:root {
  --ink: #13252f;
  --muted: #5e6d75;
  --navy: #0b2b43;
  --deep: #071922;
  --teal: #0d7a78;
  --teal-dark: #07585a;
  --aqua: #dff5f1;
  --blue-soft: #dfefff;
  --gold: #c7924a;
  --coral: #e26d5a;
  --sage: #72866e;
  --paper: #ffffff;
  --ivory: #fbf8f0;
  --mist: #f1f6f7;
  --line: rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.12);
  --shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.14);
  --shadow-soft: 0 14px 34px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.1);
  --radius: 8px;
  --container: 1280px;
  --container-edge: 1408px;
  --header-offset: 112px;
  --animated-text-gradient: linear-gradient(120deg, #18224d 0%, #4a247c 22%, #b9802d 40%, #ffe6a6 52%, #ee9c35 64%, #ff6232 80%, #18224d 100%);
  --animated-text-size: 220% 100%;
  --animated-text-duration: 8s;
  --theme-highlight-gradient: var(--animated-text-gradient);
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  overflow-x: clip;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fffdf8 0%, #f7fbfb 32%, #fffaf2 58%, #eef7f8 78%, #071922 100%);
  font-family: "Manrope", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  overflow-x: clip;
}

body.nav-open,
body.student-hub-open {
  overflow: hidden;
}

img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

button,
input,
select,
textarea {
  font: inherit;
}

button {
  cursor: pointer;
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid rgba(226, 109, 90, 0.65);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  left: 16px;
  top: 16px;
  z-index: 1000;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 10px 14px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.skip-link:not(:focus):not(:focus-visible) {
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  padding: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.skip-link:focus,
.skip-link:focus-visible {
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  transform: none;
}

.container {
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), var(--container));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.wide-container {
  width: min(calc(100% - 28px), 1340px);
}

.edge-container {
  width: min(calc(100% - 24px), var(--container-edge));
}

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  transition: box-shadow 220ms ease, background 220ms ease;
}

.site-header.is-scrolled .nav-shell {
  min-height: 60px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
  /* Layered shadow: inset top bevel + stacked ambient shadows so the bar reads
     as a card lifted off the page (3D float) once scrolled. */
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65) inset,
    0 4px 10px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08),
    0 12px 24px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.12),
    0 24px 48px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.14);
  backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
}

.notice {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  height: 40px; /* explicit height (no vertical padding) so the collapse animates exactly */
  padding: 0 16px 0 136px; /* left pad reserves the absolute social-icon zone (3 icons) */
  background: var(--teal-dark);
  color: #f7fffb;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: height 340ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

/* On scroll the headers gain .is-scrolled — collapse the blue notice bar
   smoothly and leave only the white nav pinned at the top. The bar stays solid
   blue while it slides up (no opacity fade), so the hero never flashes through
   a transparent-but-still-tall gap during the transition. */
.site-header.is-scrolled .notice,
.stripe-site-header.is-scrolled .notice {
  height: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ── Scrolling announcement marquee ──────────────────────────────────── */
.notice-marquee {
  position: relative;
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  min-width: 0;
  margin: 0 28px; /* breathing room from the social icons (left) and WhatsApp (right) */
  overflow: hidden;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 6%, #000 94%, transparent 100%);
          mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, #000 6%, #000 94%, transparent 100%);
}

.notice-marquee-track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  will-change: transform;
  animation: notice-marquee 14s linear infinite;
}

/* Pause on hover / keyboard focus so readers can click a banner. */
.notice-marquee:hover .notice-marquee-track,
.notice-marquee-track:focus-within {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

/* Each group is one full set of items; several identical groups sit in the
   track and the keyframe shifts by exactly one group (--marquee-shift, set
   inline as -100%/copies) for a seamless loop. The trailing padding equals the
   inter-item gap so the join is invisible. */
.notice-marquee-group {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 40px;
  padding-right: 40px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.notice-marquee-item {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  min-height: 24px;
  color: #f7fffb;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color 160ms ease, opacity 160ms ease;
}

.notice-marquee-item:hover,
.notice-marquee-item:focus-visible {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
}

.notice-marquee-dot {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: currentColor;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

@keyframes notice-marquee {
  from { transform: translateX(0); }
  to   { transform: translateX(var(--marquee-shift, -50%)); }
}

/* ── WhatsApp number, pinned right ───────────────────────────────────── */
.notice-whatsapp {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  min-height: 24px;
  padding: 3px 11px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border-bottom: 0;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  color: #f7fffb;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: background 180ms ease, color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.notice-whatsapp-icon {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
}

.notice-whatsapp:hover,
.notice-whatsapp:focus-visible {
  background: #25d366; /* WhatsApp green */
  color: #052e16;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* Respect reduced-motion: stop the scroll, show one set, allow manual scroll. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .notice-marquee-track {
    animation: none;
    transform: none;
  }

  .notice-marquee-group:not(:first-child) {
    display: none;
  }

  .notice-marquee {
    overflow-x: auto;
    scrollbar-width: none;
  }

  .notice-marquee::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
  }
}

.nav-shell {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
  min-height: 76px;
  padding: 0 max(22px, calc((100vw - var(--container)) / 2));
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
  color: var(--ink);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  transition: min-height 300ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), background 220ms ease, box-shadow 220ms ease;
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  min-width: 0;
}

.brand-mark {
  display: block;
  height: 38px;
  width: auto;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.brand strong,
.brand small {
  display: block;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.brand strong {
  font-family: "Jost", "Manrope", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  line-height: 1;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.brand small {
  font-family: "Outfit", "Manrope", system-ui, sans-serif;
  margin-top: 3px;
  color: var(--coral);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.36em;
}

/* Nudge the wordmark text down slightly so it sits parallel with the logo mark */
.brand > span {
  position: relative;
  top: 3px;
}

.nav-menu {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 6px;
}

.nav-menu a {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 42px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0 14px;
  color: #243945;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.nav-menu a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 16px;
  right: 16px;
  bottom: 7px;
  height: 2px;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: center;
  background: var(--coral);
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.nav-menu a:hover::after,
.nav-menu a.is-active::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.students-hub-trigger {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 6px;
  min-height: 42px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0 14px;
  background: transparent;
  color: #243945;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: color 180ms ease;
}

.students-hub-trigger::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 16px;
  right: 16px;
  bottom: 7px;
  height: 2px;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: center;
  background: var(--coral);
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.students-hub-trigger > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.students-hub-trigger svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  stroke-width: 2.4;
  color: currentColor;
}

.students-hub-trigger:hover,
.students-hub-trigger:focus-visible {
  color: #243945;
}

.students-hub-trigger:hover::after,
.students-hub-trigger:focus-visible::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.nav-item {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.nav-trigger {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4px;
  min-height: 42px;
  padding: 0 8px 0 14px;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #243945;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-family: inherit;
  border-radius: 999px;
}

.nav-trigger-chevron {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  transition: transform 200ms ease;
}

.nav-trigger svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
}

.nav-item.is-open .nav-trigger-chevron,
.nav-item.is-open .nav-trigger svg {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

.nav-trigger::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 16px;
  right: 22px;
  bottom: 7px;
  height: 2px;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: center;
  background: var(--coral);
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.nav-item.is-open .nav-trigger::after,
.nav-item.has-active .nav-trigger::after,
.nav-trigger:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.nav-item.has-active .nav-trigger {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

/* Advisory tracks dropdown — single/few items, larger card layout */
.nav-dropdown-grid--tracks {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  gap: 8px;
}

.dest-card.track-card {
  min-height: 64px;
  padding: 12px 28px 12px 14px;
  gap: 14px;
}

.dest-card.track-card .track-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.14) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.12) 100%);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  transition: background 160ms ease, color 160ms ease;
}

.dest-card.track-card .track-icon svg {
  width: 22px !important;
  height: 22px !important;
  stroke-width: 1.9;
}

.dest-card.track-card .dest-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
}

.dest-card.track-card .dest-meta strong {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.dest-card.track-card .dest-meta small {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.dest-card.track-card:hover .track-icon,
.dest-card.track-card.is-active .track-icon {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--teal) 0%, var(--navy) 100%);
  color: #fff;
}

.dest-card.track-card.is-active {
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.06);
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.25);
}

.dest-card.track-card.is-active .dest-meta strong {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.nav-dropdown {
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(100% + 12px);
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -8px);
  width: min(940px, calc(100vw - 32px));
  padding: 0;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  box-shadow:
    0 28px 70px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.16),
    0 10px 24px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 180ms ease, transform 220ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1), visibility 0s linear 200ms;
  z-index: 80;
}

.nav-dropdown::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -6px;
  left: 50%;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  background: inherit;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg);
  border-top-left-radius: 2px;
}

.nav-dropdown::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -24px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 24px;
}

.nav-item.is-open .nav-dropdown {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translate(-50%, 0);
  transition: opacity 180ms ease, transform 220ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1), visibility 0s linear 0s;
}

.nav-dropdown-shell {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 286px;
  gap: 0;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

/* Compact variant: no feature aside — single column, narrower panel */
.nav-dropdown--compact {
  width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 32px));
}

.nav-dropdown--compact .nav-dropdown-shell {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}

/* Courses variant: scoped menu cards, separate from page course cards */
.nav-dropdown--courses {
  width: min(560px, calc(100vw - 32px));
}

/* Services dropdown: stack the 3 items vertically */
.nav-dropdown--services {
  width: min(340px, calc(100vw - 32px));
}

.nav-dropdown--services .course-menu-grid {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}

.nav-dropdown--courses .nav-dropdown-shell {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #f9fcfb 100%);
}

.nav-dropdown--courses .nav-dropdown-main {
  border-right: 0;
}

.nav-dropdown--courses .course-menu {
  padding: 16px;
}

.nav-dropdown--courses .course-menu-topline {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  padding: 0 2px;
}

.course-menu-count {
  color: #637884;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.course-menu-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  grid-auto-rows: 68px;
  gap: 8px;
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
  min-width: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.09);
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-align: left;
  transition:
    background 180ms ease,
    border-color 180ms ease,
    box-shadow 180ms ease,
    color 180ms ease,
    transform 180ms ease;
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card::after {
  display: none;
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card {
  grid-template-columns: 40px minmax(0, 1fr) 20px;
  gap: 10px;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 11px 10px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
}

/* A <button> used as a course/service card (e.g. Students Hub dialog trigger) */
.nav-menu button.course-menu-card {
  width: 100%;
  font: inherit;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* ---------- Nested "Study Abroad" flyout submenu ---------- */
/* Let the flyout escape the dropdown's rounded-corner clipping */
.nav-dropdown--services .nav-dropdown-shell,
.nav-dropdown--services .nav-dropdown-main,
.nav-dropdown--services .course-menu-grid {
  overflow: visible;
}

.submenu-wrap {
  position: relative;
}

.course-submenu {
  position: absolute;
  top: -12px;
  left: calc(100% + 14px);
  z-index: 6;
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  width: 256px;
  padding: 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--theme-border, rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1));
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: var(--theme-surface-solid, #ffffff);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 70px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.18), 0 10px 24px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transform: translateX(-10px);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 160ms ease, transform 200ms ease, visibility 0s linear 180ms;
}

/* Invisible bridge across the gap so the hover path stays continuous */
.course-submenu::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  right: 100%;
  width: 18px;
}

.submenu-wrap:hover .course-submenu,
.submenu-wrap:focus-within .course-submenu,
.submenu-wrap.is-open .course-submenu {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translateX(0);
  pointer-events: auto;
  transition: opacity 160ms ease, transform 200ms ease, visibility 0s;
}

.course-menu-card.has-submenu .course-menu-arrow {
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.submenu-wrap:hover .course-menu-card.has-submenu .course-menu-arrow,
.submenu-wrap.is-open .course-menu-card.has-submenu .course-menu-arrow {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}

/* On mobile / narrow nav, expand the submenu inline (accordion) instead */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .course-submenu {
    position: static;
    width: auto;
    left: auto;
    top: auto;
    margin: 8px 0 0 14px;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    box-shadow: none;
    background: transparent;
    transform: none;
    display: none;
  }

  .course-submenu::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .submenu-wrap.is-open .course-submenu {
    display: grid;
  }
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card--mbbs {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-color: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.52);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 12%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72), transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #fff7d8 0%, #f5d98c 48%, #efbd58 100%);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92),
    0 10px 22px rgba(124, 83, 25, 0.14);
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card--mbbs::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42) 0%, transparent 32%, rgba(171, 105, 20, 0.12) 100%);
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card--mbbs > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card--mbbs .course-icon--mbbs {
  --ci-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.66);
  --ci-fg: #8b560f;
  border-color: rgba(139, 86, 15, 0.22);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card--mbbs .course-menu-copy strong {
  color: #6e4210;
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card--mbbs .course-menu-copy small {
  color: #8b631f;
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card--mbbs .course-menu-arrow {
  color: #8b560f;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34);
}

.course-menu-copy {
  display: block;
  min-width: 0;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.course-menu-copy strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1.1;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

.course-menu-copy small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 5px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.course-menu-arrow {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  justify-self: end;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  background: transparent;
  opacity: 0.72;
  transition: background 180ms ease, color 180ms ease, opacity 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.course-menu-arrow svg {
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
  stroke-width: 2.4;
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.24);
  background: #f5fbfa;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card--disabled {
  cursor: default;
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card--disabled:hover {
  border-color: rgba(15, 41, 56, 0.08);
  background: #fff;
  color: inherit;
  box-shadow: none;
  transform: none;
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card--mbbs:hover {
  border-color: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.52);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 12%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78), transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #fff0b8 0%, #f0c969 48%, #dda03a 100%);
  color: #7c5319;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88),
    0 14px 28px rgba(124, 83, 25, 0.18);
}

.course-menu-card:hover .course-menu-copy strong {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card--mbbs:hover .course-menu-copy strong {
  color: #5f380b;
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card--mbbs:hover .course-menu-copy small {
  color: #744f17;
}

.course-menu-card:hover .course-menu-arrow {
  opacity: 1;
  color: #ffffff;
  background: var(--teal-dark);
  transform: translateX(2px);
}

.nav-menu .course-menu-card--mbbs:hover .course-menu-arrow {
  background: #8b560f;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.course-icon {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--ci-bg, #f1f6f7);
  color: var(--ci-fg, var(--teal-dark));
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.06);
  transition: transform 160ms ease, box-shadow 160ms ease;
}

.course-icon svg {
  width: 19px;
  height: 19px;
  stroke-width: 2.2;
}

.course-menu-card:hover .course-icon {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 7px 16px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.1);
}

.course-icon--ug       { --ci-bg: #edf2ff; --ci-fg: #3b5bdb; }
.course-icon--pg       { --ci-bg: #f5f3ff; --ci-fg: #7048e8; }
.course-icon--mbbs     { --ci-bg: #fff0ec; --ci-fg: #e8590c; }
.course-icon--llb      { --ci-bg: #eefaf4; --ci-fg: #0d7a78; }
.course-icon--mba      { --ci-bg: #fff7e8; --ci-fg: #c7924a; }
.course-icon--doctoral { --ci-bg: #edf8ef; --ci-fg: #2f9e44; }

.nav-dropdown--compact .nav-dropdown-main {
  border-right: 0;
}

.nav-dropdown-main {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 20px;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.08);
}

.nav-dropdown-topline {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.nav-dropdown-topline--mbbs {
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding-top: 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.08);
}

.nav-dropdown-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
}

.nav-dropdown-badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 26px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0 10px;
  background: #f6f9fc;
  color: #44606d;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.nav-dropdown-badge--v2 {
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.nav-dropdown-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  min-width: 0;
  gap: 5px;
}

.nav-dropdown-grid--stack {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}

.dest-card {
  --flag-bg: #f1f6f7;
  --flag-ring: rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.08);
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  gap: 10px;
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: 46px;
  padding: 7px 28px 7px 8px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: background 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease, color 160ms ease;
}

.dest-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  right: 13px;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-right: 2px solid currentColor;
  border-bottom: 2px solid currentColor;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(-4px) rotate(-45deg);
  transition: opacity 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease;
}

.dest-card:hover {
  background: #f6f9fc;
  border-color: rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.08);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.dest-card:hover::after {
  opacity: 0.48;
  transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(0) rotate(-45deg);
}

.dest-card:hover .dest-meta strong {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.dest-card:nth-child(1) {
  --flag-bg: #edf2ff;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(2) {
  --flag-bg: #fff1f0;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(3) {
  --flag-bg: #edf8ef;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(4) {
  --flag-bg: #eef7ff;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(5) {
  --flag-bg: #f5f3ff;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(6) {
  --flag-bg: #fff7e8;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(7) {
  --flag-bg: #eef4ff;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(8) {
  --flag-bg: #eaf0ff;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(9) {
  --flag-bg: #fff0ec;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(10) {
  --flag-bg: #edf7ff;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(11) {
  --flag-bg: #fff5f4;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(12) {
  --flag-bg: #eefaf4;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(13) {
  --flag-bg: #eff7ff;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(14) {
  --flag-bg: #f5fbff;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(15) {
  --flag-bg: #f0f8ff;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(16) {
  --flag-bg: #fff2ee;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(17) {
  --flag-bg: #fff7e8;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(18) {
  --flag-bg: #fff1f4;
}

.dest-card:nth-child(19) {
  --flag-bg: #edf8ef;
}

.dest-flag {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  flex: 0 0 32px;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--flag-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--flag-ring);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
  font-size: 1.16rem;
  line-height: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 160ms ease, box-shadow 160ms ease;
}

.dest-card:hover .dest-flag {
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75),
    0 7px 16px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.1);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.dest-flag img {
  width: 24px;
  height: 18px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  object-fit: cover;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.16);
}

.dest-flag-eu {
  padding: 0;
  background: #eaf0ff;
}

.dest-flag-eu svg {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.dest-meta {
  display: block;
  min-width: 0;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.dest-meta strong {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--ink);
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

.dest-meta small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 3px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.nav-dropdown-feature {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 22px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 44%),
    linear-gradient(140deg, #0b2b43 0%, #0d7a78 58%, #e26d5a 130%);
  color: #ffffff;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
}

.nav-dropdown-feature::before {
  content: none;
}

.nav-dropdown-feature .nav-dropdown-eyebrow {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
}

.feature-icon {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.feature-icon svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  stroke-width: 2.4;
}

.nav-dropdown-feature h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.48rem;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.nav-dropdown-feature p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  font-size: 0.83rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.nav-dropdown-feature--v2 {
  background:
    linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 46%),
    linear-gradient(145deg, #071922 0%, #0d5756 58%, #c7924a 128%);
}

.feature-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: auto;
  min-height: 46px;
  padding: 6px 6px 6px 16px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcf5a 0%, #ff7a59 100%);
  color: #071922;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  max-width: 100%;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.24);
  transition: box-shadow 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease, filter 180ms ease;
}

.feature-cta > span:first-child {
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.feature-cta::after {
  display: none;
}

.feature-cta:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 18px 36px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.3);
  filter: saturate(1.05);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.feature-cta-icon {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  flex: 0 0 34px;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
}

.feature-cta-icon svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  stroke-width: 2.6;
}

.nav-cta,
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 9px;
  min-height: 46px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease, background 180ms ease;
}

.nav-cta {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: white;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.18);
}

.nav-cta:hover,
.btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.nav-cta svg,
.btn svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
}

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  position: relative;
  justify-self: end;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  touch-action: manipulation;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
  z-index: 130;
}

.students-hub-overlay[hidden] {
  display: none;
}

.students-hub-overlay {
  --students-hub-ease: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2000;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 24px;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 220ms ease;
}

.students-hub-overlay.is-open {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.students-hub-backdrop {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  background: rgba(6, 6, 8, 0.8);
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  transition: opacity 220ms ease;
}

.students-hub-overlay.is-open .students-hub-backdrop {
  opacity: 1;
}

.students-hub-dialog {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  justify-items: center;
  width: min(500px, 100%);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.22);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 40px 36px 36px;
  background: #131119;
  color: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px) scale(0.985);
  transition:
    opacity 180ms ease,
    transform 260ms var(--students-hub-ease);
}

.students-hub-overlay.is-open .students-hub-dialog {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
}

.students-hub-dialog::before,
.students-hub-dialog::after {
  display: none;
}

.students-hub-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 16px;
  right: 16px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  color: #ffffff;
  transition: background 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.students-hub-close:hover,
.students-hub-close:focus-visible {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.students-hub-close svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
}

.students-hub-copy {
  min-width: 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.students-hub-ai-mark {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 72px;
  height: 72px;
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.32);
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.06);
}

.students-hub-ai-mark::before,
.students-hub-ai-mark::after {
  display: none;
}

.students-hub-chip {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #d4af37;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.students-hub-chip svg {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  stroke-width: 1.9;
}

.students-hub-kicker {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  color: #d4af37;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.students-hub-kicker svg {
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
}

.students-hub-dialog h2 {
  margin: 0 auto 14px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 4vw, 2.8rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.06;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.students-hub-dialog p {
  max-width: 440px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.students-hub-features {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 26px;
}

.students-hub-features span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  min-height: 44px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.16);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 0 14px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: background 220ms ease, border-color 220ms ease, transform 220ms ease;
}

.students-hub-overlay.is-open .students-hub-features span {
  animation: none;
}

.students-hub-features svg {
  width: 17px;
  height: 17px;
  color: #d4af37;
  stroke-width: 2.2;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .students-hub-overlay,
  .students-hub-backdrop,
  .students-hub-dialog,
  .students-hub-features span {
    transition: none !important;
  }

  .students-hub-dialog {
    transform: none;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 921px) and (max-width: 1120px) {
  .nav-shell {
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .brand small {
    display: none;
  }

  .nav-menu {
    gap: 2px;
  }

  .nav-menu a,
  .nav-trigger,
  .students-hub-trigger {
    font-size: 0.84rem;
  }

  .nav-menu a {
    padding: 0 10px;
  }

  .nav-trigger {
    padding: 0 6px 0 10px;
  }

  .students-hub-trigger {
    padding: 0 10px;
  }

  .nav-cta {
    padding: 0 14px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .students-hub-dialog {
    max-height: calc(100svh - 32px);
    overflow-y: auto;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .students-hub-overlay {
    align-items: end;
    padding: 14px;
  }

  .students-hub-dialog {
    padding: 28px 22px 24px;
  }

  .students-hub-dialog h2 {
    margin-right: 34px;
    font-size: 1.96rem;
  }

  .students-hub-ai-mark {
    width: 76px;
    height: 76px;
    min-height: 76px;
  }

  .students-hub-chip {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
  }

}

.hero {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 78svh;
  overflow: hidden;
  contain: paint;
  color: white;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.hero-media,
.hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
}

.hero-media {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1562774053-701939374585?auto=format&fit=crop&w=2200&q=88");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  transform: scale(1.08);
  filter: brightness(1.18) saturate(1.08) contrast(1.02);
  animation: heroDrift 22s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

.hero-overlay {
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.78) 0%, rgba(11, 43, 67, 0.5) 46%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.22) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.04) 58%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.72) 100%);
}

.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.98fr) minmax(290px, 0.52fr);
  align-items: end;
  gap: 56px;
  padding: 112px 0 92px;
}

.hero-copy {
  max-width: 760px;
}

.eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  color: var(--teal);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero .eyebrow,
.contact-card .eyebrow {
  color: #a9eee4;
}

.hero .eyebrow {
  background-image: var(--animated-text-gradient);
  background-size: var(--animated-text-size);
  background-position: 0% 50%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
          background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
          color: transparent;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25));
  animation: goldShimmer var(--animated-text-duration) ease-in-out infinite;
}

.hero .eyebrow::before {
  background: var(--animated-text-gradient);
  -webkit-text-fill-color: initial;
          color: initial;
}

.eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  width: 26px;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: currentColor;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
p {
  margin-top: 0;
}

h1,
h2 {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.98;
}

h1 {
  margin: 18px 0 20px;
  max-width: 760px;
  font-size: 5.1rem;
}

h2 {
  margin: 10px 0 18px;
  font-size: 3.25rem;
}

h3 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.hero-copy p {
  max-width: 650px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86);
  font-size: 1.13rem;
}

.hero-headline {
  margin: 22px 0 28px;
  max-width: 880px;
  font-size: 5.4rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  line-height: 1.02;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.gold-text {
  position: relative;
  background-image: var(--animated-text-gradient);
  background-size: var(--animated-text-size);
  background-position: 0% 50%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
          background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
          color: transparent;
  font-style: italic;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18)) drop-shadow(0 6px 22px rgba(212, 161, 53, 0.22));
  animation: goldShimmer var(--animated-text-duration) ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes goldShimmer {
  0%, 100% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
  50%      { background-position: 100% 50%; }
}

.hero-tracks {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  perspective: 720px;
}

.hero-track {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 12px 26px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-decoration: none;
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22) inset,
    0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
  transition:
    transform 380ms cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1),
    background 240ms ease,
    border-color 240ms ease,
    box-shadow 380ms ease;
  will-change: transform;
}

.hero-track::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: inherit;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02) 100%);
  opacity: 0.6;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 240ms ease;
}

.hero-track:hover,
.hero-track:focus-visible {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
  transform: translateY(-4px) rotateX(14deg) rotateY(-6deg) scale(1.04);
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.36) inset,
    0 18px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
}

