {
    color: white;
    background-color: #d1a34c;
}

.border-gold {
    border-left: 5px solid #d1a34c;
}

.services .card {
    border: none;
}

.services .card li {
    border: none;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: grey;
}

.services .card h6 {
    padding-left: 3.5px;
}

.services .card p {
    margin-top: -15px;
}

#lg-p {
    height: 16em;
}

#lg-p2 {
    height: 12em;
}

.icon-circle {
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    background-color: #d1a34c;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: black;
    font-size: 26px;
}

.research {
    padding: 4em 0;
    background-color: #15272f;
}

.image-container {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.image-container #excellence-img {
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 2em;
    object-fit: cover;
    height: 30em;
}

.image-container img {
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 2em;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.image-container #research-ic {
    height: 14.8em;
    object-fit: fill;
}

.title-text {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 10px;
    left: 10px;
    padding: 5px 10px;
    margin-left: 1.5em;
    border-radius: 6px;
}

.featured-container {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding-bottom: 4em;
}

.section {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 50, 0.3);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    backdrop-filter: blur(15px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(15px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 20px;
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 300px;
}

.section h2 {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    font-size: 20px;
}

.featured-card {
    background-color: rgba(28, 34, 50, .4);
    border-radius: 10px;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.featured-card img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 276px;
    object-fit: fill;
}

.featured-card-content {
    padding: 10px 15px;
}

.featured-card-content strong {
    display: block;
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.success-card {
    border-radius: 10px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    color: white;
}

.success-card img {
    width: 100%;
    display: block;
}

.success-content {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 10px;
    left: 10px;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    padding: 10px;
    border-radius: 6px;
}

.success-content strong {
    display: block;
}

.why_us {
    padding: 3em 0;
}

.why_uss {
    background-color: #d1a34c;
    padding: 2em 0;
    /* padding-left: 16em; */
}

.why_uss h3 {
    padding-left: 5em;
}

.why_uss ul {
    margin-left: 5em;
}

.left img {
    margin-top: 2em;
    width: 90%;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 8px;
}

.why_us-badge {
    width: 45%;
    background-color: #f0890c;
    color: white;
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    margin-left: 18em;
    margin-top: -2.6em;
}

.right {
    padding-left: 2em;
}

.right h1 {
    font-size: 42px;
    font-weight: 600 !important;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: #1a1a1a;
}

.right p {
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #4a4a4a;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.stats {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 20px;
}

.stat {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    flex: 1 1 200px;
}

.stat-icon {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    background-color: #d1a34c;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 18px;
}

.stat-text {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.stat-text strong {
    font-size: 16px;
    color: #222;
}

.stat-text span {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #777;
}


.sub-area {
    padding: 3em 0;
    /* background-color: #e0e0e0; */
}

.sub-heading {
    margin-bottom: 2em;
}

.tab-section {
    background-color: white;
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 25px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

.tabs {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.tab {
    padding: 10px 15px;
    border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0;
    background: transparent;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #444;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.tab.active {
    background-color: black;
    color: white;
}

.subject-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(250px, 1fr));
    gap: 15px;
    padding: 10px 0;
}

.subject {
    font-size: 16px;
}

.subject-badge {
    background-color: #facc15;
    color: #92400e;
    font-size: 10px;
    padding: 2px 8px;
    border-radius: 9999px;
    margin-left: 8px;
}

.achievement {
    background-color: #f1f5f9;
    padding: 12px 0px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    margin-top: 20px;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.cta-box {
    background-color: black;
    color: white;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 40px 20px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    margin-top: 40px;
}

.cta-title {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: bold;
    /* margin-bottom: 10px; */
}

.cta-subtext {
    color: #d1d5db;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.cta-button {
    background-color: white;
    color: black;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    border: none;
    font-weight: bold;
    border-radius: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
}



.trust {
    padding: 3em 0;
}

.trust-card {
    padding: .5em 0;
    border-radius: 8px;
}


.academic-section {
    padding: 20px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #162a509d, #000000);
    color: white;
    border-radius: 8px;
    height: 24em;
    /* padding: 0em 1em; */
}

.feature {
    /* gap: 15px; */
    margin-bottom: 1em;
    margin-left: 1em;
}

.image-grid {
    padding: .8em;
    /* height: 23em; */
}

.image-grid img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 10em;
    border-radius: 8px;
    /* margin-bottom: 10px; */
}


.thumbs img {
    /* padding-top: .4em; */
    border-radius: 6px;
    object-fit: cover;
    height: 7em;
}

.specialize-section {
    padding: 4em 0;
    background: #f9fafb;
    color: #111827;
    text-align: center;
}

/* specialize-section {} */

.specialize-section h2 {
    font-size: 28px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.subtitle {
    color: #6b7280;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.grid-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(320px, 1fr));
    gap: 20px;
}

.splz-card {
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 1em;
    text-align: left;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.grey-card-icon {
    background-color: #d1a34c;
    color: white;
    font-weight: bold;
    border-radius: 50%;
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    /* margin: 0 auto 10px; */
}

