/* Slick Slider */
@font-face {
  font-family: 'slick';
  src: url('https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/slick-carousel/1.8.1/fonts/slick.woff') format('woff'),
       url('https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/slick-carousel/1.8.1/fonts/slick.ttf') format('truetype');
  font-display: swap;
}

/* Font Awesome Solid */
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Font Awesome 6 Free';
  src: url('https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.1/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2') format('woff2');
  font-weight: 900;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

:root {
  --primary-color: #b01116;
  --primary-dark-color: #6f1210;
}
.sticky-npf-btn {
  text-decoration: none;
}
body {
  color: #212527;
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-size: 12pt;
}
h2{
  font-size: 1.5rem;
}
h3{
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.container-fluid {
  width: 90%;
}

section {
  padding: 50px 0;
}

.main-section {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: stretch;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 3rem;
  background-color: #6f1210;
  height: auto
}
.slick-dots {
  display: none !important;
}
.left-section {
  flex: 1;
  /* min-width: 300px;
      max-width: 500px; */
  margin: 1rem;
}

.left-section img {
  width: 150px;
}

.short_heading {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--primary-color);
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  text-align: center;

}

.h1,
h1 {
  font-size: 4rem;
  color: #e4e4e4;
}

.right-section {
  flex: 1;
  /* min-width: 320px;
      max-width: 480px; */
  background-color: var(--primary-color);
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 10px;
  margin: 1rem;
  color: #fff;
}

.btn-custom {
  background-color: #fff;
  color: var(--primary-color);
  border-radius: 25px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
  margin-right: 0.5rem;
}

.btn-outline-custom {
  border: 2px solid #fff;
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 25px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
}

.form-control {
  border-radius: 25px;
  border: none;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
}

.form-check-label {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.submit-btn {
  background-color: #4a0404;
  color: #fff;
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 25px;
  font-weight: bold;
  border: none;
  padding: 0.75rem;
}

.badge-group {
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}

.badge-custom {
  background-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 25px;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  margin-right: 0.5rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  min-width: 80px;   /* adjust based on design */
}

.section-title {
  color: var(--primary-dark-color);
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.divider {
  height: 2px;
  width: 100%;
  background-color: var(--primary-color);
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}

.feature-title {
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #222;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.feature-desc {
  font-size: 14px;
}

/* tabs */
.nav-tabs {
  border: none;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  overflow-x: scroll;
}

.nav-tabs .nav-link {
  border: none;
  border-radius: 0;
  color: #000;
  font-weight: 600;
  background-color: #e9e9e9;
  padding: 10px 25px;
  width: 100%;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.nav-tabs .nav-link.active {
  background-color: var(--primary-dark-color);
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.nav-tabs .nav-item {
  width: 33.33%;
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 1px;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
}

.nav-tabs .nav-link i {
  margin-left: 6px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

/* Tab content */
.tab-content {
  background-color: #e9e9e9;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  border-top: none;
  border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
  padding: 30px;
  text-align: center;
}

.cycle-steps {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 25px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin: 25px 0;
}

.cycle-step {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  min-width: 150px;
}

.cycle-step i {
  font-size: 3rem;

}

.cycle-step h4 {
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-top: 6px;
  color: #000;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.arrow {
  font-size: 3.5rem;
  color: #918e8e;
}

/* ================================
   GENERAL RESPONSIVE STYLES
================================= */
.admission-cycle .cycle-steps {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 15px;
}

.admission-cycle .cycle-step {
  text-align: center;
  min-width: 150px;
}

.admission-cycle .cycle-step i {
  font-size: 30px;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.admission-cycle .arrow i {
  font-size: 50px;
}

/* SPECIALIZATION GRID */
.specializations-wrapper {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 30px;
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.specialization-item {
  text-align: center;
  flex: 1;
}

.specialization-item i {
  font-size: 35px;
}

/* Hide thin vertical dividers on mobile */
.divider_red {
  width: 100%;
  height: 4px;
  background: #b01116;
  margin: 20px auto;
}