.hero-track:hover::before,
.hero-track:focus-visible::before {
  opacity: 1;
}

.hero-track:active {
  transform: translateY(0) rotateX(0deg) rotateY(0deg) scale(0.97);
  transition-duration: 140ms;
}

.hero-track.is-disabled {
  cursor: default;
  user-select: none;
  /* Hover still fires for the 3D tilt — the element just has no href. */
}

.hero-track.is-active {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff8a3d 0%, #ff6a1a 100%);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.36) inset,
    0 10px 22px rgba(255, 106, 26, 0.38);
}

.hero-track.is-active:hover,
.hero-track.is-active:focus-visible {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff9b56 0%, #ff7530 100%);
  border-color: #ffffff;
  transform: translateY(-4px) rotateX(14deg) rotateY(-6deg) scale(1.05);
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42) inset,
    0 20px 36px rgba(255, 106, 26, 0.48);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero-track,
  .hero-track:hover,
  .hero-track:focus-visible,
  .hero-track.is-active:hover,
  .hero-track.is-active:focus-visible {
    transform: none;
    transition: background 220ms ease, border-color 220ms ease, box-shadow 220ms ease;
  }
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
}

.btn-primary {
  background: var(--coral);
  color: white;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 36px rgba(226, 109, 90, 0.26);
}

.btn-primary:hover {
  background: #d65f4d;
  box-shadow: 0 22px 44px rgba(226, 109, 90, 0.32);
}

.btn-ghost {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.36);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  color: white;
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

/* Brand orange CTA (logo accent #ff5e32) — consistent across all themes */
.btn-orange {
  background: #ff5e32;
  color: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 36px rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.3);
}

.btn-orange:hover {
  background: #ec4a1f;
  box-shadow: 0 22px 44px rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.36);
}

/* Greyed-out, non-clickable button (hero secondary actions) */
.btn-disabled {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  box-shadow: none;
  cursor: not-allowed;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.btn-disabled i,
.btn-disabled svg {
  opacity: 0.6;
}

.btn-secondary {
  background: var(--teal);
  color: white;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 32px rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.22);
}

.hero-consult {
  --hc-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
  --hc-border-focus: #a9eee4;
  --hc-text: #ffffff;
  --hc-muted: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  --hc-input-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  --hc-input-bg-focus: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 10;
  align-self: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 28px 26px 26px;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 380px;
  justify-self: end;
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 60%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.18) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.38), 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18) inset;
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(140%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(140%);
  color: var(--hc-text);
  overflow: visible;
}

.hero-consult-title {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.hc-field {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}

.hc-field:has(.cbx.is-open) {
  z-index: 100;
}

.hc-field input,
.hc-field select {
  width: 100%;
  height: 50px;
  padding: 16px 14px 14px;
  font: inherit;
  color: var(--hc-text);
  background: var(--hc-input-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--hc-border);
  border-radius: 8px;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), box-shadow 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease;
  appearance: none;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.hc-field input::placeholder { color: transparent; }

.hc-field input:focus,
.hc-field select:focus {
  border-color: var(--hc-border-focus);
  background: var(--hc-input-bg-focus);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.18);
}

.hc-label {
  position: absolute;
  left: 12px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  padding: 0 6px;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--hc-muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: top 0.22s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), font-size 0.22s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), color 0.22s ease, background 0.22s ease;
  white-space: nowrap;
  z-index: 2;
}

.hc-label em {
  color: #ffb4a4;
  font-style: normal;
  margin-left: 2px;
}

.hc-field input:focus + .hc-label,
.hc-field input:not(:placeholder-shown) + .hc-label,
.hc-select select:focus ~ .hc-label,
.hc-select select:valid ~ .hc-label {
  top: -2px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: #a9eee4;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.92), rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.92));
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 0 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.15);
}

.hc-select.is-enhanced.is-filled > .hc-label,
.hc-select.is-enhanced.is-focused > .hc-label,
.hc-select.is-enhanced:focus-within > .hc-label,
.hc-select.is-enhanced:has(.cbx.is-open) > .hc-label {
  top: -2px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: #a9eee4;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.92), rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.92));
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 0 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.15);
}

.hc-select { position: relative; }

.hc-select select {
  padding-right: 38px;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--hc-text);
}

.hc-select select option {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: #ffffff;
}

.hc-select select:invalid { color: transparent; }

.hc-chevron {
  position: absolute;
  right: 12px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  color: var(--hc-muted);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hc-phone {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 132px 1fr;
  gap: 8px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 10;
}

.hc-phone-country {
  position: relative;
  height: 50px;
  z-index: 1;
}

.hc-phone:has(.cbx.is-open),
.contact-phone-fields:has(.cbx.is-open) {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1000;
}

.hc-phone input {
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

/* Custom searchable combobox */
.cbx {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.cbx-field {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 50px;
  padding: 0 34px 0 12px;
  font: inherit;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-align: left;
  color: var(--hc-text);
  background: var(--hc-input-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--hc-border);
  border-radius: 8px;
  cursor: pointer;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), box-shadow 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  z-index: 1;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.cbx-field:hover { border-color: rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.4); }

.cbx.is-disabled .cbx-field {
  cursor: not-allowed;
  opacity: 0.62;
}

.cbx.is-disabled .cbx-field:hover {
  border-color: var(--hc-border);
}

.cbx.is-open .cbx-field,
.cbx-field:focus-visible,
.cbx-field:focus-within {
  border-color: var(--hc-border-focus);
  background: var(--hc-input-bg-focus);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.18);
}

.cbx-flag {
  width: 22px;
  height: 16px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  border-radius: 2px;
  object-fit: cover;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
}

.cbx-value {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.14s ease, transform 0.14s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.cbx.is-open .cbx-value {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.cbx-field .cbx-name {
  display: block;
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: inherit;
  font-weight: inherit;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: #ffffff;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff;
}

.cbx-field .cbx-dial {
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  color: #ffffff;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.cbx-placeholder {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-size: inherit;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--hc-muted);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.cbx-field .cbx-input {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 36px 0 12px;
  z-index: 2;
  width: auto;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 0;
  font: inherit;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #ffffff;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  outline: none;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  min-width: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
  appearance: none;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.cbx-field .cbx-input:focus {
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.cbx-field .cbx-input::placeholder {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.52);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.cbx.is-open .cbx-field .cbx-input {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.cbx-chevron {
  position: absolute;
  right: 10px;
  top: 50%;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  color: var(--hc-muted);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: transform 0.22s ease, color 0.22s ease;
}

.cbx.is-open .cbx-chevron {
  transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(180deg);
  color: #a9eee4;
}

.cbx-panel {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  min-width: 100%;
  width: max-content;
  max-width: min(420px, calc(100vw - 28px));
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0f2730 0%, #0a1f27 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.24);
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45), 0 0 0 1px rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.1);
  z-index: 99999;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  max-height: 320px;
  overflow: hidden;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-8px) scale(0.98);
  transform-origin: top left;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), transform 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.cbx.is-open .cbx-panel,
.cbx-panel.is-open {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
  pointer-events: auto;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45), 0 0 0 1px rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.3);
}

.cbx-list {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 8px;
  overflow-y: auto;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  scrollbar-color: rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.35) transparent;
}

.cbx-list::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 8px; }
.cbx-list::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.28);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.cbx-option {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 8px 10px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: #ffffff;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff;
  transition: background 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), color 0.15s ease;
}

.cbx-option:hover,
.cbx-option.is-active {
  background: rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.12);
  color: #ffffff;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff;
}

.cbx-option.is-selected {
  background: rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.2);
  color: #ffffff;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff;
}

.cbx-option.is-selected::before {
  content: "";
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #a9eee4;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  margin-left: -4px;
  margin-right: 2px;
  animation: cbx-dot-pop 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}

.cbx-option .cbx-name {
  display: block;
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: inherit;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: #ffffff;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff;
}

.cbx-option .cbx-dial {
  color: #ffffff;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.hero-consult .cbx-panel,
.hero-consult .cbx-panel *,
.hero-consult .cbx-value,
.hero-consult .cbx-value * {
  color: #ffffff;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff;
}

.cbx-empty {
  padding: 14px 12px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: #ffffff;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff;
}

/* Enhanced state/city: hide native select, keep combobox on top */
.hc-select.is-enhanced { position: relative; }

.hc-select.is-enhanced > select {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

.hc-select.is-enhanced > .hc-chevron { display: none; }

.hc-select.is-enhanced > .cbx {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.hc-select.is-enhanced > .cbx .cbx-field {
  padding: 16px 38px 14px 14px;
}

.hc-select.is-enhanced .cbx-value {
  min-height: 20px;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.hc-select.is-enhanced .cbx-field .cbx-input {
  inset: 0 38px 0 14px;
  padding: 16px 0 14px;
  height: 100%;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.hc-select.is-enhanced > .hc-label {
  z-index: 2;
}

.hc-select.is-enhanced .cbx-panel {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.hc-select.is-enhanced.is-filled > .hc-label,
.hc-select.is-enhanced.is-focused > .hc-label,
.hc-select.is-enhanced:focus-within > .hc-label,
.hc-select.is-enhanced:has(.cbx.is-open) > .hc-label {
  top: -2px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: #a9eee4;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.92), rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.92));
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 0 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.15);
}

.hc-select.is-required-alert > .hc-label {
  color: #ff8a8a;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(39, 13, 17, 0.95), rgba(39, 13, 17, 0.95));
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 92, 92, 0.28);
}

.hc-select.is-required-alert > .cbx .cbx-field {
  border-color: #ff5c5c !important;
  background: rgba(255, 92, 92, 0.14) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255, 92, 92, 0.24) !important;
  animation: state-required-pulse 0.6s ease;
}

.hc-consent {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 9px;
  margin-top: 2px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #ffffff;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.45);
}

.hc-consent > span {
  color: #ffffff;
  flex: 1;
  padding-top: 0;
}

.hc-consent input[type="checkbox"] {
  appearance: none;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  min-width: 14px;
  min-height: 14px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  border: 1.5px solid #ffffff;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: relative;
  top: 3px;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.hc-consent input[type="checkbox"]:hover {
  border-color: #d4a259;
  transform: scale(1.08);
}

.hc-consent input[type="checkbox"]:checked {
  background: #d4a259;
  border-color: #d4a259;
  animation: hc-consent-pop 0.28s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}

.hc-consent input[type="checkbox"]::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 44%;
  width: 3.5px;
  height: 7px;
  border: solid #ffffff;
  border-width: 0 1.5px 1.5px 0;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg) scale(0);
  transform-origin: center;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.15s ease, transform 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}

.hc-consent input[type="checkbox"]:checked::after {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg) scale(1);
  transition-delay: 0.08s;
}

@keyframes hc-consent-pop {
  0%   { transform: scale(1) translateY(0); }
  45%  { transform: scale(1.22) translateY(0); }
  100% { transform: scale(1) translateY(0); }
}

.hc-consent input[type="checkbox"]:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid #d4a259;
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.hc-consent a {
  color: #d4a259;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: rgba(212, 162, 89, 0.6);
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.hc-consent a:hover {
  color: #e8b96e;
  text-decoration-color: #e8b96e;
}

.hc-submit {
  margin-top: 6px;
  height: 48px;
  width: 100%;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #5fb39c 0%, #4f9d87 100%);
  color: #fff;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.28);
  transition: transform 0.12s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease, background 0.18s ease;
}

.hc-submit:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #54a691 0%, #408b77 100%);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 30px rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.34);
}

.hc-submit:active { transform: translateY(1px); }

.pathfinder {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 5;
  padding: 0 0 74px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.95) 0%, rgba(14, 55, 66, 0.96) 42%, rgba(250, 252, 248, 0) 100%);
  margin-top: -1px;
}

.pathfinder-shell {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.55fr 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-top: -36px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 22px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}

.pathfinder h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-size: 2.25rem;
}

.finder-form {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)) auto;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: end;
}

label span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 7px;
  color: #344650;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

input,
select,
textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: #fbfefd;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 13px 14px;
  transition: border-color 160ms ease, box-shadow 160ms ease, background 160ms ease;
}

select {
  min-height: 50px;
}

textarea {
  resize: vertical;
  min-height: 130px;
}

input:focus,
select:focus,
textarea:focus {
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.62);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.11);
  outline: none;
}

.finder-note {
  grid-column: 2;
  margin: -6px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}

.signal-strip {
  padding: 4px 0 78px;
}

.signal-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.signal {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  min-height: 232px;
  padding: 28px 24px 26px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94), rgba(248, 252, 252, 0.88));
  box-shadow: 0 12px 34px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.28s ease, box-shadow 0.28s ease, border-color 0.28s ease;
}

.signal::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal), color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 40%, transparent));
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.28s ease;
}

.signal:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 32%, transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 48px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.12);
}

.signal:hover::before {
  opacity: 1;
}

.signal-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: #e8f7f3;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  transition: transform 0.28s ease, background 0.28s ease;
}

.signal-icon i,
.signal-icon svg {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
}

.signal:hover .signal-icon {
  transform: scale(1.06) rotate(-3deg);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 18%, #e8f7f3);
}

.signal strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.signal p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.audience-section {
  padding: 92px 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(225, 245, 248, 0.75), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74)),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.08), rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.1));
}

.section-lead {
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}

.section-lead p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.92fr) minmax(280px, 0.58fr);
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: end;
}

.centered {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-left: auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.centered .eyebrow {
  justify-content: center;
}

.audience-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 18px;
}

.audience-card {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  flex: 0 1 252px;
  grid-template-rows: 190px 1fr auto;
  min-height: 420px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.08);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: white;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  transition: transform 0.22s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), box-shadow 0.22s ease, border-color 0.22s ease;
}

.audience-card:hover,
.audience-card:focus-within {
  transform: translateY(-8px);
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.28);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 70px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.16);
}

.audience-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.45s ease, filter 0.3s ease;
}

.audience-card:hover img,
.audience-card:focus-within img {
  transform: scale(1.06);
  filter: saturate(1.08) contrast(1.04);
}

.audience-card div {
  padding: 22px 22px 10px;
}

.audience-card p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.audience-card h3 {
  transition: color 0.22s ease;
}

.audience-card:hover h3,
.audience-card:focus-within h3 {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.audience-card a {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  margin: 0 22px 22px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: white;
  transition: transform 0.22s ease, background 0.22s ease, box-shadow 0.22s ease;
}

.audience-card a svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
}

.audience-card:hover a,
.audience-card:focus-within a {
  transform: translateX(4px);
  background: var(--teal);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.24);
}

.audience-card-mbbs {
  cursor: pointer;
}

.audience-card-mbbs.is-routes-open {
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.3);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 70px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.14);
  transform: translateY(-8px);
}

.audience-card-mbbs::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.16) 100%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 12%, rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.22), transparent 34%);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 220ms ease;
}

.audience-card-mbbs.is-routes-open::before {
  opacity: 1;
}

.audience-card .mbbs-routes-panel {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 10px;
  z-index: 4;
  display: block;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) 0%, rgba(247, 253, 252, 0.06) 46%, rgba(255, 250, 241, 0.09) 100%);
  box-shadow:
    0 22px 46px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.1),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.46),
    inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.05);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(1.1);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(1.1);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translateY(14px) scale(0.98);
  transition: opacity 190ms ease, transform 240ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
}

.audience-card .mbbs-routes-panel::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -40% -24%;
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(115deg, transparent 0 30%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28) 40%, transparent 52%),
    linear-gradient(292deg, transparent 0 38%, rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.08) 49%, transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 20%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22), transparent 26%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 82% 76%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.08), transparent 30%);
  opacity: 0.54;
  transform: translateX(-8%) rotate(-3deg);
  transition: transform 460ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.audience-card .mbbs-routes-panel::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 1px;
  z-index: -1;
  border-radius: calc(var(--radius) - 1px);
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5), transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(315deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34), transparent 28%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.audience-card-mbbs.is-routes-open .mbbs-routes-panel {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
}

.audience-card-mbbs.is-routes-open .mbbs-routes-panel::before {
  transform: translateX(4%) rotate(-3deg);
}

.audience-card .mbbs-routes-head {
  position: absolute;
  top: 12px;
  left: 12px;
  right: 12px;
  z-index: 3;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 0;
}

.mbbs-routes-head span {
  color: #f7fffb;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.52);
}

.mbbs-routes-close {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  flex: 0 0 28px;
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  color: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.mbbs-routes-close svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  stroke-width: 2.7;
}

.audience-card .mbbs-routes-grid {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 54px 8px 10px;
  z-index: 2;
  display: block;
  padding: 0;
}

.mbbs-routes-grid span {
  position: absolute;
  left: var(--chip-left);
  top: var(--chip-top);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  max-width: min(128px, 58%);
  min-height: 34px;
  overflow: visible;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0 10px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), rgba(244, 252, 251, 1)),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.08), rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.08));
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
  box-shadow:
    0 12px 26px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.12),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  text-shadow: none;
  backdrop-filter: none;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) translateY(10px) rotate(var(--chip-rotate));
  transition: opacity 180ms ease, transform 260ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1), border-color 160ms ease;
}

.mbbs-routes-grid span::before {
  content: "";
  flex: 0 0 7px;
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  margin-right: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--teal);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.1);
}

.audience-card-mbbs.is-routes-open .mbbs-routes-grid span {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) translateY(0) rotate(var(--chip-rotate));
}

.mbbs-routes-grid span:nth-child(1) { --chip-left: 28%; --chip-top: 22%; --chip-rotate: -2deg; }
.mbbs-routes-grid span:nth-child(2) { --chip-left: 63%; --chip-top: 17%; --chip-rotate: 2deg; }
.mbbs-routes-grid span:nth-child(3) { --chip-left: 74%; --chip-top: 43%; --chip-rotate: -1deg; }
.mbbs-routes-grid span:nth-child(4) { --chip-left: 32%; --chip-top: 48%; --chip-rotate: 1.5deg; }
.mbbs-routes-grid span:nth-child(5) { --chip-left: 59%; --chip-top: 70%; --chip-rotate: -2deg; }
.mbbs-routes-grid span:nth-child(6) { --chip-left: 25%; --chip-top: 78%; --chip-rotate: 2deg; }

.audience-card-mbbs.is-routes-open .mbbs-routes-grid span:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 20ms; }
.audience-card-mbbs.is-routes-open .mbbs-routes-grid span:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 60ms; }
.audience-card-mbbs.is-routes-open .mbbs-routes-grid span:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 100ms; }
.audience-card-mbbs.is-routes-open .mbbs-routes-grid span:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 140ms; }
.audience-card-mbbs.is-routes-open .mbbs-routes-grid span:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 180ms; }
.audience-card-mbbs.is-routes-open .mbbs-routes-grid span:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 220ms; }

.mbbs-routes-grid span:hover {
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.34);
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffff, #f4fcfb),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.1), rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.1));
}

.method-section {
  padding: 104px 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92) 0%, rgba(251, 248, 240, 0.84) 48%, rgba(241, 246, 247, 0.92) 100%);
}

.method-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.8fr) 1fr;
  gap: 70px;
  align-items: center;
}

.sticky-lead {
  align-self: center;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.sticky-lead p {
  max-width: 440px;
}

.text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-weight: 900;
}

.text-link svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
}

.journey-steps {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  counter-reset: journey;
}

.journey-step {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 210px;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--teal);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 28px 30px 28px 34px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
}

.journey-step::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -11px;
  top: 32px;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--coral);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px rgba(226, 109, 90, 0.15);
}

.journey-step span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.journey-step h3 {
  font-size: 1.3rem;
}

.journey-step p {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.solutions-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: 112px 0 104px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(236, 246, 246, 0.92) 0%, rgba(248, 252, 252, 0.96) 34%, rgba(255, 250, 241, 0.96) 100%);
}

.solutions-section::before,
.destinations-section::before,
.outcomes-section::before,
.about-section::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -1px 0 auto;
  height: 130px;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0));
}

.solution-cta {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.solution-ecosystem {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-height: 680px;
  margin: 38px auto 56px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9) 0 18%, rgba(209, 232, 255, 0.62) 19% 28%, transparent 29%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 58%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.13) 0 24%, transparent 25%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #f3f6ff 0%, #f6fbfd 44%, #fff4df 100%);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.06), var(--shadow-soft);
}

.orbit {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid rgba(30, 113, 225, 0.16);
  transform: rotate(-8deg);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.orbit-one {
  width: min(920px, 82%);
  height: 390px;
}

.orbit-two {
  width: min(720px, 64%);
  height: 300px;
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.16);
  transform: rotate(12deg);
}

.orbit-three {
  width: min(1080px, 92%);
  height: 470px;
  border-color: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.18);
  transform: rotate(4deg);
}

.solution-person {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: min(500px, 52vw);
  height: 410px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 34px 80px rgba(23, 60, 76, 0.22);
}

.solution-person::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 42%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.4));
}

.solution-person img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.solution-chip {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  min-height: 50px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(30, 113, 225, 0.14);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.09);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  animation: chipFloat 7s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.solution-chip svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  color: var(--teal);
}

.chip-a { top: 12%; left: 18%; }
.chip-b { top: 22%; left: 8%; animation-delay: -1s; }
.chip-c { top: 41%; left: 5%; animation-delay: -2s; }
.chip-d { bottom: 18%; left: 15%; animation-delay: -3s; }
.chip-e { bottom: 10%; left: 38%; animation-delay: -4s; }
.chip-f { bottom: 10%; right: 28%; animation-delay: -5s; }
.chip-g { bottom: 21%; right: 10%; animation-delay: -2.4s; }
.chip-h { top: 44%; right: 4%; animation-delay: -3.4s; }
.chip-i { top: 24%; right: 9%; animation-delay: -4.4s; }
.chip-j { top: 13%; right: 24%; animation-delay: -5.4s; }

.service-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.service-card {
  min-height: 250px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 28px;
  background: white;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
  transition: transform 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease;
}

.service-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.service-card > svg {
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  color: var(--gold);
  stroke-width: 1.7;
}

.service-card h3 {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1.17rem;
}

.service-card p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.93rem;
}

.whyus-section {
  padding: 84px 0;
}

.whyus-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 26px;
  margin-top: 76px;
}

.whyus-card {
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 50px 28px 30px;
  margin-top: 36px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.08);
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.05);
  transition: transform 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease;
}

.whyus-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.09);
}

/* Icon badge straddles the top edge of the card */
.whyus-icon {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.16);
}

.whyus-icon svg {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  stroke-width: 1.8;
}

/* Navy icon badges, two shades (3 cards each) */
.whyus-card:nth-child(odd) .whyus-icon {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173d5c 0%, var(--navy) 100%);
}

.whyus-card:nth-child(even) .whyus-icon {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy) 0%, #061b2c 100%);
}

.whyus-card h3 {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.whyus-card p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.93rem;
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .whyus-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .whyus-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.destinations-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: 108px 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 250, 241, 0.96) 0%, rgba(242, 250, 248, 0.98) 46%, rgba(233, 245, 248, 0.96) 100%);
}

.destination-controls {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.destination-controls button {
  min-height: 42px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.18);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.destination-controls button.is-active {
  background: var(--teal);
  color: white;
}

.destination-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(420px, 0.98fr) minmax(560px, 1fr);
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.world-map-panel {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto;
  min-height: 720px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 38% 38%, rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.14), transparent 25%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.96), rgba(8, 58, 70, 0.94)),
    url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1467269204594-9661b134dd2b?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1500&q=84");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  color: white;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.world-map-panel::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 30%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14), transparent 18%),
    linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.055) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.055) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: auto, 44px 44px, 44px 44px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.map-topline,
.world-map,
.map-insight {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.map-topline {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 28px 28px 0;
}

.map-topline h3 {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  color: white;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.05rem;
  line-height: 1.04;
}

.map-topline strong {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 34px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  color: #a9eee4;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.world-map {
  min-height: 410px;
  margin: 14px 18px 0;
}

.world-map svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 410px;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 18px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28));
}

.map-land {
  fill: rgba(209, 238, 235, 0.19);
  stroke: rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.22);
  stroke-width: 1.5;
  transition: fill 180ms ease, stroke 180ms ease;
}

.world-map-panel:hover .map-land {
  fill: rgba(209, 238, 235, 0.24);
}

.map-pin {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 5;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  color: white;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 9px rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.08), 0 18px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transition: transform 180ms ease, background 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease;
}

.map-pin::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -8px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.22);
  border-radius: 50%;
  animation: mapPulse 2.8s ease-out infinite;
}

.map-pin span {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.map-pin:hover,
.map-pin.is-active {
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.08);
  background: var(--coral);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 11px rgba(226, 109, 90, 0.14), 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

.pin-canada { left: 24%; top: 30%; }
.pin-usa { left: 30%; top: 43%; }
.pin-uk { left: 49%; top: 34%; }
.pin-ireland { left: 46%; top: 32%; }
.pin-germany { left: 52%; top: 37%; }
.pin-australia { left: 79%; top: 70%; }

.map-insight {
  margin: 0 28px 28px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 22px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
}

.map-insight span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: #a9eee4;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.map-insight h3 {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: white;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
}

.map-insight p {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
}

.map-insight strong {
  display: block;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.destination-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.destination-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 150px 1fr;
  min-height: 206px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
}

.destination-card.is-hidden {
  display: none;
}

.destination-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.destination-card div {
  padding: 22px;
}

.destination-card span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: var(--coral);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.destination-card p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.outcomes-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: 100px 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(233, 245, 248, 0.96) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96) 48%, rgba(255, 250, 241, 0.96) 100%);
}