.grey-card-icon i {
    margin-left: 2px;
}

.splz-card-header h3 {
    margin-top: 6px;
}

.gray {
    background: linear-gradient(115deg, #e6e9f0c9, #beb2b2ea);
}

.yellow {
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom right, #f9f3e3, #f5e3b8);
}

.splz-card-header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.icon {
    font-size: 24px;
}

.case-study {
    background: white;
    padding: 16px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    /* margin: 20px 0; */
    box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
}

.case-study p {
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.outline-btn {
    padding: 8px 14px;
    border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    border-radius: 6px;
    background: none;
    margin-top: 10px;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #000;
}

.Book-btn {
    /*margin-bottom: 1em;*/
}

.black-btn {
    background-color: #111827;
    color: white;
    padding: 12px 205px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 6px;
    width: 100%;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-top: 20px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.orange-btn {
    background-color: #e29230;
    color: white;
    padding: 12px 205px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 6px;
    width: 100%;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-top: 20px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.country-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 10px;
    /*margin-bottom: 30px;*/
}

.country-box {
    background-color: white;
    padding: 10px 0;
    text-align: center;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

.steps-grid {
    /* margin-top: 12px; */
    padding: 0 11px;
}

.step {
    background: white;
    padding: 16px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    text-align: center;
}

.step-number {
    background-color: #f4e2b5;
    color: #b57625;
    font-weight: bold;
    border-radius: 50%;
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin: 0 auto 10px;
}

.note {
    background-color: white;
    padding: 10px 0;
    text-align: center;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-size: 18px;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #6b7280;
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 62px;
    /*margin-bottom: 49px;*/
    margin-left: 5px;
    margin-right: 5px;
}

.note h5 {
    margin-top: .6em;
}


.testimonial-section {
    padding: 3em 0px;
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: auto;
}

.testimonial-section h2 {
    font-size: 24px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.subtext {
    color: #6b7280;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.testimonial-box {
    display: inline-block;
    background: white;
    padding: 30px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    position: relative;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    text-align: left;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 700px;
}

.testimonial-badge {
    position: absolute;
    top: -12px;
    right: -12px;
    background: #f59e0b;
    color: white;
    font-size: 12px;
    padding: 6px 12px;
    border-radius: 20px;
}

.stars {
    color: #fbbf24;
    font-size: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.quote {
    font-size: 16px;
    color: #374151;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.profile {
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: top;
    text-align: left;
    object-fit: contain;
}

.avatar {
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    vertical-align: middle;
    margin-right: 10px;
}

.details {
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.degree {
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #111827;
}

.institute {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #6b7280;
}

.arrows {
    text-align: right;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

.arrows button {
    background: #f3f4f6;
    border: none;
    padding: 8px 14px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 16px;
    margin-left: 6px;
}

.dots {
    margin: 20px 0;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: #9ca3af;
}

.rating-summary {
    background: #f3f4f6;
    /* display: inline-block; */
    padding: 10px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.score {
    color: #111827;
    font-weight: bold;
    margin: 0 4px;
}



/* Update-Section */

.updated-section {
    background: black;
    color: white;
    padding: 2em;
}

.updated-section-1 {
    padding: 2em;
}

.updated-section p {
    color: lightgrey;
    font-size: large;
    padding-top: 10px;
}

.updated-section input[type="email"] {
    padding: 10px;
    border: none;
    width: 250px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    margin-right: 10px;
}

.updated-section button {
    padding: 10px 20px;
    background-color: #f59e0b;
    color: white;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 5px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.email-box {
    margin: 20px auto;
    display: inline-block;
}

.updated-note {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #d1d5db;
}

.download {
    background: black;
    text-align: left;
}

.download-note {
    background: #d1a34c;
    color: white;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.download-note i {
    background-color: white;
    color: black;
    font-size: 24px;
    padding-bottom: .4em;
    padding-left: .4em;
    padding-right: .4em;
}

.left-box {
    color: white;
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: top;
    background: black;
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    margin: 10px;
}

.left-box ul {
    padding: 1em 0;
}

.right-box {
    color: black;
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: top;
    /* width: 45%; */
    padding: 20px;
    background: white;
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    margin: 1em 0;
}

.right-box h3 {
    font-weight: 700;
}

.download-note strong {
    font-size: 18px;
}

.download-note .col-sm-1 {
    padding-left: 2em;
}

.download-note .col-sm-8 {
    margin-left: 2em;
}

.right-box form {
    margin-top: 10px;
}

.right-box button {
    width: 100%;
    background: black;
    border: none;
    padding: 12px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    color: white;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.form-note {
    display: block;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #6b7280;
    margin-top: 10px;
}



/* faq-section */
.faq-section {
    padding: 3em 0;
    background: #ffffff;
}

.accordion-item {
    text-align: left;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    border: var(--bs-accordion-border-width) solid var(--bs-accordion-border-color);
    border-radius: 5px !important;
}