.divider {
  width: 1px;
  height: 50px;
  background: #918e8e;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .divider {
    display: none;
  }

  /* .recruiters-sec img{

    margin: 15px;
    max-width: 150px;
    max-height: 80px;
    height: auto;
} */
}

/* .recruiters-sec img{

    margin: 15px;
    max-width: 100px;
    max-height: 80px;
    height: auto;
} */
.alumni-img img {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  /* fills space but keeps good cropping */
  border-radius: 10px;
}

/* Make columns equal height */
.alumni-section .row {
  align-items: center;
  /* vertical center */
}

/* IMAGE COLUMN */
/* .alumni-img {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;  
  align-items: center;      
} */

/* .alumni-img img {
  width: 50%;               
  height: auto;             
  object-fit: contain;       
  max-height: 300px;        
} */

/* TEXT COLUMN */
.alumni-content {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  /* vertical center */
  height: 100%;
}

.accreditations {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
  /* 5 logos on full screen */
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-items: center;
}

.accreditations img {
  max-width: 100px;
  /* adjusts logo size nicely */
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}

/* Tablet (3 per row) */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .accreditations {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }
}

/* Mobile (2 per row) */
@media (max-width: 576px) {
  .accreditations {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

/* CTA SECTION */
.cta-section {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.btn-eligibility {
  padding: 10px 25px;
  font-size: 16px;
}

/* ================================
   BREAKPOINTS FOR SMALL DEVICES
================================= */
@media (max-width: 768px) {

  /* TAB LABELS */
  .nav-tabs .nav-link {
    font-size: 14px;
    padding: 8px 10px;
  }

  /* CYCLE STEPS STACKED */
  .admission-cycle .cycle-steps {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
  }

  .admission-cycle .arrow {
    display: none !important;
  }

  /* SPECIALIZATION ITEMS GRID (2 per row) */
  .specializations-wrapper {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 25px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .specialization-item h6 {
    font-size: 14px;
  }
}

/* ================================
   EXTRA SMALL SCREENS (MOBILE)
================================= */
@media (max-width: 480px) {

  /* Tabs more compact */
  .nav-tabs .nav-link {
    font-size: 12px;
    padding: 6px 8px;
  }

  .admission-cycle .cycle-step {
    min-width: 120px;
  }

  .specializations-wrapper {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    /* One per row */
  }

  .specialization-item i {
    font-size: 30px;
  }

  .cta-section p {
    font-size: 14px;
  }
}

/* CTA */
.cta-section {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.cta-section i {
  font-size: 25px;
}

.cta-section p {
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: #000;
}

.btn-eligibility {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--primary-dark-color), var(--primary-color));
  border: none;
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 30px;
  font-weight: 700;
  padding: 10px 60px;
  font-size: 20px;
}

.btn-eligibility:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--primary-dark-color), var(--primary-color));
}


/* placements */
.placements .ranking h3 {
  color: var(--primary-color);
  font-size: 2rem;
}
.visiting_faculty h4,.core_faculty h4{
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.vertical-divider {
  border-left: 2px solid #3c3939;
  height: 100%;
}

.placements .bg-secondary {
  background-color: #e6e7e8 !important;
}

.placements .slick-slide img {
  width: 200px;
}

#portfolio .slick-slide img {
  width: 400px;
}

.slick-slide {
  margin-right: 10px;
}

.card {
  border: none;
  border-radius: 15px;
}

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

.slickImg {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.slick-prev,
.slick-next {
  z-index: 9999 !important;
}

.slick-prev::before,
.slick-next::before {
  color: var(--primary-color);
  font-size: 24px;
}

.slick-slider h6 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/*  */

.alumni-section {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.title {
  color: var(--primary-dark-color);
  font-size: 5rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  word-break: break-word;
}

.bg-dark {
  background-color: var(--primary-dark-color) !important;
  color: #fff;
}