.outcome-band {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--navy);
  color: white;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.outcome-band div {
  min-height: 150px;
  padding: 28px;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
}

.outcome-band div:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.outcome-band strong,
.outcome-band span {
  display: block;
}

.outcome-band strong {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.outcome-band span {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.testimonial-shell {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 50px 1fr 50px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
  max-width: 920px;
  margin: 46px auto 0;
}

.carousel-btn {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.12);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: white;
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
}

.carousel-btn svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
}

.testimonial-track {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 262px;
}

.testimonial {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 42px 50px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.08);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: white;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(18px);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 260ms ease, transform 260ms ease;
}

.testimonial.is-active {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.testimonial p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: #263b45;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.16;
}

.testimonial strong,
.testimonial span {
  display: block;
}

.testimonial span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.about-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: 104px 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 250, 241, 0.96) 0%, rgba(248, 252, 252, 0.96) 100%);
}

.about-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 74px;
  align-items: center;
}

.about-media {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 560px;
}

.about-media img {
  width: 82%;
  height: 480px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  object-fit: cover;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.badge {
  position: absolute;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 42px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.badge-one {
  left: 8%;
  top: 26px;
}

.badge-two {
  right: 1%;
  top: 180px;
}

.badge-three {
  left: 18%;
  bottom: 54px;
}

.about-copy p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.about-points {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 26px;
}

.about-points span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.about-points svg {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  color: var(--teal);
}

.insights-section {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 112px 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(248, 252, 252, 0.96) 0%, rgba(255, 250, 241, 0.96) 100%);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.insights-section::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.08) 0%, transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(300deg, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.1) 0%, transparent 28%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.insights-section > .container {
  position: relative;
}

.insights-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 30px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 60px;
}

.insights-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.insights-eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  width: 26px;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: currentColor;
}

.insights-title {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.insights-intro {
  max-width: 650px;
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.insights-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 9px;
  min-height: 46px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.12);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0 26px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  white-space: nowrap;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
  transition: transform 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, background 180ms ease, color 180ms ease;
}

.insights-button:hover {
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.28);
  background: var(--teal-dark);
  color: white;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.insights-button svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  stroke-width: 2.5;
}

.insights-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: auto auto;
  gap: 24px;
}

.insight-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 100%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
  transition: transform 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease;
}

.insight-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.22);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.insight-card-media {
  position: relative;
  height: 200px;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.insight-card-media::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.02) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.22) 100%);
}

.insight-card-tag {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 18px;
  left: 18px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 6px 14px;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--deep);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.18);
}

.insight-card-body {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 24px 26px 28px;
}

.insight-card-meta {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.insight-card-body h3 {
  margin: 10px 0 12px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.36rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.16;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.insight-card-body p {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.insight-card-body a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  margin-top: auto;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.65);
  padding-bottom: 3px;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.insight-card-body a::after {
  display: none;
}

.insight-card-body a svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  stroke-width: 2.8;
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.insight-card-body a:hover svg {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}

.insight-card-feature {
  grid-row: span 2;
}

.insight-card-feature .insight-card-media {
  height: 320px;
}

.insight-card-feature .insight-card-body h3 {
  font-size: 1.72rem;
}

/* "Read More" CTA card — links to the blog index */
.insight-card-more {
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 30px 28px;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-color: transparent;
  background: linear-gradient(150deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--coral) 135%);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.insight-card-more:hover {
  border-color: transparent;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.insight-card-more-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.insight-card-more-icon svg {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
}

.insight-card-more-meta {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.insight-card-more-title {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.16;
}

.insight-card-more-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: auto;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.insight-card-more-link svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  stroke-width: 2.8;
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.insight-card-more:hover .insight-card-more-link svg {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

.contact-section {
  padding: 104px 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(248, 252, 252, 0.96) 0%, rgba(222, 242, 240, 0.96) 58%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.98) 100%);
}

/* On the home page the contact section flows straight into the logo
   marquee — trim its bottom padding so there isn't a big empty band. */
.contact-section:has(+ .footer-marquee) {
  padding-bottom: 44px;
}

.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(290px, 0.68fr) 1fr;
  gap: 22px;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.contact-card {
  display: grid;
  align-content: start;
  min-height: 620px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 40px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.92), rgba(12, 62, 68, 0.94)),
    url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1543269865-cbf427effbad?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1050&q=84");
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  color: white;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.contact-card h2 {
  color: white;
  font-size: 2.8rem;
}

.contact-card p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
}

.contact-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 28px;
}

.contact-list a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  min-height: 48px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
}

.contact-list svg {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  color: #a9eee4;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.consult-form {
  --hc-border: rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
  --hc-border-focus: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.62);
  --hc-text: var(--ink);
  --hc-muted: var(--muted);
  --hc-input-bg: #fbfefd;
  --hc-input-bg-focus: #ffffff;
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.08);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 34px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.form-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.contact-phone {
  display: grid;
  gap: 7px;
}

.contact-phone-label {
  color: #344650;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.contact-phone-fields {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 132px 1fr;
  gap: 8px;
}

.contact-phone-country {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
  height: 50px;
}

.contact-phone .cbx-field {
  background: #fbfefd;
}

.contact-phone .cbx-field .cbx-dial,
.contact-phone .cbx-value {
  color: var(--ink);
  -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--ink);
}

.consent {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 18px 1fr;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: start;
}

.consent input {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  margin-top: 2px;
  accent-color: var(--teal);
}

.consent span {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.form-status {
  min-height: 24px;
  margin: -4px 0 0;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-weight: 900;
}

.contact-page-main {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fffdf8 0%, #f7fbfb 48%, #eef7f8 82%, #071922 100%);
}

.contact-page {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 104px 0 120px;
}

.contact-page::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 92% 12%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.16) 0%, transparent 34%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 10% 78%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.14) 0%, transparent 35%);
}

.contact-page > .container {
  position: relative;
}

.contact-page-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(360px, 0.72fr);
  gap: 54px;
  align-items: end;
  margin: 0 0 58px;
  padding-bottom: 34px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.12);
}

.contact-page-head-copy {
  min-width: 0;
}

.contact-page-title {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 6.8vw, 6.4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.contact-page-kicker {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 16px 0 0;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.2vw, 3.15rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.04;
}

.contact-page-kicker em {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-style: italic;
}

.contact-page-head-aside {
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  justify-items: start;
  min-width: 0;
}

.contact-page-head-aside p {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.contact-page-head-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: center;
}

.contact-head-phone {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  min-height: 46px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
}

.contact-head-phone svg {
  width: 17px;
  height: 17px;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.contact-page-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, 0.75fr) minmax(0, 1.25fr);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.contact-info-panel {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 48px 44px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.96), rgba(8, 44, 55, 0.97)),
    url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1523240795612-9a054b0db644?auto=format&fit=crop&w=900&q=78") center / cover;
  color: white;
}

.contact-info-panel::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 100% 100%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.22), transparent 42%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08), rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.72));
}

.contact-info-panel > * {
  position: relative;
}

.contact-info-panel h2,
.contact-form-panel h2 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.contact-info-panel p {
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74);
}

.contact-info-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
}

.contact-info-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 14px;
}

.contact-info-item > svg {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  margin-top: 4px;
  color: #e8c46a;
}

.contact-info-item strong,
.contact-mini-title,
.contact-response-card strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  color: #f0d49a;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.contact-info-item a,
.contact-info-item span {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.contact-socials {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 9px;
}

.contact-socials a {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  transition: transform 180ms ease, background 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, color 180ms ease;
}

.contact-socials a:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--deep);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.contact-socials svg {
  width: 17px;
  height: 17px;
}

.contact-response-card {
  margin-top: 34px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.26);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 20px;
  background: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.1);
}

.contact-response-card span {
  display: block;
  color: white;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.contact-response-card p {
  margin: 6px 0 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.62);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
}

.contact-form-panel {
  padding: 38px 40px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98) 0%, rgba(251, 248, 240, 0.94) 100%);
}

.contact-form-panel h2 {
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.contact-form-panel form,
.contact-form {
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
}

.contact-form-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
}

.contact-field {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.contact-field span {
  color: #344650;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.contact-field input,
.contact-field select,
.contact-field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: #fbfefd;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 11px 14px;
  transition: border-color 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease, background 180ms ease;
}

.contact-field input:focus,
.contact-field select:focus,
.contact-field textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.62);
  background: white;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
}

.contact-field textarea {
  min-height: 88px;
  resize: vertical;
}

.contact-field-full {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.contact-consent {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 18px 1fr;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: start;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.contact-consent input {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  margin-top: 2px;
  accent-color: var(--teal);
}

.contact-form-panel .btn {
  width: 100%;
}

.contact-privacy {
  margin: -4px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.contact-privacy a {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.72);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-weight: 900;
}

.contact-map {
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-top: 48px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: white;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.contact-map iframe {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 360px;
  border: 0;
  filter: grayscale(24%) contrast(1.04) saturate(0.94);
}

.site-footer .footer-contact-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  min-height: 42px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.35);
  border-radius: 999px;
  margin: 14px 0 4px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--deep);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
}

.site-footer .footer-contact-button:hover {
  background: #e8c46a;
  color: var(--deep);
}

.footer-contact-button svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  stroke-width: 2.6;
}

.insights-page-main {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fffdf8 0%, #f5fbfb 36%, #fffaf2 70%, #071922 100%);
}

.insights-page-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 108px 0 86px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78) 0%, rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.94) 58%, #f3faf9 100%),
    url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1523580846011-d3a5bc25702b?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1800&q=82") center / cover no-repeat;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.insights-page-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0;
  height: 88px;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(243, 250, 249, 0) 0%, #f3faf9 100%);
}

.insights-page-hero-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(360px, 0.62fr);
  gap: 52px;
  align-items: center;
}

.insights-page-copy h1 {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 5.35rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.94;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.insights-page-copy p {
  max-width: 660px;
  margin: 24px 0 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.insights-page-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 32px;
}

.insights-page-actions .btn-ghost {
  border-color: rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.18);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.insights-hero-panel {
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.12);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.insights-hero-image {
  min-height: 270px;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.insights-hero-note {
  padding: 26px;
}

.insights-hero-note span,
.insights-meta,
.insights-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.insights-hero-note ul {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.insights-hero-note li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.insights-hero-note svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  color: var(--gold);
  stroke-width: 3;
}

.insights-directory {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.08);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.08);
  background: #f3faf9;
}

.insights-directory-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.08);
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.08);
}

.insights-directory-item {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 74px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 900;
}

.insights-directory span {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.insights-feature-section {
  padding: 82px 0 92px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f3faf9 0%, #fffaf2 100%);
}

.insights-feature-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.92fr) minmax(360px, 0.78fr);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--paper);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.insights-feature-media {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 440px;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.insights-feature-media::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.02), rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.36));
}

.insights-feature-media span {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 22px;
  left: 22px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--deep);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.insights-feature-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 46px;
}

.insights-feature-copy h2,
.insights-section-head h2,
.insights-decision-copy h2,
.insights-cta-panel h2 {
  margin: 10px 0 14px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.insights-feature-copy h2 {
  font-size: 3.25rem;
}

.insights-feature-copy p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.insights-feature-points {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 24px;
}

.insights-feature-points span {
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.12);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.insights-feature-copy a,
.insights-article-body a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  margin-top: 26px;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-weight: 900;
}

.insights-feature-copy a svg,
.insights-article-body a svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  stroke-width: 2.8;
}

.insights-page-section {
  padding: 88px 0 102px;
  background: #fffaf2;
}

.insights-section-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.72fr) minmax(320px, 0.42fr);
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
}

.insights-section-head h2 {
  font-size: 4rem;
}

.insights-section-head p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.insights-article-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.insights-article-card {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  flex-direction: column;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
  transition: transform 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease;
}

.insights-article-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.22);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.insights-article-media {
  min-height: 220px;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.insights-article-body {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 28px;
}

.insights-article-body h3 {
  margin: 10px 0 12px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.62rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.insights-article-body p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.insights-article-body a {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 18px;
}

.insights-decision-band {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 104px 0 112px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #102f3f 0%, #071922 100%);
  color: white;
}

.insights-decision-band::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  height: 78px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 250, 242, 0.2) 0%, rgba(255, 250, 242, 0) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.insights-decision-grid {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.76fr) minmax(0, 1.12fr);
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: start;
}

.insights-decision-copy h2 {
  color: white;
  font-size: 3.65rem;
}

.insights-decision-copy p {
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.insights-decision-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.insights-decision-list article {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 48px 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: start;
  min-height: 168px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 22px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}

.insights-decision-list span {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--deep);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.insights-decision-list h3 {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  color: white;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.insights-decision-list p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.68);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.insights-planning-section {
  padding: 128px 0 90px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #071922 0%, #eef8f7 18%, #fffaf2 100%);
}

.insights-planning-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.insights-planning-grid article {
  min-height: 264px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 26px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
}

.insights-planning-grid svg {
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  stroke-width: 2.4;
}

.insights-planning-grid h3 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.36rem;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.insights-planning-grid p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.93rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.insights-cta-section {
  padding: 78px 0 126px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fffaf2 0%, #eff8f7 34%, #071922 100%);
}

.insights-cta-panel {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 28px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 36px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.insights-cta-panel h2 {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  font-size: 3rem;
}

.insights-cta-panel .btn {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.footer-marquee {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 24px 0 24px;
  margin-top: -1px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.98) 0%, #071922 68%, #071922 100%);
}

.footer-marquee::before,
.footer-marquee::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.footer-marquee::before {
  top: 0;
  height: 42px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.98), rgba(7, 25, 34, 0));
}

.footer-marquee::after {
  bottom: 0;
  height: 64px;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, #071922, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0));
}

.footer-marquee-viewport {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  overflow-x: clip;
  overflow-y: visible;
  padding: 18px 0 4px;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 7%, #000 93%, transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 7%, #000 93%, transparent 100%);
}

.footer-marquee-track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  gap: 14px;
  animation: footer-marquee-scroll 56s linear infinite;
  will-change: transform;
}

.footer-marquee-group {
  display: flex;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  gap: 14px;
  overflow: visible;
}

.footer-marquee img {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: clamp(196px, 18vw, 290px);
  height: clamp(108px, 10vw, 154px);
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
  filter: saturate(0.96) contrast(1.02);
  transition: border-color 0.22s ease, box-shadow 0.22s ease, filter 0.22s ease;
}

.footer-marquee:has(img:hover) .footer-marquee-track {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

.footer-marquee img:hover {
  z-index: 20;
  border-color: rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.42);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 62px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42), 0 0 0 1px rgba(169, 238, 228, 0.18);
  filter: saturate(1.1) contrast(1.06);
  animation: footer-image-pick-left 0.48s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.9, 0.2, 1) both;
}

.footer-marquee img:nth-child(3n + 2):hover {
  animation-name: footer-image-pick-right;
}

.footer-marquee img:nth-child(3n):hover {
  animation-name: footer-image-pick-straight;
}

.site-footer {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 340px;
  padding: 48px 0 28px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #071922 0%, #082331 54%, #051923 100%);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
}

.site-footer::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.86) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.58) 42%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.8) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.94) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.5) 46%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.7) 100%);
}

.footer-skyline {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  right: auto;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100vw;
  height: clamp(250px, 30vw, 390px);
  opacity: 0.9;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: url("https://publicassets.leverageedu.com/homepage/homepageV4/footer/footerBgWeb.webp") center bottom / 100% auto no-repeat;
}

.footer-skyline::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #071922 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0) 26%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.8) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08) 44%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0) 100%);
}

.footer-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, 1.4fr) repeat(3, minmax(160px, 0.6fr));
  gap: 42px;
}


.brand-footer {
  color: white;
}

.brand-footer small {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.58);
}

.footer-brand p {
  max-width: 440px;
  margin: 22px 0 0;
}

.site-footer h2 {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: white;
  font-family: "Manrope", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.site-footer a {
  display: flex;
  width: fit-content;
  margin: 9px 0;
}

.site-footer a:hover {
  color: white;
}

.footer-address {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 8px;
  max-width: 260px;
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.62);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor:
    url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='28' height='32' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='%23ffd479' stroke='%23071922' stroke-width='1.4' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'><path d='M20 10c0 7-8 13-8 13S4 17 4 10a8 8 0 0 1 16 0Z'/><circle cx='12' cy='10' r='3' fill='%23071922'/></svg>") 6 30,
    pointer;
  transition: color 0.22s ease, transform 0.22s ease;
}

.footer-address:hover,
.footer-address:focus-visible {
  color: #ffffff;
}

.footer-address i,
.footer-address svg {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  margin-top: 2px;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft, #ffd479);
  transition: transform 0.22s ease;
}

.footer-address:hover i,
.footer-address:hover svg {
  transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.08);
}

.socials {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 16px;
}

.socials a {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  border-radius: 50%;
  margin: 0;
}

.socials svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
}

/* =============================================================
   .site-socials — shared animated social icon row
   Used in: footer Connect column, contact page aside
   ============================================================= */
.site-socials {
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  perspective: 700px;
}

.site-socials li {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
}

.site-social {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
  text-decoration: none;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18) inset,
    0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);
  transition:
    transform 360ms cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1),
    color 240ms ease,
    border-color 240ms ease,
    box-shadow 360ms ease;
  animation: site-social-breathe 4.8s ease-in-out infinite;
  will-change: transform;
}

.site-socials li:nth-child(2) .site-social { animation-delay: 0.8s; }

@keyframes site-social-breathe {
  0%, 100% { box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16) inset,
    0 6px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22); }
  50%      { box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22) inset,
    0 0 14px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) inset,
    0 6px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22); }
}

.site-social svg {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28));
  transition:
    transform 420ms cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1),
    color 240ms ease;
  will-change: transform;
}

.site-social-glow {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  border-radius: inherit;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0.4);
  transition:
    opacity 320ms ease,
    transform 460ms cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Brand-coloured glow fills on hover */
.site-social--instagram .site-social-glow {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 25% 110%, #515bd4 0%, #8134af 18%, #dd2a7b 40%, #feda77 70%, #f58529 100%);
}

.site-social--linkedin .site-social-glow {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a66c2 0%, #1d8eed 100%);
}

.site-social:hover,
.site-social:focus-visible {
  color: #ffffff;
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42);
  transform: translateY(-4px) rotateX(14deg) rotateY(-8deg) scale(1.06);
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34) inset,
    0 16px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34);
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

.site-social:hover .site-social-glow,
.site-social:focus-visible .site-social-glow {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scale(1);
}

.site-social:hover svg,
.site-social:focus-visible svg {
  transform: translateZ(6px) scale(1.18) rotate(-6deg);
}

.site-social:active {
  transform: translateY(0) rotateX(0deg) rotateY(0deg) scale(0.96);
  transition-duration: 140ms;
}

.site-social:active .site-social-glow {
  transform: scale(0.92);
}

/* Variant: footer brand column — bold, with a Follow us hint
   (the previous rendering looked washed out on the dark band). */
.site-socials--brand {
  margin-top: 28px;
  gap: 14px;
}

.site-socials--brand .site-social {
  width: 54px;
  height: 54px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 100%);
  border-color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.34);
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22) inset,
    0 10px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
}

.site-socials--brand .site-social svg {
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
}

/* Variant: top notice bar — compact icons sized to the slim band */
.site-socials--notice {
  position: absolute;
  left: 16px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  margin: 0;
  gap: 8px;
}

.site-socials--notice .site-social {
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: none;
  border-color: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
  animation: none;
}

.site-socials--notice .site-social svg {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  filter: none;
}

.site-socials--notice .site-social-glow {
  display: none;
}

.site-socials--notice .site-social:hover,
.site-socials--notice .site-social:focus-visible {
  border-color: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
  color: #ffffff;
}

/* Variant: contact aside (dark blue panel), pinned to the right edge */
.contact-aside-socials {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 26px;
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
}

.contact-aside-socials-label {
  margin-right: auto;
  color: #f0d49a;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.site-socials--aside {
  margin: 0;
  gap: 12px;
}

.site-socials--aside .site-social {
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 100%);
  border-color: rgba(240, 212, 154, 0.36);
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22) inset,
    0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.30);
}

.site-socials--aside .site-social svg {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
}

/* Theme-aware contrast: under data-color-theme, the surfaces are lighter,
   so darken the resting icon colour for legibility while keeping the
   brand glow on hover. */
html[data-color-theme] .site-socials .site-social {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .site-social,
  .site-social svg,
  .site-social-glow {
    animation: none !important;
    transition: opacity 200ms ease, color 200ms ease;
  }

  .site-social:hover,
  .site-social:focus-visible {
    transform: none;
  }

  .site-social:hover svg,
  .site-social:focus-visible svg {
    transform: none;
  }
}

.footer-locations {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  margin-top: 46px;
  padding-top: 28px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.footer-locations h2 {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.92);
  font-family: "Manrope", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.footer-locations ul {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.footer-locations a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 7px 12px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.80);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.1;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.footer-locations a:hover {
  color: #ffffff;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
  border-color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.34);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.footer-locations a img {
  width: 18px;
  height: 12px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  object-fit: cover;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
}

.footer-bottom {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: 36px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  padding-top: 22px;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
}

.js .reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(24px);
  transition: opacity 520ms ease, transform 520ms ease;
}

.js .reveal.is-visible,
.reveal {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

@keyframes heroDrift {
  0% {
    transform: scale(1.08) translate3d(0, 0, 0);
  }
  100% {
    transform: scale(1.14) translate3d(-18px, -10px, 0);
  }
}

@keyframes chipFloat {
  0%,
  100% {
    translate: 0 0;
  }
  50% {
    translate: 0 -8px;
  }
}

@keyframes mapPulse {
  0% {
    opacity: 0.72;
    transform: scale(0.72);
  }
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(1.38);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1120px) {
  h1 {
    font-size: 4.2rem;
  }

  h2 {
    font-size: 2.8rem;
  }

  .hero-grid,
  .method-layout,
  .about-grid,
  .contact-page-grid,
  .contact-grid,
  .destination-layout {
    gap: 36px;
  }

  .contact-page-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .contact-page-head {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .contact-page-head-aside p {
    max-width: 760px;
  }

  .insights-page-hero-grid,
  .insights-feature-card,
  .insights-decision-grid,
  .insights-section-head {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .insights-directory-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .insights-feature-media {
    min-height: 360px;
  }

  .insights-article-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .insights-planning-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .signal-grid,
  .audience-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .audience-card {
    flex-basis: calc(50% - 9px);
  }

  .service-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .insights-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }

  .insight-card-feature {
    grid-row: auto;
  }

  .insight-card-feature .insight-card-media {
    height: 240px;
  }

  .destination-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .world-map-panel {
    min-height: 420px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 920px) {
  :root {
    --header-offset: 92px;
  }

  .notice {
    gap: 12px;
    padding-left: 136px;
  }

  .nav-shell {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto auto;
    min-height: 68px;
    padding: 0 20px;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .nav-toggle {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
  }

  .nav-menu {
    position: fixed;
    top: 106px;
    right: 14px;
    left: 14px;
    display: grid;
    justify-content: stretch;
    gap: 4px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 12px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
    transform: translateY(-14px);
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
    z-index: 120;
  }

  .nav-open .nav-menu {
    transform: translateY(0);
    opacity: 1;
    pointer-events: auto;
  }

  .nav-menu a,
  .students-hub-trigger {
    justify-content: space-between;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    min-height: 48px;
  }

  .students-hub-trigger {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    padding: 0 12px;
  }

  .nav-menu a::after,
  .students-hub-trigger::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .nav-item {
    display: block;
    min-width: 0;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .nav-trigger {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 48px;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 0 12px;
  }

  .nav-trigger::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .nav-dropdown {
    position: static;
    transform: none;
    width: auto;
    max-width: 100%;
    margin-top: 6px;
    padding: 0;
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: none;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: #ffffff;
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    pointer-events: auto;
    max-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: max-height 260ms ease;
  }

  .nav-dropdown::before,
  .nav-dropdown::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .nav-item.is-open .nav-dropdown {
    max-height: min(70vh, calc(100svh - 300px));
    overflow-y: auto;
    transform: none;
  }

  .nav-dropdown-shell {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    border-radius: 8px;
  }

  .nav-dropdown-main {
    padding: 14px;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  }

  .nav-dropdown-topline {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .nav-dropdown-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 4px;
  }

  .nav-dropdown--courses .nav-dropdown-main {
    border-bottom: 0;
  }

  .nav-dropdown--courses .course-menu {
    padding: 12px;
  }

  .course-menu-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-auto-rows: 58px;
    gap: 6px;
  }

  .nav-menu .course-menu-card {
    grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(0, 1fr) 20px;
    padding: 9px;
  }

  .course-icon {
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
  }

  .dest-card {
    justify-content: flex-start;
    min-height: 44px;
    padding: 7px 8px;
  }

  .nav-menu .dest-card {
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .dest-card::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .dest-flag {
    flex: 0 0 30px;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .dest-meta strong {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
  }

  .nav-dropdown-feature {
    padding: 16px;
  }

  .feature-icon {
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
  }

  .nav-dropdown-feature h3 {
    font-size: 1.18rem;
  }

  .feature-cta {
    margin-top: 6px;
  }

  .nav-cta {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 74svh;
  }

  .hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    align-items: start;
    padding: 84px 0 76px;
  }