.accordion-item button {
    width: 100%;
    background: #d1a34c;
    padding: 15px;
    font-size: 14px;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    border-radius: 5px;
    text-align: left;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.accordion-content {
    display: none;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    border-top: none;
    padding: 15px;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #333;
    border-radius: 0 0 5px 5px;
}

.bottom-text {
    margin-top: 30px;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.center-btn {
    margin-top: 10px;
    text-align: center;
}

.support-btn {
    background: #111;
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    padding: 12px 20px;
    font-size: 14px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none;
}




/* contact-section */
.contact-section {
    background: black;
    color: white;
    padding: 5em 0;
}

.journey-section {
    padding: 3em 0;
}

.journey-section h2 {
    margin-bottom: 1em;
}

.offer {
    padding: 1em 0;
}

.offer-icon i {
    /* background-color: black; */
    color: white;
    font-size: 22px;

}


.contact-form {
    padding: 2em 2em;
    background: white;
    color: #000000;
    border-radius: 8px;
}

.contact-form p {
    margin-bottom: 1.5em;
    font-size: 2em;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-align: centerf;
}


/* footer Section */

.footer {
    background-color: #0c0c1e;
    padding: 40px 20px;
}

.footer-container {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.footer-row {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 40px;
}

.footer-col {
    flex: 1 1 200px;
}

.footer-col img {
    width: 60%;
}

.footer-col h4,
.brand {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    color: #fff;
}

.footer-col ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
}

.footer-col ul li {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.footer-col ul li a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #ccc;
}

.footer-col ul li a:hover {
    color: #fff;
}

.social-icons a {
    margin-right: 10px;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: #ccc;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.social-icons a:hover {
    color: #fff;
}

.footer-bottom {
    border-top: 1px solid #333;
    margin-top: 40px;
    padding-top: 20px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.footer-bottom p {
    margin: 0;
    color: #999;
}

.footer-links a {
    margin-left: 20px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #999;
}

.footer-links a:hover {
    color: #fff;
}

.brand {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: bold;
}

.about-us {
    margin: 2em 0;
}

.about-us img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 45em;
}


.Research_paper {
    padding: 2em 0;
}

.Research_paper h1 {
    margin-bottom: 1em;
}

.Research_paper h2 {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.privacy-section {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    background-color: #fff;
    padding: 20px;
}

.privacy-section h1 {
    margin-top: 1em;
}

.terms-section {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    background-color: #fff;
    padding: 20px;
}

.terms-section h1 {
    margin-top: 1em;
}


.tab-container {
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 10px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    max-width: 90%;
    margin: auto;
}

.tab-header {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
}

.tab-header button {
    flex: 1;
    padding: 15px;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: none;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #333;
    transition: 0.3s;
}

.tab-header button.active {
    background: #d1a34c;
    color: #fff;
}

.tab-content {
    display: none;
    padding: 20px;
}

.tab-content.active {
    display: block;
}

.tab-columns {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr));
    gap: 10px 30px;
}

.tab-columns ul {
    list-style-type: disc;
    padding-left: 20px;
}

.achievement {
    margin-top: 20px;
    background: #f0f3f8;
    padding: 12px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-weight: bold;
}


.testimonial-heading {
    margin-bottom: 3em;
}






/* testimonial css */

.testimonial-card {
    background: #fff;
    padding: 2rem;
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    width: 600px;
    position: relative;
    min-height: 280px;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.stars {
    color: #f6b300;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.quote {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #333;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.user {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.user img {
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    margin-right: 1rem;
}

.user-info {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.user-info b {
    font-weight: 600;
}

.nav-buttons {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 1.5rem;
    right: 1.5rem;
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
}

.nav-buttons button {
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: none;
    background-color: #f2f2f2;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.dots {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 1rem;
}

.dot {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    background: #ccc;
    border-radius: 50%;
    margin: 0 5px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.dot.active {
    background: #d1a34c;
}

.verified-badge {
    position: absolute;
    top: 1.5rem;
    right: 1.5rem;
    background: #e6a23c;
    color: white;
    padding: 4px 10px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
}

.story {
    padding: 3em 0em;
}


/* Banner */
.banner {
    color: white;
    font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    padding: 7em 4em;
    /* margin-left: 3em; */
    background-color: #002d72;
}

.banner-inner {
    margin-left: 3em;
}

.banner h1 {
    font-size: 38px;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.banner h2 {
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    color: #ffb84d;
}

.banner p {
    font-size: 18px;
    margin: 10px 0;
    color: #ffb84d;
}

.highlight {
    color: #f8e71c;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.button-container {
    margin: 30px 0;
}

.button-container a {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.btnn {
    background-color: #f4a640;
    color: white;
    border: none;
    padding: 15px 25px;
    margin: 10px;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-radius: 30px;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-block;
}

.info {
    margin-top: 20px;
    font-size: 16px;
    display: flex;
    /* justify-content: center; */
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 2em;
}

.info span {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-size: 20px;
}

.info img {
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
}