.bg-red {
  background-color: var(--primary-color) !important;
  color: #fff;
}

.btn-white,
.btn-white:hover {
  background: #fff;

  color: var(--primary-color);
}

.sub-box {
  background: #fff;
  padding: 10px 30px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  box-shadow: 0 25px 50px -12px rgba(6, 6, 6, 0.25);
}

.accreditations img {
  width: 175px;
}

li {

  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

/* accordions */
/* .faq-section {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: auto;
} */

.accordion-item {
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
  background-color: transparent;
}

.accordion-button:focus {
  box-shadow: none;
}

.accordion-button {
  background-color: transparent;
  color: #666;
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: 1.25rem 0;
  border: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  font-size: 1rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
}

/* Remove Bootstrap's default arrow */
.accordion-button::after {
  display: none;
}

/* Custom icon before text */
.accordion-button::before {
  content: "+";
  font-size: 2.8rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: #aaa;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 1rem;
  text-align: center;
}

/* Change + to − when open */
.accordion-button:not(.collapsed)::before {
  content: "−";
  color: var(--primary-color);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
  color: var(--primary-color);
  font-weight: 600;
  background-color: transparent;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--primary-color);
}

.accordion-body {
  color: #555;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  padding: 0.75rem 2rem 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
}

marquee {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: #fff;
}

.main_top h6 a {
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.main_top .border_left {
  margin-left: 50px;
  margin-right: 50px;
}

.alumni-voices .slickImg img {
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid var(--primary-color);
}

.alumni-voices .sub-box {
  border-radius: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  box-shadow: 0px 10px 12px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.italicStyle {
  font-style: italic;
}

@media screen and (max-width:767px) {
  .main-section {
    padding: 0;
  }

  .h1,
  h1 {
    font-size: 2.5rem;
  }

  .section-title {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }

  .arrow {
    display: none;
  }

  .nav-tabs .nav-item {
    width: auto;
  }

  .slick-prev {
    left: -30px;
  }

  .slick-next {
    right: -25px;
  }
  #recruiters-sec .slick-prev {
  left: -60px !important;
}

#recruiters-sec .slick-next {
  right: -56px !important;
}

}

@media screen and (max-width:991px) {
  .title {
    font-size: 2.7rem;
  }
}

/* ===========================
   ADDITIONS / OVERRIDES
   (Font Awesome + Tabs full-width mobile + Cycle hover)
   - Appended to the end so your original CSS remains unchanged
=========================== */

/* Ensure nav-tabs doesn't force horizontal scrollbar (override original) */
.nav-tabs {
  overflow-x: auto;
  /* safer default than scroll */
}

/* Full-width tabs on small screens (explicit override) */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .nav-tabs {
    flex-wrap: wrap !important;
    overflow-x: hidden !important;
  }

  .nav-tabs .nav-item {
    width: 100% !important;
    text-align: center !important;
  }

  .nav-tabs .nav-link {
    width: 100% !important;
    white-space: normal !important;
    padding: 12px 10px !important;
  }
}

/* Cycle-step hover animation and Font Awesome friendly icon styles */
.cycle-step {
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, background-color 0.25s ease;
  padding: 15px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
}

.cycle-step:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  background-color: #f3f3f3;
}

/* Icon styling (works with Font Awesome .fa classes) */
.cycle-step i,
.cycle-step .fa,
.cycle-step .fas,
.cycle-step .far,
.cycle-step .fal,
.cycle-step .fab {
  font-size: 3rem;
  color: #444;
  transition: color 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
  display: inline-block;
}

/* color change on hover */
.cycle-step:hover i,
.cycle-step:hover .fa,
.cycle-step:hover .fas,
.cycle-step:hover .far,
.cycle-step:hover .fal,
.cycle-step:hover .fab {
  color: var(--primary-color);
}

/* For smaller cycle-step icon sizes on very small screens */
@media (max-width: 480px) {

  .cycle-step i,
  .cycle-step .fa,
  .cycle-step .fas {
    font-size: 2.4rem;
  }
}