  .contact-page {
    padding: 76px 0 96px;
  }

  .contact-page-head {
    margin-bottom: 36px;
    padding-bottom: 26px;
  }

  .contact-page-title {
    font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 16vw, 4.5rem);
  }

  .contact-page-kicker {
    font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 9vw, 2.55rem);
  }

  .contact-page-head-actions,
  .contact-page-head-actions .btn,
  .contact-head-phone {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .contact-info-panel,
  .contact-form-panel {
    padding: 34px 22px;
  }

  .contact-form-row {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .contact-map iframe {
    height: 300px;
  }

  .contact-field span {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
  }

  .insights-page-hero {
    padding: 72px 0 58px;
  }

  .insights-page-copy h1 {
    font-size: 3.25rem;
  }

  .insights-page-copy p {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .insights-feature-copy,
  .insights-article-body {
    padding: 22px;
  }

  .insights-directory-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .insights-directory-item {
    min-height: 58px;
  }

  .insights-feature-section {
    padding: 54px 0 62px;
  }

  .insights-feature-media {
    min-height: 250px;
  }

  .insights-feature-copy h2,
  .insights-section-head h2,
  .insights-decision-copy h2,
  .insights-cta-panel h2 {
    font-size: 2.45rem;
  }

  .insights-page-section,
  .insights-planning-section,
  .insights-decision-band {
    padding: 64px 0;
  }

  .insights-article-grid,
  .insights-planning-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .insights-decision-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .insights-decision-list article {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .insights-cta-panel {
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 26px;
  }

  .insights-cta-panel .btn {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .pathfinder-shell,
  .method-layout,
  .about-grid,
  .contact-grid,
  .split {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .finder-form {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .finder-form .btn {
    grid-column: span 2;
  }

  .finder-note {
    grid-column: 1;
  }

  .sticky-lead {
    position: static;
  }

  .testimonial-shell {
    display: block;
  }

  .carousel-btn {
    display: none;
  }

  .testimonial-track {
    min-height: 300px;
  }

  .site-footer {
    min-height: 520px;
    padding-top: 78px;
  }

  .footer-marquee {
    padding: 48px 0 38px;
  }

  .footer-marquee-track,
  .footer-marquee-group {
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .footer-skyline {
    width: 100vw;
    height: 330px;
    opacity: 0.82;
    background-size: auto 100%;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .footer-grid > .footer-brand {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .insights-page-copy h1 {
    font-size: 2.8rem;
  }

  .insights-feature-copy h2,
  .insights-section-head h2,
  .insights-decision-copy h2,
  .insights-cta-panel h2 {
    font-size: 2.18rem;
  }

  .nav-dropdown-badge {
    display: none;
  }

  .nav-dropdown-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 3px;
  }

  .nav-menu .dest-card {
    gap: 7px;
    min-height: 42px;
    padding: 6px;
  }

  .dest-flag {
    flex-basis: 28px;
    width: 28px;
    height: 28px;
  }

  .dest-flag img {
    width: 22px;
    height: 16px;
  }

  .dest-meta strong {
    font-size: 0.78rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  body {
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .container {
    width: min(calc(100% - 28px), var(--container));
  }

  .insights-section {
    padding: 92px 0;
  }

  .insights-section .container {
    width: min(calc(100% - 28px), 1240px);
  }

  .insights-head {
    gap: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 34px;
  }

  .insights-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 18px;
  }

  .insight-card-feature .insight-card-media,
  .insight-card-media {
    height: 220px;
  }

  .insight-card-body {
    padding: 22px 20px 24px;
  }

  .insight-card-feature .insight-card-body h3 {
    font-size: 1.42rem;
  }

  .notice {
    height: 38px;
    font-size: 0.74rem;
  }

  .brand strong {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }

  .brand small {
    display: none;
  }

  .brand-mark {
    height: 32px;
    width: auto;
  }

  h1 {
    font-size: 3.35rem;
  }

  h2 {
    font-size: 2.32rem;
  }

  .hero-copy p {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .hero-headline {
    font-size: 3.1rem;
    margin: 16px 0 22px;
  }

  .hero-tracks {
    width: 100%;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 4px;
    border-radius: 18px;
  }

  .hero-track {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 10px 18px;
    font-size: 0.84rem;
  }

  .hero-actions,
  .btn {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .btn {
    min-height: 50px;
  }

  .signal-grid,
  .audience-grid,
  .service-grid,
  .destination-grid,
  .outcome-band,
  .form-row,
  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .site-footer {
    padding-top: 70px;
    padding-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .footer-marquee {
    padding: 42px 0 32px;
  }

  .footer-marquee-viewport {
    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 11%, #000 89%, transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 11%, #000 89%, transparent 100%);
  }

  .footer-marquee img {
    width: 198px;
    height: 116px;
    border-radius: 5px;
  }

  .footer-skyline {
    width: 100vw;
    height: 300px;
    background-size: auto 100%;
  }

  .hero-consult {
    justify-self: stretch;
    max-width: 100%;
    padding: 22px 18px 20px;
  }

  .hero-consult-title {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }

  .pathfinder-shell {
    margin-top: -20px;
    padding: 18px;
  }

  .finder-form {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .finder-form .btn {
    grid-column: auto;
  }

  .signal {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .audience-card {
    flex-basis: 100%;
    grid-template-columns: 126px 1fr auto;
    grid-template-rows: auto;
    min-height: 168px;
  }

  .audience-card img {
    height: 100%;
  }

  .audience-card div {
    padding: 18px 14px;
  }

  .audience-card-mbbs.is-routes-open {
    min-height: 300px;
  }

  .audience-card .mbbs-routes-panel {
    inset: 10px;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .mbbs-routes-grid span {
    min-height: 34px;
    font-size: 0.74rem;
  }

  .audience-card a {
    align-self: end;
    margin: 0 14px 18px 0;
  }

  .journey-step {
    min-height: auto;
    padding: 24px 22px 24px 28px;
  }

  .solution-ecosystem {
    display: block;
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 16px;
  }

  .orbit {
    display: none;
  }

  .solution-person {
    width: 100%;
    height: 260px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    border-width: 6px;
  }

  .solution-chip {
    position: static;
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 10px;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
  }

  .world-map-panel {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .map-topline {
    display: grid;
    justify-items: start;
    padding: 22px 18px 0;
  }

  .map-topline strong {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .map-topline h3 {
    font-size: 1.65rem;
  }

  .world-map {
    min-height: 300px;
    margin: 10px 8px 0;
  }

  .world-map svg {
    min-height: 300px;
  }

  .map-pin {
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
  }

  .map-insight {
    margin: 0 18px 18px;
    padding: 18px;
  }

  .destination-card {
    grid-template-columns: 112px 1fr;
  }

  .outcome-band div {
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  }

  .outcome-band div:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0;
  }

  .testimonial {
    padding: 30px 24px;
  }

  .testimonial p {
    font-size: 1.42rem;
  }

  .about-media {
    min-height: 430px;
  }

  .about-media img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 380px;
  }

  .badge {
    position: static;
    margin: 10px 8px 0 0;
  }

  .contact-card,
  .consult-form {
    padding: 26px;
  }

  .contact-card {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .footer-bottom {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 460px) {
  /* Reclaim the social-icon zone on the smallest screens; keep the
     scrolling marquee and the WhatsApp number, which are the priority. */
  .notice .site-socials--notice {
    display: none;
  }

  .notice {
    gap: 10px;
    padding-left: 14px;
    padding-right: 12px;
  }

  .notice-marquee {
    margin: 0 12px;
  }

  h1 {
    font-size: 2.72rem;
  }

  h2 {
    font-size: 2.05rem;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 72svh;
  }

  .hero-grid {
    padding-top: 70px;
  }

  .audience-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .audience-card-mbbs.is-routes-open {
    min-height: 440px;
  }

  .audience-card img {
    height: 180px;
  }

  .audience-card a {
    margin-left: 18px;
  }

  .destination-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .destination-card img {
    height: 170px;
  }

  .hc-phone,
  .contact-phone-fields {
    grid-template-columns: 118px 1fr;
  }
}

@keyframes cbx-dot-pop {
  0%   { transform: scale(0); opacity: 0; }
  60%  { transform: scale(1.2); }
  100% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 1; }
}

@keyframes state-required-pulse {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateX(0); }
  25%      { transform: translateX(-2px); }
  55%      { transform: translateX(2px); }
  80%      { transform: translateX(-1px); }
}

@keyframes footer-marquee-scroll {
  from { transform: translateX(0); }
  to   { transform: translateX(calc(-50% - 7px)); }
}

@keyframes footer-image-pick-left {
  0%   { transform: translate(0, 0) rotate(0deg); }
  55%  { transform: translate(-6px, -18px) rotate(-2deg); }
  100% { transform: translate(-4px, -14px) rotate(-1.4deg); }
}

@keyframes footer-image-pick-right {
  0%   { transform: translate(0, 0) rotate(0deg); }
  55%  { transform: translate(6px, -18px) rotate(2deg); }
  100% { transform: translate(4px, -14px) rotate(1.4deg); }
}

@keyframes footer-image-pick-straight {
  0%   { transform: translateY(0) rotate(0deg); }
  55%  { transform: translateY(-18px) rotate(0.4deg); }
  100% { transform: translateY(-14px) rotate(0deg); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
  }

  .reveal {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }

  .footer-marquee-track {
    transform: translateX(0);
  }
}

/* ===== Country pages ===== */
.country-main {
  padding-top: 0;
}

.country-hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: 140px 0 90px;
  background-color: #07252e;
  background-image: var(--country-hero-img, none);
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: white;
}

.country-hero--australia { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/australia.jpg"); }
.country-hero--belgium { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/belgium.jpg"); }
.country-hero--canada { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/canada.jpg"); }
.country-hero--dubai { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/dubai.jpg"); }
.country-hero--europe { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/europe.jpg"); }
.country-hero--finland { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/finland.jpg"); }
.country-hero--france { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/france.jpg"); }
.country-hero--georgia { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/georgia.jpg"); }
.country-hero--germany { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/germany.jpg"); }
.country-hero--ireland { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/ireland.jpg"); }
.country-hero--italy { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/italy.jpg"); }
.country-hero--kazakhstan { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/kazakhstan.jpg"); }
.country-hero--malta { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/malta.jpg"); }
.country-hero--netherlands { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/netherlands.jpg"); }
.country-hero--new-zealand { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/new-zealand.jpg"); }
.country-hero--poland { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/poland.jpg"); }
.country-hero--spain { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/spain.jpg"); }
.country-hero--uk { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/uk.jpg"); }
.country-hero--usa { --country-hero-img: url("assets/heroes/usa.jpg"); }

.country-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.55) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.32) 50%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.18) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.22) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08) 50%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.5) 100%);
  z-index: 0;
}

.country-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto -10% -40% auto;
  width: 520px;
  height: 520px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.16) 0%, transparent 65%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

.country-hero-grid {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.country-back {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  color: #a9eee4;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.country-back:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.country-hero .eyebrow {
  color: #a9eee4;
}

.country-flag-lg {
  display: inline-grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.country-flag-lg img,
.country-flag-lg svg {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.country-hero h1 {
  margin: 8px 0 14px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5.4vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
}

.country-hero h1 .gold-text {
  background-image: var(--animated-text-gradient);
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  color: transparent;
}

.country-hero p.country-lede {
  max-width: 580px;
  margin: 0 0 26px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
}

.country-hero .btn-ghost {
  color: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.country-hero .btn-ghost:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
}

.country-hero .btn-primary {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--deep);
}

.country-hero .btn-primary:hover {
  background: #f0c569;
}

.country-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
}

.country-snapshot {
  --rail-ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --rail-duration: 520ms;
  --rail-tab: 40px;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  left: auto;
  top: 50%;
  z-index: 3;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: var(--rail-tab) minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: stretch;
  width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 24px));
  min-height: 288px;
  max-height: min(520px, calc(100vh - 112px));
  overflow: hidden auto;
  padding: 0;
  border-radius: 16px 0 0 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.62) 0%, rgba(11, 43, 67, 0.66) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(230, 181, 102, 0.45);
  border-right: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 36px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.28), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(140%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(140%);
  transform: translate3d(calc(100% - var(--rail-tab)), -50%, 0);
  transition:
    transform var(--rail-duration) var(--rail-ease),
    opacity 180ms ease,
    box-shadow var(--rail-duration) var(--rail-ease),
    background var(--rail-duration) var(--rail-ease),
    border-color var(--rail-duration) var(--rail-ease);
  will-change: transform;
  cursor: pointer;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  scrollbar-color: rgba(230, 181, 102, 0.45) transparent;
}

body.nav-open .country-snapshot {
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.country-snapshot:hover,
.country-snapshot:focus-within,
.country-snapshot.is-open {
  transform: translate3d(0, -50%, 0);
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.7) 0%, rgba(11, 43, 67, 0.74) 100%);
  border-color: rgba(230, 181, 102, 0.55);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 70px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.45);
  cursor: default;
}

.country-snapshot::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto 0;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 16px 0 0 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal) 0%, var(--gold) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.7;
  transition: opacity var(--rail-duration) var(--rail-ease);
}

.country-snapshot:hover::before,
.country-snapshot:focus-within::before,
.country-snapshot.is-open::before {
  opacity: 1;
}

.country-snapshot h2 {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-height: 260px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 18px 10px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #e9c07a;
  text-shadow:
    0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95),
    0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.62);
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  white-space: nowrap;
  background: rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.16);
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  transition:
    letter-spacing var(--rail-duration) var(--rail-ease),
    color var(--rail-duration) var(--rail-ease);
}

.country-snapshot:hover h2,
.country-snapshot:focus-within h2,
.country-snapshot.is-open h2 {
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: #f2d49a;
}

.country-snapshot dl {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 22px 22px 22px 6px;
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(16px);
  filter: blur(2px);
  transition:
    opacity 180ms ease,
    transform 240ms ease,
    filter 180ms ease;
}

.country-snapshot:hover dl,
.country-snapshot:focus-within dl,
.country-snapshot.is-open dl {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
  filter: blur(0);
  transition:
    opacity 280ms ease 120ms,
    transform 420ms var(--rail-ease) 70ms,
    filter 280ms ease 120ms;
}

.country-snapshot dl > div {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(10px);
  transition:
    opacity 160ms ease,
    transform 200ms ease;
}

.country-snapshot:hover dl > div,
.country-snapshot:focus-within dl > div,
.country-snapshot.is-open dl > div {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
  transition:
    opacity 300ms ease,
    transform 420ms var(--rail-ease);
}

.country-snapshot:hover dl > div:nth-child(1),
.country-snapshot:focus-within dl > div:nth-child(1),
.country-snapshot.is-open dl > div:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 140ms; }
.country-snapshot:hover dl > div:nth-child(2),
.country-snapshot:focus-within dl > div:nth-child(2),
.country-snapshot.is-open dl > div:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 175ms; }
.country-snapshot:hover dl > div:nth-child(3),
.country-snapshot:focus-within dl > div:nth-child(3),
.country-snapshot.is-open dl > div:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 210ms; }
.country-snapshot:hover dl > div:nth-child(4),
.country-snapshot:focus-within dl > div:nth-child(4),
.country-snapshot.is-open dl > div:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 245ms; }
.country-snapshot:hover dl > div:nth-child(5),
.country-snapshot:focus-within dl > div:nth-child(5),
.country-snapshot.is-open dl > div:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 280ms; }
.country-snapshot:hover dl > div:nth-child(6),
.country-snapshot:focus-within dl > div:nth-child(6),
.country-snapshot.is-open dl > div:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 315ms; }
.country-snapshot:hover dl > div:nth-child(7),
.country-snapshot:focus-within dl > div:nth-child(7),
.country-snapshot.is-open dl > div:nth-child(7) { transition-delay: 350ms; }
.country-snapshot:hover dl > div:nth-child(8),
.country-snapshot:focus-within dl > div:nth-child(8),
.country-snapshot.is-open dl > div:nth-child(8) { transition-delay: 385ms; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .country-snapshot,
  .country-snapshot::before,
  .country-snapshot h2,
  .country-snapshot dl,
  .country-snapshot dl > div {
    transition: none !important;
  }
}

/* Dynamic contrast: when rail sits over a light section, swap to an opaque dark palette */
.country-snapshot.on-light {
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.94) 0%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.92) 100%);
  border-color: rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.18);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 36px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.32), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
}

.country-snapshot.on-light h2 {
  color: #e9c07a;
  text-shadow:
    0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95),
    0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.62);
}

.country-snapshot.on-light:hover,
.country-snapshot.on-light:focus-within,
.country-snapshot.on-light.is-open {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.96) 0%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.92) 100%);
  border-color: rgba(230, 181, 102, 0.55);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 70px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.55);
}

.country-snapshot.on-light dl dt {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
}

.country-snapshot.on-light dl dd {
  color: #ffffff;
}

.country-snapshot dl > div {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
}

.country-snapshot dl > div:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.country-snapshot dt {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-shadow:
    0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9),
    0 6px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.56);
}

.country-snapshot dd {
  margin: 0;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 950;
  text-align: right;
  text-shadow:
    0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95),
    0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.62);
}

.country-section {
  padding: 80px 0;
}

.country-section.alt {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(241, 246, 247, 0.6) 0%, rgba(251, 248, 240, 0.4) 100%);
}

.country-section .section-head {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 44px;
  text-align: center;
}

.country-section .section-head .eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.country-section .section-head h2 {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.country-section .section-head p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.reasons-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
}

.reason-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 26px 24px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
  transition: transform 220ms ease, box-shadow 220ms ease;
}

.reason-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 50px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.1);
}

.reason-card .reason-icon {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.16) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.12) 100%);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.reason-card .reason-icon svg {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
}

.reason-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.reason-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.university-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.university-card {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 20px 22px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  transition: border-color 200ms ease, transform 200ms ease, box-shadow 200ms ease;
}

.university-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.32);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 32px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
}

.university-card .uni-rank {
  flex: 0 0 44px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--teal-dark) 100%);
  color: white;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.university-card .uni-info h3 {
  margin: 2px 0 4px;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.university-card .uni-info p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.programs-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));
  gap: 12px;
}

.program-chip {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.14);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: background 200ms ease, transform 200ms ease;
}

.program-chip:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.06) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.06) 100%);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.program-chip i {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.program-chip svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
}

.cost-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
  gap: 20px;
}

.cost-card {
  padding: 24px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
}

.cost-card .cost-label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}

.cost-card .cost-value {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.cost-card .cost-note {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.split-info {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: start;
}

.info-card {
  padding: 30px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.14);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.05);
}

.info-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.info-card ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
}

.info-card ul li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 12px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.info-card ul li i {
  flex: 0 0 22px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  margin-top: 2px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.14);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.info-card ul li svg {
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  stroke-width: 3;
}

.timeline-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
  counter-reset: timeline;
}

.timeline-item {
  position: relative;
  padding: 18px 22px 18px 60px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  counter-increment: timeline;
}

.timeline-item::before {
  content: counter(timeline, decimal-leading-zero);
  position: absolute;
  left: 18px;
  top: 18px;
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: white;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.timeline-item h4 {
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.timeline-item p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.country-cta {
  position: relative;
  padding: 84px 0 112px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.52) 68%, #071922 100%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 24%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.18) 0%, transparent 58%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy) 0%, #082331 58%, #071922 100%);
  color: white;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.country-cta::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 -1px;
  height: 150px;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0) 0%, #071922 76%, #071922 100%);
}

.country-cta-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: center;
}

.country-cta h2 {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.country-cta p {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.country-cta .btn-primary {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--deep);
}

.country-cta .btn-primary:hover {
  background: #e8c46a;
}

.country-cta .btn-ghost {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  color: white;
}

.country-cta-card {
  padding: 24px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}

.country-cta-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: white;
}

.country-cta-card p {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}

.country-cta-card ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
}

.country-cta-card li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.country-cta-card li i {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--deep);
}

.country-cta-card li svg {
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  stroke-width: 3;
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .country-hero {
    padding: 96px 0 64px;
  }

  .country-hero-grid,
  .split-info,
  .country-cta-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
  }

  .country-section {
    padding: 60px 0;
  }

  .country-snapshot {
    --rail-tab: 36px;
    width: min(320px, calc(100vw - 20px));
    min-height: 248px;
    max-height: min(480px, calc(100vh - 96px));
  }

  .country-snapshot h2 {
    min-height: 220px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .contact-form-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

/* ====== Redesigned country page additions (LeverageEdu-style) ====== */

/* Stat strip beneath hero */
.country-stat-strip {
  padding: 36px 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fffdf8 0%, #f7fbfb 100%);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.08);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.08);
}

.stat-strip-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(180px, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.stat-strip-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.05);
}

.stat-strip-item .stat-icon {
  flex: 0 0 44px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.16) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.12) 100%);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.stat-strip-item .stat-icon svg {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
}

.stat-strip-item .stat-text {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-width: 0;
}

.stat-strip-item .stat-value {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.stat-strip-item .stat-label {
  margin-top: 2px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

/* Education system / academic structure */
.edu-system-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.edu-level-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 24px 22px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.05);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.edu-level-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal) 0%, var(--gold) 100%);
}

.edu-level-card .edu-level-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  padding: 3px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.edu-level-card h3 {
  margin: 4px 0 6px;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.edu-level-card .edu-level-meta {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.edu-level-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* Intake calendar (table style) */
.intake-table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: separate;
  border-spacing: 0;
  background: white;
  border-radius: 14px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.05);
}

.intake-table thead th {
  text-align: left;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--teal-dark) 100%);
  color: white;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.intake-table tbody td {
  padding: 14px 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.1);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  vertical-align: top;
}

.intake-table tbody tr:nth-child(even) td {
  background: rgba(241, 246, 247, 0.4);
}

.intake-table .pill {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 3px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.18);
  color: #8a5b1d;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.intake-table .pill.secondary {
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.16);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

/* Work / PR pathway cards */
.work-pr-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.work-pr-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 24px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 10px;
}

.work-pr-card .work-pr-icon {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.16) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.14) 100%);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.work-pr-card .work-pr-icon svg {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
}

.work-pr-card h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.work-pr-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.work-pr-card .work-pr-tag {
  align-self: flex-start;
  margin-top: 4px;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.1);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Student life cards */
.life-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.life-card {
  padding: 24px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.05);
}

.life-card .life-icon {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.2) 0%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.14) 100%);
  color: var(--gold);
}

.life-card .life-icon svg {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
}

.life-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.life-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* Pros / cons grid */
.pros-cons-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 24px;
}

.pc-card {
  padding: 26px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.05);
}

.pc-card h3 {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.pc-card.pros h3 i {
  color: #2b9a6d;
}

.pc-card.cons h3 i {
  color: #c1652c;
}

.pc-card ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
}

.pc-card ul li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.pc-card ul li i {
  flex: 0 0 18px;
  margin-top: 4px;
}

.pc-card.pros ul li i {
  color: #2b9a6d;
}

.pc-card.cons ul li i {
  color: #c1652c;
}

.pc-card svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  stroke-width: 2.4;
}

/* FAQ accordion */
.faq-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  max-width: 820px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.faq-item {
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.04);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.faq-item summary {
  list-style: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 18px 22px;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }

.faq-item summary::after {
  content: "+";
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  transition: transform 200ms ease;
}

.faq-item[open] summary::after {
  content: "\2013";
}

.faq-item .faq-answer {
  padding: 0 22px 20px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* Country page section nav (anchor pills) */
.country-nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 70px;
  z-index: 5;
  padding: 12px 0;
  background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.1);
}

.country-nav-track {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  scrollbar-width: none;
}

.country-nav-track::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }

.country-nav-track a {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.16);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: background 180ms ease, color 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease;
}

.country-nav-track a:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--teal-dark) 100%);
  color: white;
  border-color: transparent;
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .pros-cons-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .intake-table {
    font-size: 0.86rem;
  }
  .intake-table thead th,
  .intake-table tbody td {
    padding: 10px 12px;
  }
}

/* ===== LeverageEdu-style image cards & richer sections ===== */

/* University cards with images (grid version) */
.uni-image-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
}

.uni-img-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: white;
  border-radius: 16px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 220ms ease, box-shadow 220ms ease;
}

.uni-img-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 50px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.12);
}

.uni-img-card .uni-photo {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0d3a48, #0a2832);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.uni-img-card .uni-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 600ms ease;
}

.uni-img-card:hover .uni-photo img {
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.uni-img-card .uni-rank-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 12px;
  left: 12px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  padding: 6px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.78);
  color: #f3c97a;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}

.uni-img-card .uni-body {
  padding: 18px 20px 22px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 8px;
  flex: 1;
}

.uni-img-card .uni-body h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.uni-img-card .uni-loc {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.uni-img-card .uni-loc svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
}

.uni-img-card .uni-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 4px;
}

.uni-img-card .uni-meta span {
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.1);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

/* Top courses cards */
.courses-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.course-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 22px 22px 24px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 10px;
  transition: transform 220ms ease, box-shadow 220ms ease;
}

.course-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 44px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.1);
}

.course-card .course-tag {
  align-self: flex-start;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.16);
  color: #8a5b1d;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.course-card h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.course-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.course-card .course-foot {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 8px;
  border-top: 1px dashed rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.18);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.course-card .course-foot span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
}

.course-card .course-foot svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
}