#lifeKautilya img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

.brochure-btn {
  background: white !important;
  color: #000 !important;
  border-color: #000 !important;
  border-radius: 25px !important;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem !important;
  margin-right: 0.5rem !important;
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
}

.brochure-btn:hover {

  background: white;
  color: #000;
  border-color: #000;
  border-radius: 25px;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  margin-right: 0.5rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}

/* FORCE override NPF inline styles */
button.npfWidgetButton.sticky-npf-btn,
.npfWidgetButton.sticky-npf-btn,
.sticky-npf-btn {
  position: fixed !important;
  right: -55px !important;
  top: 50% !important;
  transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(-90deg) !important;
  transform-origin: center !important;

  z-index: 999999 !important;

  background: #000 !important;
  color: #fff !important;

  border: none !important;
  padding: 14px 24px !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;

  border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0 !important;
  cursor: pointer !important;

  white-space: nowrap !important;

  /* RAINBOW GLOW ANIMATION */
  animation: rainbowGlow 2.5s infinite linear;
}

.text-left p {
  text-align: left;
}

/* Hover */
button.npfWidgetButton.sticky-npf-btn:hover {
  background: #111 !important;
}

/* MOBILE: Move sticky NPF button to bottom */
@media (max-width: 768px) {

  button.npfWidgetButton.sticky-npf-btn,
  .npfWidgetButton.sticky-npf-btn,
  .sticky-npf-btn {
    width: 100% !important;

    left: 0 !important;
    right: 0 !important;
    bottom: 0 !important;
    top: auto !important;

    transform: none !important;
    /* remove translate & rotation */

    padding: 14px 0 !important;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    /* optional: full-width bar style */
  }

  .sub-box {
    padding: 10px 30px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 0 25px 50px -12px rgba(6, 6, 6, 0.25);
  }

  main {
    padding: 0px 20px;
  }

 

  .tab-content {
    padding: 1px;
  }
}

.role-block {
  background: #f8f9fa;
  border: 1px solid #e2e2e2;
  padding: 14px 20px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: #333;
  width: 100%;
  box-shadow: 0px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  transition: 0.3s ease;
}

.role-block:hover {
  background: #ffffff;
  border-color: #d0d8ff;
  box-shadow: 0px 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10);
}

.slick-dots li[aria-hidden="true"] button {
  pointer-events: none;
}

.high-contrast-text {
  color: #495057 !important;
  /* darker gray */
}

.text-muted-accessible {
  color: #4a4a4a !important;
}

 .scroll-container {
    padding: 8px 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 15px;
    width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }

  .marquee-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 30px;               /* fixed height helps visibility */
  }

  /* the moving content */
  .marquee-content {
    display: inline-block;
    white-space: nowrap;        /* keep the text in one line */
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(100%); /* start off-screen (right) vertically centered */
    will-change: transform;
    animation: scroll-left 16s linear infinite;
  }

  .marquee-content span {
    margin-right: 60px;
    font-weight: 400;
    vertical-align: middle;
  }

  .marquee-content a {
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .marquee-content a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
  }

  .separator {
    margin: 0 20px;
    color: #bbb;
  }

  /* animation moves from fully right (translateX(100%)) to fully left (translateX(-100%)) */
  @keyframes scroll-left {
    0% {
      transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(100%);
    }
    100% {
      transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(-100%);
    }
  }

  /* pause on hover */
  .marquee-wrapper:hover .marquee-content {
    animation-play-state: paused;
  }
.higher_education {
  background-color: #e6e7e8 !important;
}
#student-profiles .card {
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 25px;
  background: #e6e7e8 !important
}
#student-profiles .student-img {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}
#student-profiles .student-img img {
  width: 150px;
  height: 150px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: "bootstrap-icons";
  src:
    url("https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.11.3/font/fonts/bootstrap-icons.woff2") format("woff2"),
    url("https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.11.3/font/fonts/bootstrap-icons.woff") format("woff");
  font-display: swap;
}