/* Popular cities grid (with images) */
.city-card {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  border-radius: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0d3a48, #0a2832);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.1);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.city-card img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 700ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  z-index: 0;
}

.city-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0) 35%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.86) 100%);
  z-index: 1;
}

.city-card:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.08);
}

.city-card .city-info {
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0 0;
  padding: 16px 18px 18px;
  color: white;
  z-index: 2;
}

.city-card .city-info h3 {
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

.city-card .city-info p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
}

/* Visa process: stat widgets + numbered steps */
.visa-stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}

.visa-stat {
  padding: 22px 24px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0d3a48 0%, #0a2832 100%);
  color: white;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.18);
}

.visa-stat::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 auto auto 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal) 0%, var(--gold) 100%);
}

.visa-stat .visa-stat-value {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #f3c97a;
}

.visa-stat .visa-stat-label {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.visa-stat .visa-stat-note {
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.62);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

.visa-steps {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
  counter-reset: visa;
}

.visa-step {
  position: relative;
  padding: 24px 22px 22px 70px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
  counter-increment: visa;
}

.visa-step::before {
  content: counter(visa, decimal-leading-zero);
  position: absolute;
  left: 18px;
  top: 22px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--teal-dark) 100%);
  color: white;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.visa-step h4 {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.visa-step p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* Country-nav: keep visible on dark image hero by sitting below the hero */
.country-nav { top: 64px; }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .country-hero { padding: 120px 0 70px; }
  .country-hero h1 { font-size: 2.2rem; }
}

/* Country page — section variety
   Variants: .dark, .paper, .full-bleed, .section-head--left, .country-band, .cities-mosaic */

.country-section.paper {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fbf6ea 0%, #fdf9ef 100%);
}

.country-section.dark {
  position: relative;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #07252e 0%, #0a3a44 55%, #0d5253 100%);
  color: #ffffff;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.country-section.dark::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto -10% -40% auto;
  width: 560px;
  height: 560px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.18) 0%, transparent 65%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: -1;
}

.country-section.dark::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -20% auto auto -10%;
  width: 460px;
  height: 460px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.32) 0%, transparent 65%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: -1;
}

.country-section.dark .section-head h2,
.country-section.dark h3,
.country-section.dark h4 {
  color: #ffffff;
}

.country-section.dark .section-head .eyebrow { color: #f3c97a; }
.country-section.dark .section-head p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.84); }

.country-section.dark .info-card,
.country-section.dark .reason-card,
.country-section.dark .cost-card,
.country-section.dark .life-card,
.country-section.dark .work-pr-card,
.country-section.dark .timeline-item,
.country-section.dark .edu-level-card,
.country-section.dark .course-card,
.country-section.dark .visa-step {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.country-section.dark .info-card h3,
.country-section.dark .info-card li,
.country-section.dark .info-card li strong,
.country-section.dark .reason-card h3,
.country-section.dark .reason-card p,
.country-section.dark .life-card h3,
.country-section.dark .life-card p,
.country-section.dark .work-pr-card h3,
.country-section.dark .work-pr-card p,
.country-section.dark .cost-card .cost-label,
.country-section.dark .cost-card .cost-value,
.country-section.dark .cost-card .cost-note,
.country-section.dark .timeline-item h4,
.country-section.dark .timeline-item p,
.country-section.dark .visa-step h4,
.country-section.dark .visa-step p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
}

.country-section.dark .info-card li i,
.country-section.dark .info-card li svg,
.country-section.dark .reason-card .reason-icon,
.country-section.dark .work-pr-card .work-pr-icon,
.country-section.dark .life-card .life-icon {
  color: #f3c97a;
  background: rgba(243, 201, 122, 0.12);
}

.country-section.dark .pill {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  color: #ffe6a3;
}

.country-section.full-bleed {
  padding: 0;
}

.country-section.full-bleed > .container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.section-head--left {
  text-align: left;
  margin: 0 0 36px;
  max-width: 760px;
}

/* Full-bleed image banner */
.country-band {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 110px 24px;
  color: #ffffff;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.country-band > img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  z-index: -2;
}

.country-band::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.72) 0%, rgba(13, 82, 83, 0.58) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.18) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.42) 100%);
}

.country-band .band-inner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.country-band .eyebrow { color: #ffe6a3; }

.country-band h2 {
  margin: 8px 0 14px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.2vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.12;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-shadow: 0 4px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.country-band p {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 640px;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
}

.country-band .band-stats {
  margin: 32px auto 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(150px, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 820px;
}

.country-band .band-stat strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #ffe6a3;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.country-band .band-stat span {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 6px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Asymmetric city mosaic */
.cities-mosaic {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  grid-auto-rows: 180px;
  gap: 14px;
}

.cities-mosaic .city-card { aspect-ratio: auto; }
.cities-mosaic .city-card.span-2 { grid-column: span 2; }
.cities-mosaic .city-card.row-2 { grid-row: span 2; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .cities-mosaic {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    grid-auto-rows: 180px;
  }
  .cities-mosaic .city-card.row-2 { grid-row: span 1; }
  .cities-mosaic .city-card.span-2 { grid-column: span 2; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .country-band { padding: 70px 20px; }
}

.contact-fab {
  --contact-fab-size: 56px;
  --contact-fab-expanded: 56px;
  position: fixed;
  right: 24px;
  bottom: 24px;
  z-index: 80;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0;
  height: var(--contact-fab-size);
  width: var(--contact-fab-size);
  padding: 0;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--teal);
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.28), 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) inset;
  overflow: hidden;
  will-change: width, transform;
  transition: width 520ms cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1),
    background-color 220ms ease,
    box-shadow 220ms ease,
    transform 220ms ease;
}

.contact-fab:hover,
.contact-fab:focus-visible {
  background: var(--teal-dark);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 44px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.34);
  outline: none;
}

.contact-fab:focus-visible {
  box-shadow: 0 22px 44px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.34), 0 0 0 3px rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.35);
}

.contact-fab__icon {
  flex: 0 0 var(--contact-fab-size);
  width: var(--contact-fab-size);
  height: var(--contact-fab-size);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.contact-fab__icon i,
.contact-fab__icon svg {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  stroke-width: 2;
}

.contact-fab__label {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  white-space: nowrap;
  padding-right: 22px;
  padding-left: 4px;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 200ms ease;
}

.contact-fab.is-expanded,
.contact-fab:hover,
.contact-fab:focus-visible {
  width: var(--contact-fab-expanded);
}

.contact-fab.is-expanded .contact-fab__label,
.contact-fab:hover .contact-fab__label,
.contact-fab:focus-visible .contact-fab__label {
  opacity: 1;
  transition: opacity 260ms ease 220ms;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .contact-fab {
    --contact-fab-size: 52px;
    right: 16px;
    bottom: 16px;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }
  .contact-fab__icon i,
  .contact-fab__icon svg {
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .contact-fab,
  .contact-fab__label {
    transition: none;
  }
}

/* =========================================================
   About page — shares Insights palette; adds polished card
   layouts for stats, team portraits, and principles grid.
   ========================================================= */

.about-stats-band {
  padding: 64px 0;
  background: #f3faf9;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.08);
}

.about-stats-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
}

.about-stat {
  position: relative;
  padding: 28px 28px 26px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease;
}

.about-stat::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 28px;
  width: 36px;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--gold);
  border-radius: 0 0 3px 3px;
}

.about-stat:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.about-stat-num {
  display: block;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 3.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.about-stat-num small {
  margin-left: 4px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
}

.about-stat-label {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.about-team-section {
  padding: 110px 0;
  background: #fffdf8;
}

.about-team-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
}

.about-team-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.about-team-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.about-team-portrait {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  background-position: center top;
  background-size: cover;
  background-color: var(--mist);
}

.about-team-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  padding: 24px 26px 28px;
}

.about-team-body h3 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.about-team-role {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.about-team-body p {
  margin: 8px 0 14px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.about-team-desk {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.4);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  width: max-content;
}

.about-principles-section {
  padding: 110px 0;
  background: #f3faf9;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.06);
}

.about-principles-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
}

.about-principle-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 40px 32px 36px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.about-principle-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 32px;
  width: 56px;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--gold);
  border-radius: 0 0 3px 3px;
}

.about-principle-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.about-principle-num {
  display: block;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 3.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.about-principle-card h3 {
  margin: 16px 0 12px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.about-principle-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .about-stats-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 18px;
  }
  .about-team-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
  }
  .about-principles-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 22px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .about-stats-band,
  .about-team-section,
  .about-principles-section {
    padding: 64px 0;
  }
  .about-stats-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .about-stat-num {
    font-size: 2.8rem;
  }
  .about-team-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .about-principle-card {
    padding: 32px 24px 28px;
  }
}

.origin-section {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 96px 0 110px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fffaf2 0%, #f6efe1 100%);
}

.origin-section::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -200px;
  right: -180px;
  width: 580px;
  height: 580px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.origin-section::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -160px;
  left: -120px;
  width: 420px;
  height: 420px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.14), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.origin-shell {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.origin-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  padding-bottom: 26px;
  margin-bottom: 56px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
}

.origin-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.origin-meta {
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.origin-lede {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 920px;
  margin: 0 auto 64px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  text-align: center;
}

.origin-quote-mark {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 0 -22px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 7.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.6;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.origin-lede h2 {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 2.85rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.origin-signature {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.origin-body {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1px 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 0 auto 72px;
  align-items: start;
}

.origin-body::before {
  content: "";
  grid-column: 2;
  align-self: stretch;
  background: rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
}

.origin-body-col p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.origin-pillars {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 52px;
}

.origin-pillar {
  position: relative;
  padding: 34px 28px 30px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--paper);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.origin-pillar:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.45);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.origin-pillar-num {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.origin-pillar h3 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.origin-pillar p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.origin-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 14px 26px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.origin-cta:hover {
  background: var(--teal-dark);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.origin-cta i,
.origin-cta svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  stroke-width: 2.6;
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .origin-pillars {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .origin-section {
    padding: 74px 0 86px;
  }
  .origin-head {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .origin-lede {
    margin-bottom: 48px;
  }
  .origin-quote-mark {
    font-size: 5.6rem;
    margin-bottom: -14px;
  }
  .origin-lede h2 {
    font-size: 1.95rem;
  }
  .origin-body {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    margin-bottom: 52px;
  }
  .origin-body::before {
    display: none;
  }
  .origin-pillar {
    padding: 28px 22px 26px;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   MBBS Student page — Forest-green premium theme
   ============================================================ */
.mbbs-page {
  --mbbs-forest:     #143a26;
  --mbbs-deep:       #1f4d33;
  --mbbs-green:      #2d6a4f;
  --mbbs-leaf:       #40916c;
  --mbbs-mint:       #52b788;
  --mbbs-sage:       #95d5b2;
  --mbbs-paper:      #f3f6ee;
  --mbbs-paper-warm: #eaf0e0;
  background: var(--mbbs-paper);
  color: var(--mbbs-forest);
}

.mbbs-hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: 132px 0 110px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 88% 18%, rgba(82, 183, 136, 0.16), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 6% 92%, rgba(64, 145, 108, 0.10), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #f1f5ea 0%, #e3ecd6 100%);
}

.mbbs-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.68fr) minmax(0, 1.32fr);
  gap: 56px;
  align-items: center;
}

.mbbs-hero-copy {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 520px;
}

/* dotted world map column */
.mbbs-hero-map {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  aspect-ratio: 2000 / 780;
  width: 100%;
}

.mbbs-hero-map-svg {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.mbbs-pin-layer {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 3;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbs-pin-layer .mbbs-pin {
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.mbbs-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 7px 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.42);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(82, 183, 136, 0.14);
  color: var(--mbbs-deep);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mbbs-eyebrow i,
.mbbs-eyebrow svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  stroke-width: 2.4;
}

.mbbs-hero-copy h1 {
  margin: 22px 0 18px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 3.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--mbbs-forest);
}

.mbbs-hero-copy h1 .gold-text {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--mbbs-green);
}

.mbbs-hero-lede {
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  color: rgba(20, 58, 38, 0.72);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.mbbs-hero-stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  padding: 20px 22px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  border: 1px solid rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.18);
  border-radius: 14px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(20, 58, 38, 0.08);
}

.mbbs-hero-stats > div {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
}

.mbbs-hero-stats strong {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--mbbs-forest);
}

.mbbs-hero-stats strong small {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--mbbs-green);
  margin-left: 2px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.mbbs-hero-stats span {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(20, 58, 38, 0.65);
}

.mbbs-hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.mbbs-hero-badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--mbbs-deep);
}

.mbbs-hero-badge i,
.mbbs-hero-badge svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  stroke-width: 2.4;
}

.mbbs-pin {
  position: absolute;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  pointer-events: auto;
  font-family: inherit;
}

.mbbs-pin-dot {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 4px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 30%, #b7e4c7 0%, #52b788 50%, #1b4332 100%);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 2px rgba(243, 246, 238, 0.95),
    0 0 0 3px rgba(20, 58, 38, 0.85),
    0 4px 10px rgba(20, 58, 38, 0.45);
  z-index: 2;
  transition: transform 220ms ease;
}

.mbbs-pin-pulse {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(82, 183, 136, 0.55);
  animation: mbbsPinPulse 2.6s ease-out infinite;
  animation-delay: var(--pin-delay, 0s);
  z-index: 1;
}

.mbbs-pin-pulse::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(149, 213, 178, 0.65);
  animation: mbbsPinPulse 2.6s ease-out infinite;
  animation-delay: calc(var(--pin-delay, 0s) + 0.8s);
}

@keyframes mbbsPinPulse {
  0%   { transform: scale(0.6); opacity: 0.9; }
  80%  { transform: scale(2.6); opacity: 0; }
  100% { transform: scale(2.6); opacity: 0; }
}

.mbbs-pin-card {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: calc(100% + 14px);
  z-index: 5;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 8px 14px 8px 8px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.22);
  transform: translate(-50%, 6px);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity 200ms ease, transform 220ms ease, visibility 0s linear 200ms;
}

.mbbs-pin-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: -6px;
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  background: #fff;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
  transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg);
}

/* directional variants for the hover-cards */
.mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="down"] .mbbs-pin-card {
  bottom: auto;
  top: calc(100% + 14px);
  transform: translate(-50%, -6px);
}
.mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="down"] .mbbs-pin-card::after {
  bottom: auto;
  top: -6px;
  border: 0;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
}

.mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="left"] .mbbs-pin-card {
  bottom: auto;
  left: auto;
  right: calc(100% + 14px);
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(6px, -50%);
}
.mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="left"] .mbbs-pin-card::after {
  bottom: auto;
  left: auto;
  right: -6px;
  top: 50%;
  border: 0;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
  transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(45deg);
}

.mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="right"] .mbbs-pin-card {
  bottom: auto;
  left: calc(100% + 14px);
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(-6px, -50%);
}
.mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="right"] .mbbs-pin-card::after {
  bottom: auto;
  left: -6px;
  top: 50%;
  border: 0;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.14);
  transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(45deg);
}

.mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="down"]:hover .mbbs-pin-card,
.mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="down"]:focus-visible .mbbs-pin-card {
  transform: translate(-50%, 0);
}
.mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="left"]:hover .mbbs-pin-card,
.mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="left"]:focus-visible .mbbs-pin-card {
  transform: translate(0, -50%);
}
.mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="right"]:hover .mbbs-pin-card,
.mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="right"]:focus-visible .mbbs-pin-card {
  transform: translate(0, -50%);
}

.mbbs-pin-flag {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fffaf2;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.12);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mbbs-pin-flag img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.mbbs-pin-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1px;
}

.mbbs-pin-meta strong {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: var(--mbbs-forest);
}

.mbbs-pin-meta small {
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mbbs-green);
}

.mbbs-pin:hover .mbbs-pin-dot,
.mbbs-pin:focus-visible .mbbs-pin-dot {
  transform: scale(1.2);
}

.mbbs-pin:hover .mbbs-pin-card,
.mbbs-pin:focus-visible .mbbs-pin-card {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translate(-50%, 0);
  transition: opacity 200ms ease, transform 220ms ease, visibility 0s linear 0s;
}

/* ---------- Strip ---------- */
.mbbs-strip {
  padding: 70px 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 0%, rgba(82, 183, 136, 0.16), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #143a26 0%, #0f2e1d 100%);
  color: #fff;
}

.mbbs-strip-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 36px;
}

.mbbs-strip-grid > div {
  position: relative;
  padding-top: 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(149, 213, 178, 0.3);
}

.mbbs-strip-num {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--mbbs-mint);
  line-height: 1;
}

.mbbs-strip-grid h3 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: #fff;
}

.mbbs-strip-grid p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
}

/* ---------- Country grid ---------- */
.mbbs-corridor {
  padding: 92px 0 100px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f3f6ee 0%, #e7eedb 100%);
}

.mbbs-country-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.mbbs-country-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 28px 26px 26px;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.18);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(20, 58, 38, 0.06);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.mbbs-country-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 22px;
  right: 22px;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mbbs-mint), var(--mbbs-deep));
  border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.mbbs-country-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: rgba(82, 183, 136, 0.55);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(20, 58, 38, 0.14);
}

.mbbs-country-card:hover::before {
  opacity: 1;
}

.mbbs-country-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.mbbs-country-flag {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #f3f6ee;
  border: 1px solid rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.2);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #fff;
}

.mbbs-country-flag img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.mbbs-country-index {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--mbbs-green);
}

.mbbs-country-head h3 {
  margin: 2px 0 4px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--mbbs-forest);
}

.mbbs-country-head p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mbbs-green);
}

.mbbs-country-note {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: rgba(20, 58, 38, 0.7);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.mbbs-country-grid-meta {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 10px 18px;
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  padding: 16px 0 0;
  border-top: 1px dashed rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.22);
}

.mbbs-country-grid-meta > div {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
}

.mbbs-country-grid-meta dt {
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(20, 58, 38, 0.6);
}

.mbbs-country-grid-meta dd {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--mbbs-forest);
}

.mbbs-country-cta {
  margin-top: auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  color: var(--mbbs-deep);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.mbbs-country-cta i,
.mbbs-country-cta svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  stroke-width: 2.8;
}

/* ---------- Journey ---------- */
.mbbs-journey {
  padding: 92px 0 100px;
  background: var(--mbbs-paper);
}

.mbbs-journey-rail {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
  counter-reset: mbbsStep;
}

.mbbs-journey-rail li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 28px 24px 24px;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.18);
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(20, 58, 38, 0.06);
}

.mbbs-journey-rail li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 24px;
  right: 24px;
  top: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--mbbs-mint);
}

.mbbs-step-num {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--mbbs-green);
}

.mbbs-journey-rail h3 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--mbbs-forest);
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.mbbs-journey-rail p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(20, 58, 38, 0.7);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* ---------- Exam band ---------- */
.mbbs-exam-band {
  padding: 92px 0 100px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #e7eedb 0%, #f3f6ee 100%);
}

.mbbs-exam-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 0.85fr);
  gap: 56px;
  align-items: center;
}

.mbbs-exam-grid h2 {
  margin: 10px 0 16px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.12;
  color: var(--mbbs-forest);
}

.mbbs-exam-grid p {
  color: rgba(20, 58, 38, 0.72);
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.mbbs-exam-checks {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
}

.mbbs-exam-checks li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--mbbs-forest);
}

.mbbs-exam-checks i,
.mbbs-exam-checks svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  padding: 3px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(82, 183, 136, 0.22);
  color: var(--mbbs-deep);
  stroke-width: 3;
}

.mbbs-exam-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 36px 32px 32px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 10%, rgba(82, 183, 136, 0.28), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(165deg, #143a26 0%, #0d2818 100%);
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 50px rgba(20, 58, 38, 0.28);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mbbs-exam-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -120px;
  right: -100px;
  width: 240px;
  height: 240px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, rgba(149, 213, 178, 0.45), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbs-exam-card-eyebrow {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mbbs-sage);
}

.mbbs-exam-card p {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.32;
  color: #fff;
}

.mbbs-exam-card-sign {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .mbbs-hero {
    padding: 116px 0 80px;
  }
  .mbbs-hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }
  .mbbs-hero-copy {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
  .mbbs-country-grid,
  .mbbs-journey-rail {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
  .mbbs-strip-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 28px;
  }
  .mbbs-exam-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 36px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .mbbs-hero {
    padding: 100px 0 70px;
  }
  .mbbs-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: 2.3rem;
  }
  .mbbs-hero-stats {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 10px;
  }
  .mbbs-pin {
    width: 14px;
    height: 14px;
  }
  .mbbs-country-grid,
  .mbbs-journey-rail,
  .mbbs-strip-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .mbbs-exam-grid h2 {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }
  .mbbs-exam-card p {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   MBBS Student page refresh - CodePen map + Vidysea-inspired depth
   ============================================================ */
.mbbs-page {
  --mbbs-ink: #10262a;
  --mbbs-text: #23383c;
  --mbbs-muted: #65777a;
  --mbbs-forest: #153d2f;
  --mbbs-teal: #0f7a78;
  --mbbs-sea: #2f8f8a;
  --mbbs-gold: #bd8a3a;
  --mbbs-coral: #d96f55;
  --mbbs-paper: #fbf8f0;
  --mbbs-mist: #eef6f4;
  --mbbs-cream: #fffdf7;
  --mbbs-line: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.12);
  --mbbs-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.13);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fbf8f0 0%, #eef6f4 38%, #fffdf7 68%, #f3f7f2 100%);
  color: var(--mbbs-text);
}

.mbbs-page .insights-eyebrow {
  color: var(--mbbs-teal);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
}

.mbbs-hero {
  padding: 126px 0 86px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, #fffdf7 0%, #eef6f4 48%, #fff3e8 100%);
}

.mbbs-hero-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.82fr) minmax(520px, 1.18fr);
  gap: 54px;
  min-width: 0;
}

.mbbs-hero-grid > * {
  min-width: 0;
}

.mbbs-hero-copy {
  max-width: 590px;
  min-width: 0;
}

.mbbs-eyebrow {
  border-color: rgba(15, 122, 120, 0.24);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74);
  color: var(--mbbs-teal);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.06);
}

.mbbs-hero-copy h1 {
  margin: 22px 0 20px;
  max-width: 620px;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink);
  font-size: 3.72rem;
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.mbbs-hero-lede {
  color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.74);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.mbbs-hero-stats {
  max-width: 560px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border-color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.1);
  background: rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.82);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.08);
}

.mbbs-hero-stats strong {
  color: var(--mbbs-ink);
}

.mbbs-hero-stats strong small {
  color: var(--mbbs-coral);
}

.mbbs-hero-stats span {
  color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.62);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.mbbs-hero-badge {
  color: var(--mbbs-forest);
}

.mbbs-hero .btn-ghost {
  border-color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.18);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.66);
  color: var(--mbbs-ink);
}

.mbbs-hero-map {
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.mbbs-map-shell {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  min-height: 360px;
  aspect-ratio: 845.2 / 458;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #000;
  box-shadow:
    0 30px 80px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.26),
    0 0 0 1px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.2);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.mbbs-map-shell::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  border-radius: inherit;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 28%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15, 122, 120, 0.12) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 46%, rgba(189, 138, 58, 0.12) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbs-map-topline {
  position: absolute;
  top: 16px;
  left: 16px;
  z-index: 5;
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
  max-width: calc(100% - 32px);
  padding: 10px 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.48);
  color: #fff;
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.mbbs-map-topline span {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.64);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mbbs-map-topline strong {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.mbbs-codepen-map {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #000;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mbbs-codepen-map > svg {
  display: block;
  width: 94%;
  height: auto;
}

.mbbs-codepen-map circle {
  fill: #fff;
}

.mbbs-codepen-map .banaan {
  fill: #fff;
  transition: all 2s ease;
  animation: pulse 1.25s infinite cubic-bezier(0.66, 0, 0, 1);
}

@keyframes pulse {
  to {
    r: 5;
  }
}

.mbbs-codepen-projection {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  z-index: 4;
  width: 94%;
  aspect-ratio: 845.2 / 458;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin {
  left: var(--pin-x);
  top: var(--pin-y);
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin-dot {
  inset: 4px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 34% 30%, #fff4c4 0%, #f1b654 44%, #d96f55 100%);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.92),
    0 0 0 4px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78),
    0 8px 20px rgba(217, 111, 85, 0.5);
}

.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin-pulse,
.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin-pulse::after {
  background: rgba(217, 111, 85, 0.44);
}

.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin-card {
  border-radius: 999px;
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  background: #fffdf7;
}

.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin-card::after {
  background: #fffdf7;
}

.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="down"] .mbbs-pin-card {
  bottom: auto;
  top: calc(100% + 14px);
  transform: translate(-50%, -6px);
}

.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="left"] .mbbs-pin-card {
  bottom: auto;
  left: auto;
  right: calc(100% + 14px);
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(6px, -50%);
}

.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="right"] .mbbs-pin-card {
  bottom: auto;
  left: calc(100% + 14px);
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(-6px, -50%);
}

.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="down"]:hover .mbbs-pin-card,
.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="down"]:focus-visible .mbbs-pin-card {
  transform: translate(-50%, 0);
}

.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="left"]:hover .mbbs-pin-card,
.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="left"]:focus-visible .mbbs-pin-card,
.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="right"]:hover .mbbs-pin-card,
.mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin[data-card-dir="right"]:focus-visible .mbbs-pin-card {
  transform: translate(0, -50%);
}

.mbbs-map-caption {
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.66);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.mbbs-section-head {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
}

.mbbs-section-head h2,
.mbbs-universities h2,
.mbbs-neet h2,
.mbbs-parents h2 {
  margin: 10px 0 14px;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink);
  font-size: 2.75rem;
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.mbbs-section-head p,
.mbbs-universities p,
.mbbs-neet p,
.mbbs-parents p {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--mbbs-muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.74;
}

.mbbs-paths,
.mbbs-practice,
.mbbs-neet,
.mbbs-finance,
.mbbs-faq {
  padding: 88px 0;
  background: var(--mbbs-cream);
}

.mbbs-corridor,
.mbbs-career,
.mbbs-parents {
  padding: 92px 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #eef6f4 0%, #fbf8f0 100%);
}

.mbbs-universities,
.mbbs-compare,
.mbbs-timeline {
  padding: 92px 0;
  background: #f7f2e8;
}

.mbbs-path-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
}

.mbbs-path-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 26px;
  border: 1px solid var(--mbbs-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.08);
}

.mbbs-path-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 24px;
  right: 24px;
  top: 0;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 0 0 3px 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mbbs-teal), var(--mbbs-gold), var(--mbbs-coral));
}

.mbbs-path-card-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.mbbs-path-card-head span {
  color: var(--mbbs-teal);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mbbs-path-card-head strong {
  padding: 7px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #f7f2e8;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.mbbs-path-card ol {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: pathStep;
}

.mbbs-path-card li {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 86px;
  padding: 34px 12px 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.1);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fbf8f0;
  color: var(--mbbs-text);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.mbbs-path-card li::before {
  counter-increment: pathStep;
  content: "0" counter(pathStep);
  position: absolute;
  left: 12px;
  top: 10px;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.mbbs-country-grid {
  gap: 20px;
}

.mbbs-country-card {
  border-radius: 8px;
  border-color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.1);
  background: #fffdf7;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.07);
}

.mbbs-country-card::before {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mbbs-teal), var(--mbbs-gold));
}

.mbbs-country-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(15, 122, 120, 0.34);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 44px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.12);
}

.mbbs-country-flag {
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #f7f2e8;
}

.mbbs-country-index,
.mbbs-country-head p,
.mbbs-country-cta {
  color: var(--mbbs-teal);
}

.mbbs-country-head h3,
.mbbs-country-grid-meta dd {
  color: var(--mbbs-ink);
}

.mbbs-country-note,
.mbbs-country-grid-meta dt {
  color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.66);
}

.mbbs-universities-grid,
.mbbs-neet-grid,
.mbbs-parents-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr);
  gap: 44px;
  align-items: start;
}

.mbbs-university-board {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
}

.mbbs-university-board article,
.mbbs-check-card,
.mbbs-finance-card,
.mbbs-faq-grid article {
  border: 1px solid var(--mbbs-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fffdf7;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.06);
}

.mbbs-university-board article {
  padding: 20px;
}

.mbbs-university-board h3 {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.42rem;
  line-height: 1.16;
}

.mbbs-university-board ul {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.mbbs-university-board li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 16px;
  color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.74);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.mbbs-university-board li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.66em;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--mbbs-gold);
}

.mbbs-check-grid,
.mbbs-finance-grid,
.mbbs-faq-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.mbbs-check-card,
.mbbs-finance-card,
.mbbs-faq-grid article {
  padding: 24px;
}

.mbbs-check-card i,
.mbbs-check-card svg,
.mbbs-finance-card i,
.mbbs-finance-card svg {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  color: var(--mbbs-coral);
  stroke-width: 2.4;
}

.mbbs-check-card h3,
.mbbs-finance-card h3,
.mbbs-faq-grid h3 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.28;
}

.mbbs-check-card p,
.mbbs-finance-card p,
.mbbs-faq-grid p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--mbbs-muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.66;
}

.mbbs-career-rail {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.mbbs-career-rail li {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 210px;
  padding: 24px 20px;
  border: 1px solid var(--mbbs-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fffdf7;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.06);
}

.mbbs-career-rail li::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 20px;
  right: 20px;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mbbs-teal), var(--mbbs-gold));
}

.mbbs-career-rail span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  padding: 0 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #eef6f4;
  color: var(--mbbs-teal);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.mbbs-career-rail h3 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.42rem;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.mbbs-career-rail p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--mbbs-muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.mbbs-neet-panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
}

.mbbs-neet-panel article {
  min-height: 150px;
  padding: 24px;
  border: 1px solid var(--mbbs-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #10262a 0%, #153d2f 100%);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.16);
}

.mbbs-neet-panel strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: #f1c36d;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.45rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.mbbs-neet-panel span {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.mbbs-compare-table {
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--mbbs-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fffdf7;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.08);
}

.mbbs-compare-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 1fr 1fr;
  min-height: 70px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.09);
}

.mbbs-compare-row:first-child {
  border-top: 0;
}

.mbbs-compare-row > * {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.09);
  color: var(--mbbs-muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.mbbs-compare-row > *:first-child {
  border-left: 0;
}

.mbbs-compare-row strong {
  color: var(--mbbs-ink);
}

.mbbs-compare-header {
  min-height: 52px;
  background: #10262a;
}

.mbbs-compare-header span {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mbbs-parent-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.mbbs-parent-list li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 24px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: start;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--mbbs-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fffdf7;
  color: var(--mbbs-text);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  line-height: 1.55;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.05);
}

.mbbs-parent-list i,
.mbbs-parent-list svg {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  margin-top: 2px;
  color: var(--mbbs-teal);
  stroke-width: 2.5;
}

.mbbs-timeline-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
}

.mbbs-timeline-grid article {
  padding: 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--mbbs-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fffdf7;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.08);
}

.mbbs-timeline-grid h3 {
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.mbbs-timeline-grid ol {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: timelineStep;
}

.mbbs-timeline-grid li {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 50px;
  padding: 13px 14px 13px 48px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.08);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fbf8f0;
  color: var(--mbbs-text);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.mbbs-timeline-grid li::before {
  counter-increment: timelineStep;
  content: counter(timelineStep);
  position: absolute;
  left: 14px;
  top: 50%;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--mbbs-teal);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.mbbs-final-cta {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f7f2e8 0%, #eef6f4 100%);
}

.mbbs-final-cta .insights-cta-panel {
  border-radius: 8px;
}

@media (max-width: 1120px) {
  .mbbs-hero-grid,
  .mbbs-universities-grid,
  .mbbs-neet-grid,
  .mbbs-parents-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .mbbs-hero-copy {
    max-width: 760px;
  }

  .mbbs-map-shell {
    max-width: 920px;
  }

  .mbbs-country-grid,
  .mbbs-check-grid,
  .mbbs-finance-grid,
  .mbbs-faq-grid,
  .mbbs-career-rail {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .mbbs-path-card ol {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .mbbs-hero {
    padding: 96px 0 62px;
  }

  .mbbs-hero-copy h1,
  .mbbs-section-head h2,
  .mbbs-universities h2,
  .mbbs-neet h2,
  .mbbs-parents h2 {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
  }

  .mbbs-hero-stats,
  .mbbs-path-grid,
  .mbbs-country-grid,
  .mbbs-check-grid,
  .mbbs-finance-grid,
  .mbbs-faq-grid,
  .mbbs-career-rail,
  .mbbs-university-board,
  .mbbs-neet-panel,
  .mbbs-timeline-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .mbbs-map-shell {
    min-height: 260px;
  }

  .mbbs-map-topline {
    top: 10px;
    left: 10px;
    padding: 8px 10px;
  }

  .mbbs-map-topline strong {
    font-size: 0.76rem;
  }

  .mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin {
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
  }

  .mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin-card {
    display: none;
  }

  .mbbs-path-card ol {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .mbbs-path-card li {
    min-height: 58px;
  }

  .mbbs-compare-table {
    display: grid;
    gap: 12px;
    overflow: visible;
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
    box-shadow: none;
  }

  .mbbs-compare-row,
  .mbbs-compare-header {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    min-height: auto;
    border: 1px solid var(--mbbs-line);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: #fffdf7;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .mbbs-compare-header {
    display: none;
  }

  .mbbs-compare-row > * {
    border-left: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.08);
    padding: 13px 16px;
  }

  .mbbs-compare-row > *:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
    background: #10262a;
    color: #fff;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .mbbs-hero-actions .btn {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .mbbs-hero-copy h1,
  .mbbs-section-head h2,
  .mbbs-universities h2,
  .mbbs-neet h2,
  .mbbs-parents h2 {
    font-size: 1.95rem;
  }

  .mbbs-path-card,
  .mbbs-country-card,
  .mbbs-check-card,
  .mbbs-finance-card,
  .mbbs-faq-grid article,
  .mbbs-timeline-grid article,
  .mbbs-university-board article {
    padding: 20px;
  }

  .mbbs-map-shell {
    min-height: 220px;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   MBBS hero - clean redesign
   - Map sits in the background full-bleed on every breakpoint
   - Copy column anchored left with calm chips + serif headline
   ============================================================ */
.mbbs-hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 88vh;
  padding: 88px 0 72px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 80% at 100% 0%, rgba(189, 138, 58, 0.10) 0%, transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #fffdf7 0%, #eef6f4 52%, #fff3e8 100%);
}

/* hero container breaks out of the global 1280px to sit closer to the left edge */
.mbbs-hero .container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  padding-left: clamp(24px, 5vw, 88px);
  padding-right: clamp(24px, 5vw, 88px);
  margin: 0;
}

/* readability scrim so the copy sits cleanly over the dotted map */
.mbbs-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.96) 0%,
      rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.88) 28%,
      rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.55) 46%,
      rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.18) 62%,
      rgba(255, 253, 247, 0) 78%
    );
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* map - always behind, never reflowed below the copy
   container aspect locked to the SVG so the pin overlay (using % coords)
   always lines up exactly with the dot art at every breakpoint */
.mbbs-hero-bg-map {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  right: 0;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: min(78%, 1480px);
  aspect-ratio: 845.2 / 458;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.95;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 18%, #000 92%, transparent 100%);
          mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 18%, #000 92%, transparent 100%);
}

.mbbs-hero-bg-map > svg {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.mbbs-hero-bg-map svg circle {
  fill: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.30);
}

.mbbs-hero-bg-map svg .banaan {
  fill: rgba(15, 122, 120, 0.62);
}

.mbbs-hero-bg-map .mbbs-codepen-projection {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  transform: none;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbs-hero-bg-map .mbbs-pin {
  pointer-events: auto;
}

/* container + grid */
.mbbs-hero .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.mbbs-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
}

.mbbs-hero-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 580px;
}

/* chips row */
.mbbs-hero-chips {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
}

.mbbs-chip {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  height: 36px;
  padding: 0 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.10);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink, #10262a);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.10em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.05);
}

.mbbs-chip i,
.mbbs-chip svg {
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
  color: var(--mbbs-teal, #0f7a78);
  stroke-width: 2.4;
}

.mbbs-chip-warm i,
.mbbs-chip-warm svg {
  color: var(--mbbs-coral, #d96f55);
}

/* headline */
.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-copy h1 {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  max-width: 100%;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink, #10262a);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4.6vw, 3.8rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-copy h1 .mbbs-hero-sub {
  display: block;
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink, #10262a);
}

/* gold MBBS treatment */
.mbbs-gold {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 700;
  background: var(--animated-text-gradient);
  background-size: var(--animated-text-size);
  background-position: 0% 50%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
          background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  color: transparent;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 0 rgba(16, 2, 88, 0.18));
  animation: goldShimmer var(--animated-text-duration) ease-in-out infinite;
}

.mbbs-gold::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 4%;
  right: 4%;
  bottom: -2px;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--animated-text-gradient);
  background-size: var(--animated-text-size);
  background-position: 0% 50%;
  animation: goldShimmer var(--animated-text-duration) ease-in-out infinite;
  opacity: 0.9;
  pointer-events: none;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .mbbs-gold,
  .mbbs-gold::after {
    animation: none;
  }
  .mbbs-gold {
    background-position: 50% 0;
  }
}

/* lede */
.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-lede {
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  max-width: 520px;
  color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.72);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* CTAs */
.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
}

.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-actions .btn.mbbs-hero-cta {
  min-height: 52px;
  padding: 0 22px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  background: var(--mbbs-coral, #d96f55);
  color: #fff;
  border: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 32px rgba(217, 111, 85, 0.28);
}

.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-actions .btn.mbbs-hero-cta:hover,
.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-actions .btn.mbbs-hero-cta:focus-visible {
  background: #c6604a;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-actions .btn.mbbs-hero-cta i,
.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-actions .btn.mbbs-hero-cta svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  stroke-width: 2.6;
}

.mbbs-hero-quietlink {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  min-height: 52px;
  padding: 0 22px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.14);
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink, #10262a);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.05);
  transition: border-color 180ms ease, color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.mbbs-hero-quietlink:hover,
.mbbs-hero-quietlink:focus-visible {
  border-color: rgba(217, 111, 85, 0.45);
  color: var(--mbbs-coral, #d96f55);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.mbbs-hero-quietlink i,
.mbbs-hero-quietlink svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  stroke-width: 2.5;
}

/* trust cards */
.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-trust {
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-trust li {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.10);
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink, #10262a);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.05);
}

.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-trust .mbbs-trust-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: rgba(15, 122, 120, 0.10);
  color: var(--mbbs-teal, #0f7a78);
}

.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-trust .mbbs-trust-icon i,
.mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-trust .mbbs-trust-icon svg {
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
  stroke-width: 2.4;
}

/* ----- responsive: tablet ----- */
@media (max-width: 1120px) {
  .mbbs-hero {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 88px 0 56px;
  }

  .mbbs-hero::before {
    background:
      linear-gradient(
        180deg,
        rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.92) 0%,
        rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.72) 38%,
        rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.42) 70%,
        rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.20) 100%
      );
  }

  .mbbs-hero-bg-map {
    width: 100%;
    opacity: 0.8;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 22%, #000 88%, transparent 100%);
            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, #000 22%, #000 88%, transparent 100%);
  }

  .mbbs-hero-copy {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}

/* ----- responsive: mobile ----- */
@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .mbbs-hero {
    padding: 80px 0 48px;
  }

  .mbbs-hero::before {
    background:
      linear-gradient(
        180deg,
        rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.88) 0%,
        rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.62) 50%,
        rgba(255, 253, 247, 0.36) 100%
      );
  }

  .mbbs-hero-bg-map {
    /* stays as the section background on mobile - never moves below content */
    width: 100%;
    opacity: 0.65;
  }

  .mbbs-hero-bg-map svg circle {
    fill: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.45);
  }

  .mbbs-hero-chips {
    gap: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
  }

  .mbbs-chip {
    height: 32px;
    padding: 0 12px;
    font-size: 0.66rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  }

  .mbbs-chip i,
  .mbbs-chip svg {
    width: 13px;
    height: 13px;
  }

  .mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-lede {
    font-size: 0.96rem;
    margin-bottom: 26px;
  }

  .mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-actions .btn.mbbs-hero-cta,
  .mbbs-hero-quietlink {
    min-height: 48px;
    padding: 0 18px;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }

  .mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-trust li {
    padding: 9px 13px;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
  }

  .mbbs-hero-bg-map .mbbs-codepen-projection {
    display: none;
  }

  .mbbs-hero-bg-map svg .banaan {
    fill: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.45);
    animation: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .mbbs-hero {
    padding: 72px 0 40px;
  }

  .mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-actions {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-actions .btn.mbbs-hero-cta,
  .mbbs-hero-quietlink {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-trust {
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .mbbs-hero .mbbs-hero-trust li {
    flex: 1 1 calc(50% - 4px);
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   MBBS comparison page v2
   Separate route/view; scoped so the original MBBS page remains intact.
   ============================================================ */
.mbbs-v2-page {
  background: #fffdf7;
}

.mbbs-v2-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 112px 0 86px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(72% 64% at 92% 12%, rgba(217, 111, 85, 0.10) 0%, transparent 58%),
    radial-gradient(52% 44% at 8% 82%, rgba(189, 138, 58, 0.09) 0%, transparent 54%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fffdf7 0%, #fffaf0 100%),
    #fffdf7;
}

.mbbs-v2-hero .container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: clamp(20px, 3vw, 54px);
  padding-right: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 42px);
}

.mbbs-v2-hero-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, 420px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 54px);
  align-items: start;
}

.mbbs-v2-hero-copy {
  max-width: 420px;
  padding-top: clamp(10px, 3vw, 34px);
}

.mbbs-v2-hero-copy h1 {
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  max-width: 420px;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink, #10262a);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 3.9vw, 3.9rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.mbbs-v2-lede {
  max-width: 402px;
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.74);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.mbbs-v2-country-panel {
  min-width: 0;
  padding-top: 0;
}

.mbbs-v2-country-carousel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 100%;
  padding: 16px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.12);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.90);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.10);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card::before {
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mbbs-teal, #0f7a78), var(--mbbs-gold, #bd8a3a), var(--mbbs-coral, #d96f55));
  opacity: 1;
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: rgba(15, 122, 120, 0.28);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 50px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.14);
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-head {
  gap: 11px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-flag {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fffaf0;
  border-color: rgba(189, 138, 58, 0.22);
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-head h3 {
  font-size: 1.28rem;
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-head p {
  color: var(--mbbs-teal, #0f7a78);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-note {
  display: -webkit-box;
  min-height: 4.35em;
  margin-bottom: 11px;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.70);
  font-size: 0.80rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-grid-meta {
  gap: 8px 11px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  padding-top: 11px;
  border-top-color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.12);
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-grid-meta dt {
  color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.54);
  font-size: 0.56rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-grid-meta dd {
  color: var(--mbbs-ink, #10262a);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.34;
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-cta {
  position: relative;
  align-self: flex-start;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding: 6px 0 5px;
  background: none;
  color: var(--mbbs-teal, #0f7a78);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  transition: color 0.25s ease, gap 0.25s ease;
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-cta::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: currentColor;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 0.32s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-cta:hover,
.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-cta:focus-visible {
  gap: 12px;
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-cta:hover::after,
.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-cta:focus-visible::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-cta i,
.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-cta svg {
  transition: transform 0.28s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}

.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-cta:hover i,
.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-cta:hover svg,
.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-cta:focus-visible i,
.mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-cta:focus-visible svg {
  transform: translate(3px, -3px);
}

.mbbs-v2-services {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 104px 0 112px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fffaf0 0%, #f1f8f6 48%, #ffffff 100%);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.08);
}

.mbbs-v2-services .container {
  position: relative;
}

.mbbs-v2-services-head {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto 42px;
  text-align: center;
}

.mbbs-v2-services-head h2 {
  margin: 8px 0 14px;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink, #10262a);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.4vw, 4.1rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.mbbs-v2-services-head p {
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.70);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.mbbs-v2-services-grid {
  counter-reset: mbbs-service;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.mbbs-v2-service-card {
  position: relative;
  counter-increment: mbbs-service;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: grid;
  justify-items: center;
  align-content: start;
  min-height: 258px;
  padding: 30px 18px 26px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.12);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
  text-align: center;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.08);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  transition: border-color 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease, background 180ms ease;
}

.mbbs-v2-service-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 18px;
  right: 18px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 0 0 999px 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mbbs-teal, #0f7a78), var(--mbbs-gold, #bd8a3a), var(--mbbs-coral, #d96f55));
}

.mbbs-v2-service-card::after {
  content: counter(mbbs-service, decimal-leading-zero);
  position: absolute;
  top: 16px;
  right: 16px;
  color: rgba(15, 122, 120, 0.18);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.mbbs-v2-service-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  border-color: rgba(15, 122, 120, 0.30);
  background: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 26px 58px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.13);
}

.mbbs-v2-service-icon {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 58px;
  height: 58px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(15, 122, 120, 0.18);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(15, 122, 120, 0.12) 0%, rgba(189, 138, 58, 0.10) 100%),
    #ffffff;
  color: var(--mbbs-teal, #0f7a78);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 28px rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.08);
}

.mbbs-v2-service-icon i,
.mbbs-v2-service-icon svg {
  width: 27px;
  height: 27px;
  stroke-width: 2.1;
}

.mbbs-v2-service-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: var(--mbbs-ink, #10262a);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.10em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mbbs-v2-service-card p {
  max-width: 24ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.68);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

@media (max-width: 1280px) {
  .mbbs-v2-hero-layout {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(286px, 370px) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 28px;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-hero-copy,
  .mbbs-v2-hero-copy h1,
  .mbbs-v2-lede {
    max-width: 370px;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-services-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  .mbbs-v2-hero-layout {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(270px, 340px) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-hero-copy,
  .mbbs-v2-hero-copy h1,
  .mbbs-v2-lede {
    max-width: 340px;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.28rem, 3.6vw, 3.15rem);
  }

  .mbbs-v2-country-carousel {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    overflow-x: auto;
    overscroll-behavior-inline: contain;
    padding: 4px 2px 18px;
    scroll-padding-inline: 2px;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    scrollbar-width: thin;
    scrollbar-color: rgba(15, 122, 120, 0.42) rgba(16, 38, 42, 0.08);
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card {
    flex: 0 0 clamp(260px, 42vw, 360px);
    scroll-snap-align: start;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .mbbs-v2-hero-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-hero-copy,
  .mbbs-v2-hero-copy h1,
  .mbbs-v2-lede {
    max-width: 760px;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-hero-copy {
    padding-top: 0;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card {
    flex-basis: clamp(280px, 78vw, 390px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .mbbs-v2-hero {
    padding: 88px 0 62px;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-hero .container {
    width: min(calc(100% - 28px), 1440px);
  }

  .mbbs-v2-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 10vw, 2.7rem);
  }

  .mbbs-v2-services {
    padding: 66px 0 72px;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-services-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 14px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .mbbs-v2-services-head {
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-services-head p {
    max-width: 30ch;
    font-size: 0.96rem;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-services-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-service-card {
    padding: 28px 20px 24px;
    min-height: 210px;
  }

  .mbbs-v2-service-card p {
    max-width: 28ch;
  }
}

/* ==============================================================
   About page — vidysea-inspired redesign (prefix: .va-)
   Modular sections: hero collage, vision/mission, who/why/what
   pillars, global impact stats, founders + advisors + management,
   final CTA. Uses existing brand tokens (navy/teal/gold).
   ============================================================== */

.va-about-page {
  --va-ink: #0f2230;
  --va-muted: #5d6e76;
  --va-line: rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.10);
  --va-line-strong: rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.16);
  --va-paper: #ffffff;
  --va-cream: #fbf6ec;
  --va-mist: #f1f8f7;
  --va-aqua: #e6f4f2;
  --va-radius: 14px;
  --va-radius-lg: 22px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fdfaf2 0%, #f4f9f8 38%, #fffaf2 70%, #eaf3f3 100%);
  color: var(--va-ink);
}

.va-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.32);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.08);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.va-eyebrow--light {
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  color: #fff;
}

/* ───────────────────────── HERO ───────────────────────── */
.va-hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: 96px 0 100px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.va-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -160px;
  right: -180px;
  width: 540px;
  height: 540px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.14), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.va-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -180px;
  left: -120px;
  width: 460px;
  height: 460px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.13), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.va-hero-grid {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 0.95fr);
  gap: 64px;
  align-items: center;
  z-index: 1;
}

.va-hero-copy h1 {
  margin: 22px 0 22px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 3.55rem;
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.va-hero-copy h1 em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.va-hero-num {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 62%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.32) 62%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.32) 92%, transparent 92%);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-style: italic;
}

.va-hero-lede {
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  max-width: 560px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
}

.va-hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}

.va-hero-trust {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 20px 22px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  border: 1px solid var(--va-line);
  border-radius: var(--va-radius);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
  max-width: 560px;
}

.va-hero-trust > div {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
}

.va-hero-trust strong {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1;
}

.va-hero-trust span {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.va-hero-collage {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 5 / 6;
  min-height: 520px;
}

.va-hero-photo {
  position: absolute;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  border-radius: var(--va-radius-lg);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.18);
  border: 6px solid #fff;
}

.va-hero-photo--lg {
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  width: 78%;
  height: 80%;
}

.va-hero-photo--sm {
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 56%;
  height: 48%;
  border-color: var(--gold);
  border-width: 5px;
}

.va-hero-badge {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 26%;
  right: -14px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.14);
  border: 1px solid var(--va-line);
  z-index: 2;
}

.va-hero-badge i,
.va-hero-badge svg {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  color: var(--gold);
  stroke-width: 2.2;
}

.va-hero-badge div {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.va-hero-badge strong {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.va-hero-badge span {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* ─────────────────── VISION & MISSION ─────────────────── */
.va-vm {
  position: relative;
  padding: 96px 0;
  background: #ffffff;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--va-line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--va-line);
}

.va-vm-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 56px;
}

.va-vm-head h2 {
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.55rem;
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.va-vm-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 28px;
}

.va-vm-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 44px 38px 40px;
  border-radius: var(--va-radius-lg);
  border: 1px solid var(--va-line);
  background: var(--va-paper);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
}

.va-vm-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -80px;
  right: -80px;
  width: 220px;
  height: 220px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  opacity: 0.6;
}

.va-vm-card--vision::before {
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.20), transparent 70%);
}

.va-vm-card--mission::before {
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.22), transparent 70%);
}

.va-vm-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 50px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.12);
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.3);
}

.va-vm-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 58px;
  height: 58px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--teal) 0%, var(--navy) 100%);
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.32);
}

.va-vm-card--mission .va-vm-icon {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold) 0%, #b07832 100%);
}

.va-vm-icon svg {
  width: 26px !important;
  height: 26px !important;
  stroke-width: 1.8;
  color: #fff;
}

.va-vm-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.va-vm-card--mission .va-vm-tag {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.va-vm-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.28;
  color: var(--navy);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.va-vm-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* ─────────────────── PILLARS (WHO/WHY/WHAT) ─────────────────── */
.va-pillars {
  padding: 110px 0 30px;
}

.va-pillar {
  margin-bottom: 96px;
}

.va-pillar:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.va-pillar--row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 72px;
  align-items: center;
}

.va-pillar--reverse .va-pillar-copy {
  order: 2;
}

.va-pillar--reverse .va-pillar-media {
  order: 1;
}

.va-pillar-copy h2 {
  margin: 18px 0 18px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.va-pillar-copy p {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
}

.va-chips {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.va-chips li {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.36);
  background: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.08);
  color: #8b6326;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.va-chips svg {
  width: 16px !important;
  height: 16px !important;
  color: var(--gold);
  stroke-width: 2.2;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.va-pillar-media {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  border-radius: var(--va-radius-lg);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 28px 56px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.16);
}

.va-pillar-media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 5 / 4;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.va-pillar-tag {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 18px;
  left: 18px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.78);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.va-pillar-tag svg {
  width: 14px !important;
  height: 14px !important;
  color: var(--gold);
  stroke-width: 2.2;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.va-hero-badge svg,
.va-hero-actions svg,
.va-cta-actions svg,
.va-cta-tags svg,
.va-team-social svg,
.va-team-expand svg {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

/* ─────────────────── GLOBAL IMPACT ─────────────────── */
.va-impact {
  position: relative;
  padding: 110px 0 120px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 20%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.25), transparent 50%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 88% 80%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.18), transparent 50%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #0b2b43 0%, #07585a 100%);
  color: #fff;
}

.va-impact-head {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 56px;
}

.va-impact-head h2 {
  margin: 18px 0 14px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.16;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  color: #fff;
}

.va-impact-head p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.va-impact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
}

.va-impact-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 38px 28px 32px;
  border-radius: var(--va-radius-lg);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  text-align: left;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
}

.va-impact-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 28px;
  right: 28px;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), transparent);
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.va-impact-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.45);
}

/* Icon: thin gold-outline circle sitting top-right as an accent */
.va-impact-icon {
  position: absolute;
  top: 22px;
  right: 22px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.55);
  background: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.12);
  color: var(--gold);
  transition: background 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.va-impact-card:hover .va-impact-icon {
  background: var(--gold);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  color: #fff;
  transform: rotate(-6deg) scale(1.05);
}

.va-impact-icon svg {
  width: 18px !important;
  height: 18px !important;
  stroke-width: 2;
  display: block;
}

.va-impact-card strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 3.4rem;
  line-height: 1;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.va-impact-card strong small {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  margin-left: 2px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: italic;
}

.va-impact-card span:not(.va-impact-icon) {
  display: block;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 92%;
}

/* ─────────────────── TEAM (FOUNDERS / ADVISORS / MGMT) ─────────────────── */
.va-team {
  padding: 110px 0;
  background: #fff;
}

.va-team--alt {
  background: #f8fbfb;
}

.va-team-head {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto 56px;
}

.va-team-head h2 {
  margin: 18px 0 12px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.45rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.va-team-head p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.va-team-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 28px;
}

.va-team-grid--3 {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.va-team-grid--4 {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.va-team-grid--compact {
  gap: 22px;
}

.va-team-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--va-radius-lg);
  border: 1px solid var(--va-line);
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 36px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
}

.va-team-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.14);
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.3);
}

.va-team-photo {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  background-position: center top;
  background-size: cover;
  background-color: var(--va-mist);
}

.va-team-card--compact .va-team-photo {
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
}

.va-team-body {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  padding: 24px 26px 26px;
}

.va-team-card--compact .va-team-body {
  padding: 18px 20px 20px;
}

.va-team-body h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.va-team-card--compact .va-team-body h3 {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}

.va-team-role {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.va-team-body p {
  margin: 10px 0 16px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
}

.va-team-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: auto;
}

.va-team-desk {
  display: inline-flex;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.4);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.va-team-social {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--va-mist);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  border: 1px solid var(--va-line);
  transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.va-team-social:hover {
  background: var(--teal-dark);
  color: #fff;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.va-team-social i,
.va-team-social svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  stroke-width: 2.2;
}

/* Friendly "hi 👋 / high-five" wave on the founder cards.
   The hand waves when you hover the card or the circle itself. */
.va-team-social svg {
  transform-origin: 72% 88%; /* pivot near the wrist for a natural wave */
}
.va-team-card:hover .va-team-social svg,
.va-team-social:hover svg {
  animation: va-hi-wave 0.9s ease-in-out;
}
@keyframes va-hi-wave {
  0%, 100% { transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1); }
  10%      { transform: rotate(-12deg) scale(1.06); }
  25%      { transform: rotate(16deg) scale(1.12); }
  40%      { transform: rotate(-10deg) scale(1.10); }
  55%      { transform: rotate(14deg) scale(1.12); }
  70%      { transform: rotate(-6deg) scale(1.06); }
  85%      { transform: rotate(8deg) scale(1.02); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .va-team-card:hover .va-team-social svg,
  .va-team-social:hover svg { animation: none; }
}

.va-team-expand {
  position: absolute;
  top: -22px;
  right: 18px;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 0;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: #fff;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.35);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease;
}

.va-team-expand:hover {
  background: var(--navy);
  transform: scale(1.08);
}

.va-team-expand i,
.va-team-expand svg {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  stroke-width: 2.4;
}

/* ─────────────────── FINAL CTA ─────────────────── */
.va-cta {
  position: relative;
  padding: 110px 0 180px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 12%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.28), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 86% 86%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.18), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #07585a 0%, #0a3f4f 42%, #082836 76%, #071c26 100%);
  color: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.va-cta::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: -1px;
  height: 140px;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.55) 40%, #071922 100%);
  z-index: 1;
}

.va-cta .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.va-about-page + .site-footer {
  margin-top: 0;
}

/* (was a -60px overlap + transparent→dark fade band; under the current theme
   that stacked into a hard dark block at the footer top) */
.va-about-page + .site-footer::after {
  content: none;
}

.va-cta-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, 0.9fr);
  gap: 64px;
  align-items: center;
}

.va-cta-copy h2 {
  margin: 18px 0 22px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.8rem;
  line-height: 1.14;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
}

.va-cta-copy p {
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  max-width: 540px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
}

.va-cta-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.va-cta-ghost {
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) !important;
  color: #fff !important;
}

.va-cta-ghost:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) !important;
  border-color: var(--gold) !important;
}

.va-cta-tags {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
}

.va-cta-tags li {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.va-cta-tags i,
.va-cta-tags svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  color: var(--gold);
  stroke-width: 2.2;
}

.va-cta-media {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  border-radius: var(--va-radius-lg);
  overflow: visible;
}

.va-cta-media img {
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: var(--va-radius-lg);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.va-cta-card {
  position: absolute;
  left: -28px;
  bottom: 28px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  padding: 20px 24px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--navy);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
  min-width: 220px;
  border-top: 4px solid var(--gold);
}

.va-cta-card-num {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.va-cta-card-label {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* ───────────────────────── RESPONSIVE ───────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .va-team-grid--4 {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
  .va-team-grid--3 {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
  .va-impact-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .va-hero {
    padding: 64px 0 80px;
  }
  .va-hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
  }
  .va-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: 2.6rem;
  }
  .va-hero-collage {
    min-height: 460px;
  }
  .va-vm {
    padding: 72px 0;
  }
  .va-vm-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .va-pillars {
    padding: 80px 0 16px;
  }
  .va-pillar {
    margin-bottom: 72px;
  }
  .va-pillar--row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 36px;
  }
  .va-pillar--reverse .va-pillar-copy {
    order: 1;
  }
  .va-pillar--reverse .va-pillar-media {
    order: 2;
  }
  .va-pillar-copy h2 {
    font-size: 1.95rem;
  }
  .va-impact {
    padding: 80px 0 90px;
  }
  .va-impact-head h2,
  .va-team-head h2,
  .va-vm-head h2 {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }
  .va-team {
    padding: 80px 0;
  }
  .va-cta {
    padding: 80px 0 100px;
  }
  .va-cta-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
  }
  .va-cta-copy h2 {
    font-size: 2.1rem;
  }
  .va-cta-card {
    left: 16px;
    bottom: 16px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .va-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: 2.1rem;
  }
  .va-hero-trust {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 10px;
  }
  .va-hero-collage {
    min-height: 380px;
  }
  .va-hero-badge {
    right: 8px;
    bottom: 22%;
    padding: 10px 14px;
  }
  .va-vm-card {
    padding: 32px 26px 28px;
  }
  .va-team-grid--3,
  .va-team-grid--4 {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .va-impact-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .va-impact-card strong,
  .va-cta-card-num {
    font-size: 2.4rem;
  }
  .va-impact-icon {
    top: 18px;
    right: 18px;
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
  }
}

/* ==============================================================
   Careers page — Sattva-inspired hiring process + form
   Prefix: .cr-  (Hero stays on existing .insights-page-hero)
   ============================================================== */

.careers-page {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fffaf2 0%, #f4f9f8 32%, #fff9f0 64%, #eaf3f3 100%);
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* ───────── Life at One Degree ───────── */
.cr-life {
  padding: 110px 0 80px;
}

.cr-life-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 0.95fr);
  gap: 72px;
  align-items: center;
}

.cr-life-copy h2 {
  margin: 18px 0 22px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.55rem;
  line-height: 1.16;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.cr-life-copy p {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
}

.cr-life-points {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 30px 0 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
}

.cr-life-points li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--va-line, rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.10));
  box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
}

.cr-life-points svg {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 22px !important;
  height: 22px !important;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  stroke-width: 2;
  margin-top: 2px;
}

.cr-life-points strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 800;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.cr-life-points span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.97rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.cr-life-media {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  border-radius: 22px;
  overflow: visible;
}

.cr-life-media img {
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 22px;
  box-shadow: 0 28px 60px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.18);
  aspect-ratio: 5 / 6;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.cr-life-badge {
  position: absolute;
  left: -22px;
  bottom: 32px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--va-line, rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.10));
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.14);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--gold);
}

.cr-life-badge svg {
  width: 22px !important;
  height: 22px !important;
  color: var(--gold);
  stroke-width: 2.2;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.cr-life-badge strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.cr-life-badge span {
  display: block;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

/* ───────── Hiring Process (compact horizontal rail) ───────── */
.cr-rail {
  position: relative;
  padding: 96px 0 100px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 92% 8%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.10), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 6% 92%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.08), transparent 55%),
    #ffffff;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--va-line, rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.08));
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--va-line, rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.08));
}

.cr-rail-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) minmax(0, 0.8fr);
  gap: 32px;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 56px;
}

.cr-rail-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 5px 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.32);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.08);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.cr-rail-eyebrow svg {
  width: 14px !important;
  height: 14px !important;
  stroke-width: 2.4;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.cr-rail-head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  line-height: 1.14;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.cr-rail-head h2 em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.cr-rail-head > p {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.cr-rail-head strong {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-weight: 800;
}

/* Track: 6 columns; rail line passes through the NUMBER row at the top,
   then icon nodes and labels stack cleanly below. */
.cr-rail-track {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr));
  column-gap: 8px;
  padding: 20px 0 8px;
  --rail-num-size: 38px;
  --rail-line-top: 19px;
}

/* The continuous track sits behind the number badges. We use two layered
   lines: a static dashed track + a solid progress fill that animates. */
.cr-rail-line {
  position: absolute;
  top: var(--rail-line-top);
  left: calc((100% / 6) / 2);
  right: calc((100% / 6) / 2);
  height: 2px;
  z-index: 0;
  background-image: linear-gradient(
    to right,
    rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.22) 0,
    rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.22) 6px,
    transparent 6px,
    transparent 12px
  );
  background-size: 12px 2px;
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
}

.cr-rail-line-fill {
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 0%;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal-dark) 0%, var(--gold) 100%);
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: width 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.35);
}

.cr-rail-step {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 0 4px;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: inherit;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: transform 0.25s ease;
}

.cr-rail-step:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* Number badge sits ON the line — looks like a bead on a string */
.cr-rail-step-num {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: var(--rail-num-size);
  height: var(--rail-num-size);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 2px solid rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.18);
  color: rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.55);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px #ffffff,
              0 4px 10px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
  transition: background 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease,
              color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

/* Vertical drop-line from the bead to the icon below */
.cr-rail-step-num::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 0;
  height: 14px;
  border-left: 1.5px dashed rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.22);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease;
}

/* Icon node — floats below the bead, no line crosses it */
.cr-rail-node {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  margin-top: -2px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.12);
  color: rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.55);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
  transition: background 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease,
              color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.cr-rail-node svg {
  width: 24px !important;
  height: 24px !important;
  stroke-width: 1.9;
}

.cr-rail-label {
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.58);
  max-width: 130px;
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

/* ── States ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.cr-rail-step.is-passed .cr-rail-step-num {
  background: var(--teal-dark);
  border-color: var(--teal-dark);
  color: #fff;
}

.cr-rail-step.is-passed .cr-rail-step-num::after {
  border-left-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.55);
}

.cr-rail-step.is-passed .cr-rail-node {
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.4);
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.06);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.cr-rail-step.is-active .cr-rail-step-num {
  background: var(--gold);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px #ffffff,
              0 8px 18px rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.4);
}

.cr-rail-step.is-active .cr-rail-step-num::after {
  border-left-color: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.6);
}

.cr-rail-step.is-active .cr-rail-node {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--teal) 0%, var(--navy) 100%);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  color: #fff;
  transform: scale(1.05);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.32),
              0 0 0 4px rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.18);
}

.cr-rail-step.is-active .cr-rail-label {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.cr-rail-step:focus-visible {
  outline: none;
}

.cr-rail-step:focus-visible .cr-rail-step-num {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.4);
}

/* Panel: split into side meta + main body */
.cr-rail-panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.85fr) minmax(0, 1.4fr);
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 48px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--va-line, rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.10));
  box-shadow: 0 22px 50px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.10);
}

.cr-rail-panel-side {
  position: relative;
  padding: 32px 32px 30px;
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--teal-dark) 100%);
  color: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.cr-rail-panel-side::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -60px;
  right: -60px;
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.25), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.cr-rail-panel-stage {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  padding: 4px 12px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.cr-rail-panel-title {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.05rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.16;
  color: #fff;
}

.cr-rail-panel-meta {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 7px 13px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.2);
  border: 1px solid rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.42);
  color: #ffe2b8;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.cr-rail-panel-meta svg {
  width: 15px !important;
  height: 15px !important;
  stroke-width: 2.2;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.cr-rail-panel-main {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 32px 36px 24px;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.cr-rail-panel-body {
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.74;
}

.cr-rail-panel-foot {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 10px;
}

.cr-rail-nav {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  padding: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--va-line, rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.14));
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.cr-rail-nav:hover:not(:disabled) {
  background: var(--teal-dark);
  border-color: var(--teal-dark);
  color: #fff;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.cr-rail-nav:disabled {
  opacity: 0.35;
  cursor: not-allowed;
}

.cr-rail-nav svg {
  width: 18px !important;
  height: 18px !important;
  stroke-width: 2.2;
}


/* ───────── Application form ───────── */
.cr-apply {
  position: relative;
  padding: 110px 0 130px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 14% 18%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.18), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 88% 84%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.16), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #07585a 0%, #0a3f4f 42%, #082836 76%, #071c26 100%);
  color: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.cr-apply::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: -1px;
  height: 140px;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.55) 40%, #071922 100%);
  z-index: 1;
}

.cr-apply .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.careers-page + .site-footer {
  margin-top: 0;
}

/* (was a -60px overlap + transparent→dark fade band; under the current theme
   that stacked into a hard dark block at the footer top) */
.careers-page + .site-footer::after {
  content: none;
}

.cr-apply-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.85fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr);
  gap: 56px;
  align-items: start;
  padding: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 52px);
  border-radius: 24px;
}

.cr-apply-aside h2 {
  margin: 16px 0 18px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  line-height: 1.18;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
}

.cr-apply-aside p {
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.cr-apply-points {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
}

.cr-apply-points li {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 10px 14px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  width: max-content;
}

.cr-apply-points svg {
  width: 16px !important;
  height: 16px !important;
  color: var(--gold);
  stroke-width: 2.2;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.cr-apply-quote {
  position: relative;
  padding: 26px 28px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 10px;
}

.cr-apply-quote-mark {
  position: absolute;
  top: -14px;
  left: 18px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 4rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.cr-apply-quote p {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: #fff;
}

.cr-apply-quote-sig {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
}

.cr-apply-form-card {
  padding: 38px 36px 34px;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
  border-top: 4px solid var(--gold);
}

.cr-apply-form {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
}

.cr-form-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 18px;
}

.cr-field {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
}

.cr-field > span {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.cr-field input,
.cr-field select,
.cr-field textarea {
  padding: 12px 14px;
  background: #fbfbfa;
  border: 1px solid rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.16);
  border-radius: 10px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  font-family: inherit;
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease;
}

.cr-field input:focus,
.cr-field select:focus,
.cr-field textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  background: #fff;
  border-color: var(--teal);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.16);
}

.cr-field textarea {
  resize: vertical;
  min-height: 110px;
}

.cr-field select {
  appearance: none;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 50%, var(--teal-dark) 50%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--teal-dark) 50%, transparent 50%);
  background-position: calc(100% - 18px) 50%, calc(100% - 13px) 50%;
  background-size: 5px 5px, 5px 5px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  padding-right: 40px;
}

.cr-checkbox {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 10px;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.cr-checkbox input {
  margin-top: 3px;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  accent-color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.cr-apply-submit {
  width: max-content;
  margin-top: 4px;
}

/* ───────── Careers responsive ───────── */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .cr-life {
    padding: 72px 0 60px;
  }
  .cr-life-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }
  .cr-life-copy h2,
  .cr-rail-head h2,
  .cr-apply-aside h2 {
    font-size: 1.95rem;
  }
  .cr-rail {
    padding: 72px 0 80px;
  }
  .cr-rail-head {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .cr-rail-track {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    row-gap: 32px;
    column-gap: 14px;
    padding-top: 12px;
  }
  .cr-rail-line {
    display: none;
  }
  .cr-rail-step-num::after {
    height: 10px;
  }
  .cr-rail-node {
    width: 58px;
    height: 58px;
  }
  .cr-rail-node svg {
    width: 22px !important;
    height: 22px !important;
  }
  .cr-rail-label {
    font-size: 0.82rem;
  }
  .cr-rail-panel {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .cr-rail-panel-side {
    padding: 26px 26px 24px;
  }
  .cr-rail-panel-main {
    padding: 26px 26px 22px;
  }
  .cr-rail-panel-title {
    font-size: 1.65rem;
  }
  .cr-apply {
    padding: 80px 0 110px;
  }
  .cr-apply-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 36px;
  }
  .cr-apply-form-card {
    padding: 30px 26px 28px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .cr-life-badge {
    left: 16px;
    bottom: 16px;
  }
  .cr-rail-track {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    row-gap: 28px;
    column-gap: 10px;
  }
  .cr-rail-node {
    width: 54px;
    height: 54px;
  }
  .cr-rail-node svg {
    width: 20px !important;
    height: 20px !important;
  }
  .cr-rail-step-num {
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
  }
  .cr-form-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 14px;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   Theme utilities
   ============================================================ */
.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* Cream theme: F4F1EC paper, blue #1A0088, orange #FF5E32 */
html[data-color-theme="cream"] {
  color-scheme: light;
  --ink: #181134;
  --muted: #5f5a85;
  --navy: #1a0088;
  --deep: #100258;
  --teal: #ff5e32;
  --teal-dark: #d8431d;
  --aqua: color-mix(in srgb, #1a0088 7%, #f4f1ec);
  --blue-soft: color-mix(in srgb, #1a0088 5%, #ffffff);
  --gold: #ff8a5c;
  --coral: #ff5e32;
  --sage: color-mix(in srgb, #1a0088 36%, #8a8579);
  --paper: #ffffff;
  --ivory: #f4f1ec;
  --mist: #efebe2;
  --line: rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.16);
  --shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(40, 33, 22, 0.18);
  --shadow-soft: 0 14px 34px rgba(40, 33, 22, 0.12);
  --theme-body-bg: #f4f1ec;
  --theme-band-bg: #f4f1ec;
  --theme-band-alt: #ece7df;
  --theme-band-deep: linear-gradient(180deg, #2a16a0 0%, #1a0088 56%, #100258 100%);
  --theme-nav-bg: rgba(244, 241, 236, 0.92);
  --theme-notice-bg: #1a0088;
  --theme-surface: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
  --theme-surface-solid: #ffffff;
  --theme-field-bg: #faf8f3;
  --theme-field-border: rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.18);
  --theme-border: rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.14);
  --theme-border-soft: rgba(40, 33, 22, 0.08);
  --theme-card-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(40, 33, 22, 0.12);
  --theme-focus-ring: rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.32);
  --theme-accent-hover: #d8431d;
  --theme-brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a0088 0%, #2a16a0 50%, #ff5e32 100%);
  --theme-highlight-gradient: linear-gradient(120deg, #ff5e32 0%, #ff8a5c 34%, #f4f1ec 48%, #ff5e32 64%, #1a0088 100%);
  --theme-hero-overlay:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(16, 2, 88, 0.92) 0%, rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.7) 50%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.18) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(16, 2, 88, 0.36) 0%, rgba(16, 2, 88, 0.06) 52%, rgba(16, 2, 88, 0.84) 100%);
  --theme-glass-bg: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.32), rgba(16, 2, 88, 0.22) 62%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.16));
  --theme-glass-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.32);
  --theme-form-bg: linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.32), rgba(16, 2, 88, 0.28) 60%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.16));
  --theme-form-focus: #ff5e32;
  --theme-dark-text: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
  --theme-dark-muted: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  --theme-home-ground: #f4f1ec;
  --theme-home-ground-alt: #ece7df;
  --theme-home-dark: #1a0088;
}

html[data-color-theme] body {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--theme-body-bg);
}

html[data-color-theme] :focus-visible {
  outline-color: var(--theme-focus-ring);
}

html[data-color-theme] .notice {
  background: var(--theme-notice-bg);
}

html[data-color-theme] .nav-shell,
html[data-color-theme] .site-header.is-scrolled .nav-shell {
  background: var(--theme-nav-bg);
  border-bottom-color: var(--theme-border-soft);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(47, 10, 88, 0.1);
}

/* Themed: stronger layered 3D float once scrolled. */
html[data-color-theme] .site-header.is-scrolled .nav-shell {
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55) inset,
    0 4px 10px rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.08),
    0 12px 24px rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.12),
    0 24px 48px rgba(47, 10, 88, 0.16);
}

html[data-color-theme] .brand strong {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .brand small {
  color: var(--coral);
}

/* Footer brand sits on the dark footer — main wordmark white (not navy),
   sub-line keeps the orange accent (same Jost/Outfit lockup as the nav). */
html[data-color-theme] .brand-footer strong {
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .nav-menu a,
html[data-color-theme] .nav-trigger,
html[data-color-theme] .students-hub-trigger {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .nav-dropdown {
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  background: var(--theme-surface-solid);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

html[data-color-theme] .nav-dropdown::before {
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
}

html[data-color-theme] .nav-dropdown--courses .nav-dropdown-shell {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--theme-surface-solid) 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--aqua) 18%, var(--theme-surface-solid)) 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .nav-menu .course-menu-card {
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-surface-solid) 86%, transparent);
}

html[data-color-theme] .nav-menu .course-menu-card--mbbs {
  border-color: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.58);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 12%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72), transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #fff7d8 0%, #f5d98c 48%, #efbd58 100%);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92),
    0 10px 22px rgba(124, 83, 25, 0.14);
}

html[data-color-theme] .nav-menu .course-menu-card:hover {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 32%, transparent);
  background: var(--aqua);
}

html[data-color-theme] .nav-menu .course-menu-card--mbbs:hover {
  border-color: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.68);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 12%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78), transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #fff0b8 0%, #f0c969 48%, #dda03a 100%);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88),
    0 14px 28px rgba(124, 83, 25, 0.18);
}

html[data-color-theme] .nav-dropdown-badge,
html[data-color-theme] .dest-card:hover {
  background: var(--aqua);
}

html[data-color-theme] .nav-dropdown-feature,
html[data-color-theme] .world-map-panel,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-card,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-info-panel,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-decision-band,
html[data-color-theme] .country-section.dark,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-neet-panel article {
  background: var(--theme-band-deep);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .feature-icon,
html[data-color-theme] .feature-cta,
html[data-color-theme] .text-link,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-feature-copy a,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-article-body a,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-head-phone svg,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-list svg,
html[data-color-theme] .form-status {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .hero .eyebrow,
html[data-color-theme] .gold-text,
html[data-color-theme] .country-hero h1 .gold-text {
  background-image: var(--animated-text-gradient);
}

/* Home hero — "Global Admissions" eyebrow + "one degree" share one static
   golden gradient (no shimmer). */
.home-page .hero {
  --hero-gold-gradient: linear-gradient(105deg, #a9791d 0%, #d9a83a 28%, #f7da82 50%, #d9a020 72%, #a9791d 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .home-page .hero .eyebrow,
.home-page .hero .eyebrow,
html[data-color-theme] .home-page .hero .hero-headline .gold-text,
.home-page .hero .hero-headline .gold-text {
  background-image: var(--hero-gold-gradient);
  background-size: 220% 100%;
  background-position: 0% 50%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
          background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
          color: transparent;
  /* slow, subtle golden sheen sweeping across the text */
  animation: goldShimmer 7s ease-in-out infinite;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 6px rgba(16, 4, 70, 0.30));
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html[data-color-theme] .home-page .hero .eyebrow,
  .home-page .hero .eyebrow,
  html[data-color-theme] .home-page .hero .hero-headline .gold-text,
  .home-page .hero .hero-headline .gold-text {
    animation: none;
    background-position: 50% 50%;
  }
}

/* The eyebrow's little leading line picks up the same gold. */
html[data-color-theme] .home-page .hero .eyebrow::before,
.home-page .hero .eyebrow::before {
  background: var(--hero-gold-gradient);
}

html[data-color-theme] .hero .eyebrow::before {
  background: var(--animated-text-gradient);
}

html[data-color-theme] .btn-ghost,
html[data-color-theme] .country-hero .btn-ghost {
  border-color: var(--theme-glass-border);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
}

html[data-color-theme] .btn-primary,
html[data-color-theme] .nav-cta,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-submit,
html[data-color-theme] .site-footer .footer-contact-button,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-hero .btn.mbbs-hero-cta {
  background: var(--coral);
  color: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 36px var(--theme-focus-ring);
}

html[data-color-theme] .btn-primary:hover,
html[data-color-theme] .nav-cta:hover,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-submit:hover,
html[data-color-theme] .site-footer .footer-contact-button:hover {
  background: var(--theme-accent-hover);
}

html[data-color-theme] .btn-secondary,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-fab,
html[data-color-theme] .destination-controls button.is-active {
  background: var(--teal);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .contact-fab:hover,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-fab:focus-visible {
  background: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .hero-consult {
  --hc-border: var(--theme-glass-border);
  --hc-border-focus: var(--theme-form-focus);
  --hc-input-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
  --hc-input-bg-focus: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  background: var(--theme-form-bg);
  border-color: var(--theme-glass-border);
}

html[data-color-theme] .hc-field input:focus,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-field select:focus,
html[data-color-theme] .cbx.is-open .cbx-field,
html[data-color-theme] .cbx-field:focus-visible,
html[data-color-theme] .cbx-field:focus-within {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-form-focus) 28%, transparent);
}

html[data-color-theme] .hc-field input:focus + .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-field input:not(:placeholder-shown) + .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-select select:focus ~ .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-select select:valid ~ .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-select.is-enhanced.is-filled > .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-select.is-enhanced.is-focused > .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-select.is-enhanced:focus-within > .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-select.is-enhanced:has(.cbx.is-open) > .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .cbx.is-open .cbx-chevron {
  color: var(--theme-form-focus);
}

html[data-color-theme] .hc-field input:focus + .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-field input:not(:placeholder-shown) + .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-select select:focus ~ .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-select select:valid ~ .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-select.is-enhanced.is-filled > .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-select.is-enhanced.is-focused > .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-select.is-enhanced:focus-within > .hc-label,
html[data-color-theme] .hc-select.is-enhanced:has(.cbx.is-open) > .hc-label {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--deep) 92%, transparent);
}

html[data-color-theme] .pathfinder {
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.9) 0%,
      rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.48) 34%,
      var(--theme-home-ground) 100%
    );
}

html[data-color-theme] .audience-section,
html[data-color-theme] .method-section,
html[data-color-theme] .solutions-section,
html[data-color-theme] .destinations-section,
html[data-color-theme] .outcomes-section,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-section,
html[data-color-theme] .about-section,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-section,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-page-hero,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-feature-section,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-page-section,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-planning-section,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-page-main,
html[data-color-theme] .country-section.alt,
html[data-color-theme] .country-section.paper,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-hero,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-paths,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-practice,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-neet,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-finance,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-faq {
  background: var(--theme-band-bg);
}

html[data-color-theme] .signal-strip,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-directory,
html[data-color-theme] .about-stats-band,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-corridor,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-career,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-parents,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-universities,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-compare,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-timeline {
  background: var(--theme-band-alt);
}

html[data-color-theme] .insights-page-main,
html[data-color-theme] .country-main,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-page {
  background: var(--theme-body-bg);
}

html[data-color-theme] .contact-section,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-cta-section {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-surface-solid) 88%, var(--aqua)) 0%, var(--aqua) 54%, var(--deep) 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .insights-page-hero::after,
html[data-color-theme] .solutions-section::before,
html[data-color-theme] .destinations-section::before,
html[data-color-theme] .outcomes-section::before,
html[data-color-theme] .about-section::before {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0), var(--theme-surface-solid));
}

html[data-color-theme] .solutions-section::before,
html[data-color-theme] .destinations-section::before,
html[data-color-theme] .outcomes-section::before,
html[data-color-theme] .about-section::before {
  display: none;
}

html[data-color-theme] .signal-strip {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--theme-home-ground) 0%, var(--theme-home-ground-alt) 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .audience-section,
html[data-color-theme] .method-section {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--theme-home-ground-alt) 0%, var(--theme-home-ground) 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .solutions-section {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--theme-home-ground) 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-home-ground) 70%, var(--theme-home-ground-alt)) 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .destinations-section {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-home-ground) 78%, var(--theme-home-ground-alt)) 0%, var(--theme-home-ground-alt) 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .outcomes-section,
html[data-color-theme] .about-section,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-section {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--theme-home-ground-alt) 0%, var(--theme-home-ground) 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .contact-section {
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      var(--theme-home-ground) 0%,
      var(--theme-home-ground-alt) 44%,
      color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-home-dark) 82%, var(--theme-home-ground-alt)) 74%,
      var(--theme-home-dark) 100%
    );
}

html[data-color-theme] :is(
  .pathfinder-shell,
  .signal,
  .audience-card,
  .journey-step,
  .service-card,
  .destination-card,
  .testimonial,
  .insight-card,
  .insights-hero-panel,
  .insights-feature-card,
  .insights-article-card,
  .insights-planning-grid article,
  .insights-cta-panel,
  .about-stat,
  .about-team-card,
  .origin-pillar,
  .origin-shell,
  .consult-form,
  .contact-page-grid,
  .contact-form-panel,
  .contact-response-card,
  .contact-head-phone,
  .uni-img-card,
  .course-card,
  .edu-level-card,
  .reason-card,
  .info-card,
  .cost-card,
  .life-card,
  .work-pr-card,
  .timeline-item,
  .mbbs-path-card,
  .mbbs-country-card,
  .mbbs-university-board article,
  .mbbs-check-card,
  .mbbs-finance-card,
  .mbbs-faq-grid article,
  .mbbs-career-rail li,
  .mbbs-parent-list li,
  .mbbs-compare-table,
  .mbbs-timeline-grid article
) {
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  background: var(--theme-surface);
  box-shadow: var(--theme-card-shadow);
}

/* Read More CTA card keeps its brand gradient (not the themed white surface).
   Two classes so it outranks the themed :is() surface rule (which is (0,2,2)). */
html[data-color-theme] .insight-card.insight-card-more {
  background: linear-gradient(150deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--coral) 130%);
  border-color: transparent;
  box-shadow: var(--theme-card-shadow);
}

html[data-color-theme] :is(.pathfinder-shell, .signal, .audience-card, .journey-step, .service-card, .destination-card, .testimonial, .insights-article-card, .about-stat, .about-team-card, .origin-pillar):hover {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 34%, transparent);
}

html[data-color-theme] label span,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-phone-label,
html[data-color-theme] .section-lead p,
html[data-color-theme] .signal p,
html[data-color-theme] .audience-card p,
html[data-color-theme] .journey-step p,
html[data-color-theme] .service-card p,
html[data-color-theme] .destination-card p,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-feature-copy p,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-section-head p,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-article-body p,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-planning-grid p,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-page-head-aside p,
html[data-color-theme] .course-card p,
html[data-color-theme] .uni-img-card .uni-loc,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-section-head p,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-country-note,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-country-grid-meta dt,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-check-card p,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-finance-card p,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-faq-grid p,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-career-rail p,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-parent-list li {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .insights-page-copy h1,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-feature-copy h2,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-section-head h2,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-article-body h3,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-page-title,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-page-kicker,
html[data-color-theme] .country-section .section-head h2,
html[data-color-theme] .uni-img-card .uni-body h3,
html[data-color-theme] .course-card h3,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-section-head h2,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-universities h2,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-neet h2,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-parents h2,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-country-head h3,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-country-grid-meta dd {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] input,
html[data-color-theme] select,
html[data-color-theme] textarea,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-phone .cbx-field {
  border-color: var(--theme-field-border);
  background: var(--theme-field-bg);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] input:focus,
html[data-color-theme] select:focus,
html[data-color-theme] textarea:focus {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 68%, transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--theme-focus-ring);
}

html[data-color-theme] .finder-note,
html[data-color-theme] .consent span,
html[data-color-theme] .contact-privacy {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .site-footer .footer-address {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
}

html[data-color-theme] .contact-response-card {
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
}

html[data-color-theme] .contact-response-card strong {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .contact-response-card span {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .contact-response-card p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .signal span,
html[data-color-theme] .destination-controls button,
html[data-color-theme] .insights-feature-points span,
html[data-color-theme] .uni-img-card .uni-meta span,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-career-rail span {
  background: var(--aqua);
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .journey-step::after,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-routes-grid span::before {
  background: var(--coral);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px var(--theme-focus-ring);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-hero {
  background-color: var(--deep);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-back,
html[data-color-theme] .country-hero .eyebrow,
html[data-color-theme] .country-section.dark .section-head .eyebrow,
html[data-color-theme] .country-band .eyebrow {
  color: var(--theme-form-focus);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-hero .btn-primary,
html[data-color-theme] .country-cta .btn-primary {
  background: var(--coral);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .origin-section {
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      var(--theme-home-ground-alt) 0%,
      color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-home-ground) 72%, var(--theme-home-ground-alt)) 100%
    );
}

html[data-color-theme] .origin-section::before {
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 16%, transparent), transparent 70%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .origin-section::after {
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--coral) 16%, transparent), transparent 70%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .origin-shell {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-surface-solid) 82%, var(--theme-home-ground-alt));
}

html[data-color-theme] .origin-head {
  border-bottom-color: var(--theme-border);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-nav {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-surface-solid) 92%, transparent);
  border-bottom-color: var(--theme-border-soft);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-nav-track a {
  background: var(--theme-surface-solid);
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-nav-track a:hover {
  background: var(--theme-brand-gradient);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-cta {
  background: var(--theme-band-deep);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-section.dark .section-head h2,
html[data-color-theme] .country-section.dark h3,
html[data-color-theme] .country-section.dark h4,
html[data-color-theme] .country-cta h2,
html[data-color-theme] .country-cta-card h3,
html[data-color-theme] .country-cta-card li {
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-section.dark .section-head p,
html[data-color-theme] .country-cta p,
html[data-color-theme] .country-cta-card p {
  color: var(--theme-dark-text);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-section.dark :is(.info-card, .reason-card, .cost-card, .life-card, .work-pr-card, .timeline-item, .edu-level-card, .course-card, .visa-step),
html[data-color-theme] .country-cta-card {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, #ffffff 10%, transparent);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  color: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px color-mix(in srgb, #000000 24%, transparent), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-section.dark :is(.info-card li, .info-card li strong, .reason-card p, .life-card p, .work-pr-card p, .cost-card .cost-label, .cost-card .cost-value, .cost-card .cost-note, .timeline-item p, .visa-step p) {
  color: var(--theme-dark-text);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-section.dark :is(.info-card h3, .reason-card h3, .life-card h3, .work-pr-card h3, .timeline-item h4, .visa-step h4) {
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-cta::after {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0) 0%, var(--deep) 76%, var(--deep) 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .site-footer,
html[data-color-theme] .footer-marquee {
  background: var(--theme-band-deep);
}

html[data-color-theme] .footer-marquee {
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      var(--theme-home-dark) 0%,
      color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-home-dark) 88%, #000 12%) 100%
    );
}

html[data-color-theme] .footer-marquee::before {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--theme-home-dark), rgba(7, 25, 34, 0));
}

html[data-color-theme] .footer-marquee::after {
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, var(--theme-home-dark), rgba(7, 25, 34, 0));
}

html[data-color-theme] .site-footer::before {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--deep) 88%, transparent) 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--deep) 58%, transparent) 42%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--deep) 84%, transparent) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--deep) 94%, transparent) 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--deep) 52%, transparent) 46%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--deep) 72%, transparent) 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .footer-skyline::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--deep) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0) 26%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--deep) 80%, transparent) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08) 44%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0) 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-page {
  background: var(--theme-body-bg);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-hero {
  background: var(--theme-band-bg);
}

html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-services {
  background: var(--theme-band-alt);
}

html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-hero-copy h1,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-services-head h2,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-head h3,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-service-card h3 {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-lede,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-services-head p,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-head p,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-note,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-service-card p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-service-card {
  background: var(--theme-surface);
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  box-shadow: var(--theme-card-shadow);
}

/* The country panel is just a layout wrapper — no surface/shadow, so the cards
   float on the page instead of sitting inside an outer panel. */
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-country-panel {
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
}

html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-service-icon,
html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-flag {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 13%, var(--theme-surface-solid));
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .mbbs-v2-page .mbbs-v2-country-card .mbbs-country-cta {
  background: none;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

/* ============================================================
   Signature Theme Page Overrides
   Applies when the permanent signature theme is active.
   ============================================================ */

/* ---------- Section transition flattening ----------
   The base site has many sections with their own backgrounds.
   The signature theme unifies them through theme tokens so the page
   reads as one continuous palette instead of color-jumping. */
html[data-color-theme] :is(
  .home-hero,
  .home-second,
  .home-band,
  .home-band--alt,
  .home-ground,
  .home-ground--alt,
  .insights-page,
  .insights-page-hero,
  .insights-feature,
  .insights-section,
  .insights-planning,
  .contact-page,
  .contact-page-hero,
  .contact-page-form,
  .mbbs-page,
  .mbbs-hero,
  .mbbs-section,
  .country-section,
  .country-band,
  .country-band-alt,
  .country-bg-soft,
  .country-bg-warm
) {
  background: var(--theme-band-bg);
}

html[data-color-theme] :is(
  .home-band--alt,
  .home-ground--alt,
  .insights-feature--alt,
  .country-band-alt,
  .mbbs-section--alt
) {
  background: var(--theme-band-alt);
}

/* Dark sections always use band-deep on themes */
html[data-color-theme] :is(
  .country-section.dark,
  .home-dark,
  .insights-dark
) {
  background: var(--theme-band-deep);
  color: #ffffff;
}

/* ---------- COUNTRY CTA CARD — readability fix ---------- */
html[data-color-theme] .country-cta-card {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
  color: #ffffff;
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(120%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(120%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-cta-card h3 {
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-cta-card p {
  color: var(--theme-dark-text);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-cta-card li {
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-cta-card li span {
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-cta-card li i,
html[data-color-theme] .country-cta-card li svg {
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--deep);
}

/* ============================================================
   ABOUT PAGE (.va-*) — theme overrides
   ============================================================ */
html[data-color-theme] .va-about-page {
  --va-ink: var(--ink);
  --va-muted: var(--muted);
  --va-line: var(--theme-border);
  --va-line-strong: var(--theme-border);
  --va-paper: var(--theme-surface-solid);
  --va-cream: var(--ivory);
  --va-mist: var(--mist);
  --va-aqua: var(--aqua);
  background: var(--theme-body-bg);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-eyebrow {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 40%, transparent);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 14%, transparent);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-hero::before {
  background: radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 22%, transparent), transparent 70%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-hero::after {
  background: radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gold) 18%, transparent), transparent 70%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-hero-copy h1 {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-hero-copy h1 em,
html[data-color-theme] .va-hero-num {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-hero-lede {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-hero-trust {
  background: var(--theme-surface);
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  box-shadow: var(--theme-card-shadow);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-hero-badge {
  background: var(--theme-surface);
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  box-shadow: var(--theme-card-shadow);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-hero-trust strong {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-hero-trust span,
html[data-color-theme] .va-hero-badge span {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-hero-badge strong {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-hero-badge i,
html[data-color-theme] .va-hero-badge svg {
  color: var(--teal);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-pillar-copy h2 {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-pillar-copy p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-pillar-tag {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 14%, transparent);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 28%, transparent);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

/* IMPACT — keep dark, but use theme tones */
html[data-color-theme] .va-impact {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 20%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 36%, transparent), transparent 50%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 88% 80%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gold) 28%, transparent), transparent 50%),
    var(--theme-band-deep);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-impact-head h2 {
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-impact-head p {
  color: var(--theme-dark-text);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-impact-card {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-impact-icon {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gold) 24%, transparent);
  color: var(--gold);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-impact-card strong {
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-impact-card strong small,
html[data-color-theme] .va-impact-card span {
  color: var(--theme-dark-text);
}

/* TEAM */
html[data-color-theme] .va-team {
  background: var(--theme-band-bg);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-team--alt {
  background: var(--theme-band-alt);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-team-head h2 {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-team-head p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-team-card {
  background: var(--theme-surface);
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  box-shadow: var(--theme-card-shadow);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-team-body h3 {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-team-role {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-team-body p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-team-desk {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-team-social {
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-team-social:hover {
  background: var(--teal);
  color: #ffffff;
  border-color: var(--teal);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-team-expand {
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-team-expand:hover {
  background: var(--teal);
  color: #ffffff;
  border-color: var(--teal);
}

/* CTA section — dark */
html[data-color-theme] .va-cta {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 12%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 36%, transparent), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 86% 86%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gold) 28%, transparent), transparent 55%),
    var(--theme-band-deep);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-cta-copy h2 {
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-cta-copy p {
  color: var(--theme-dark-text);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-cta-tags li {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-cta-card {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-cta-card-num {
  color: var(--gold);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-cta-card-label {
  color: var(--theme-dark-text);
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-cta-ghost {
  background: transparent;
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-cta-ghost:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
}

/* Smooth themed transition from the About CTA into the footer
   (default theme fades to teal-black #071922; themed modes must fade to
   the theme's own deep color so it blends instead of banding) */
html[data-color-theme] .va-cta::after {
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    transparent 0%,
    color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-home-dark) 55%, transparent) 45%,
    var(--theme-home-dark) 100%
  );
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-about-page + .site-footer {
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    var(--theme-home-dark) 0%,
    color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-home-dark) 82%, #000 18%) 100%
  );
}

html[data-color-theme] .va-about-page + .site-footer::after {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, var(--theme-home-dark) 100%);
}

/* Footer tagline ("Global education strategy") was inheriting var(--muted),
   which is too dark on the dark footer — restore legible light tone */
html[data-color-theme] .site-footer .brand-footer small {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.62);
}

/* ============================================================
   CAREERS PAGE (.cr-*) — theme overrides
   ============================================================ */

/* LIFE AT ONEDEGREE */
html[data-color-theme] .cr-life {
  background: var(--theme-band-bg);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-life-copy h2 {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-life-copy p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-life-points li {
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-life-points strong {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-life-points span {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-life-points svg,
html[data-color-theme] .cr-life-points i {
  color: var(--teal);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-life-badge {
  background: var(--theme-surface);
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  box-shadow: var(--theme-card-shadow);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-life-badge svg,
html[data-color-theme] .cr-life-badge i {
  color: var(--coral);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-life-badge strong {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-life-badge span {
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* HIRING RAIL */
html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail {
  background: var(--theme-band-alt);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-eyebrow {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 40%, transparent);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 14%, transparent);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-head h2 {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-head h2 em {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-head > p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-head strong {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-line {
  background: var(--theme-border);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-line-fill {
  background: var(--teal);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-step-num {
  background: var(--theme-surface-solid);
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-node {
  background: var(--theme-surface-solid);
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  color: var(--teal);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-label {
  color: var(--muted);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-step.is-passed .cr-rail-step-num,
html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-step.is-active .cr-rail-step-num {
  background: var(--teal);
  border-color: var(--teal);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-step.is-passed .cr-rail-node,
html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-step.is-active .cr-rail-node {
  background: var(--teal);
  border-color: var(--teal);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-step.is-active .cr-rail-label {
  color: var(--navy);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel {
  position: relative;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.74fr) minmax(0, 1.26fr);
  border-radius: 22px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98) 0%, rgba(250, 248, 255, 0.96) 100%);
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  box-shadow:
    0 26px 70px rgba(16, 4, 70, 0.14),
    0 8px 24px rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.08);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 34%),
    radial-gradient(60% 140% at 100% 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gold) 20%, transparent), transparent 62%);
  z-index: 1;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-side,
html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-main {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-side {
  padding: 34px 34px 32px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 100% 0%, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.22), transparent 44%),
    linear-gradient(140deg, #14005d 0%, #4b1677 48%, #ff5e32 130%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-side::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 24px;
  bottom: 24px;
  width: 4px;
  border-radius: 0 999px 999px 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffe3a1 0%, #ff5e32 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-side::after {
  width: 230px;
  height: 230px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.22), transparent 68%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-stage {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  border-color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.34);
  color: #ffe3a1;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-title {
  max-width: 320px;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-shadow: 0 8px 26px rgba(16, 2, 88, 0.28);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-meta {
  background: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.14);
  border-color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.34);
  color: #ffe3a1;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-meta svg,
html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-meta i {
  color: #ffe3a1;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-main {
  padding: 34px 38px 28px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96) 0%, rgba(249, 246, 255, 0.94) 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-main::before {
  content: "What to expect";
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  width: fit-content;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  padding: 5px 11px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--aqua) 72%, #ffffff 28%);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-body {
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 720px;
  font-size: 1.03rem;
  line-height: 1.82;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-foot {
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 16px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--theme-border-soft);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-nav {
  background: var(--theme-surface-solid);
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(16, 4, 70, 0.08);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-nav:hover:not(:disabled) {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--coral) 0%, #ff7a4d 100%);
  color: #ffffff;
  border-color: var(--coral);
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    margin-top: 38px;
    border-radius: 20px;
  }

  html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-side {
    padding: 28px 28px 26px;
  }

  html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-side::before {
    top: 20px;
    bottom: 20px;
  }

  html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-main {
    padding: 28px 28px 24px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel {
    margin-top: 32px;
    border-radius: 18px;
  }

  html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-side,
  html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-main {
    padding: 24px 22px 22px;
  }

  html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-title {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  html[data-color-theme] .cr-rail-panel-foot {
    justify-content: space-between;
  }
}

/* APPLICATION FORM SECTION */
/* Section stays light; the grid below becomes a blue gradient panel that
   holds both the content and the form. */
html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply {
  background: var(--theme-band-bg);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply::after {
  background: none;
}

/* Blue gradient panel (theme colours) wrapping the aside + form. */
html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-grid {
  background: var(--theme-band-deep);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

/* Eyebrow → light pill on the blue panel. */
html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-aside .va-eyebrow {
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.40);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-aside h2 {
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-aside p {
  color: var(--theme-dark-text);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-points li {
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-points svg,
html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-points i {
  color: var(--gold);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-quote {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-quote-mark {
  color: var(--gold);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-quote p {
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-quote-sig {
  color: var(--theme-dark-text);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-form-card {
  background: var(--theme-surface);
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  box-shadow: var(--theme-card-shadow);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-form label,
html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-form .cr-field > span {
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-form input,
html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-form textarea,
html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-form select {
  background: var(--theme-field-bg);
  border-color: var(--theme-field-border);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-form input:focus,
html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-form textarea:focus,
html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-form select:focus {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 68%, transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--theme-focus-ring);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-checkbox {
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-submit {
  background: var(--theme-brand-gradient);
  color: #ffffff;
  border-color: transparent;
}

html[data-color-theme] .cr-apply-submit:hover {
  background: var(--theme-accent-hover);
}

/* The .cr-field-full class is referenced but has no base style
   — make sure full-width fields span the form row */
.cr-field-full,
html[data-color-theme] .cr-field-full {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

/* Dynamic country pages: workbook-driven content with premium country styling */
.country-main--dynamic .country-stat-strip {
  padding: 24px 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fffdf8 0%, #f3faf9 100%);
}

.country-main--dynamic .stat-strip-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
}

.country-main--dynamic .stat-strip-item {
  align-items: flex-start;
  min-height: 118px;
  padding: 16px;
  border-radius: 12px;
}

.country-main--dynamic .stat-strip-item .stat-icon {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  flex-basis: 40px;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

.country-main--dynamic .stat-strip-item .stat-value {
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.25vw, 1.35rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.country-main--dynamic .stat-strip-item .stat-label {
  max-width: 16ch;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.country-main--dynamic .country-band {
  min-height: 520px;
}

/* ============================================================
   Indian-students banner (wide variant) — v2
   ============================================================ */
.country-band--wide {
  padding: 110px 32px 100px;
}

.country-band--wide .band-inner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1280px;
}

.country-band--wide h2 {
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 10px auto 18px;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.6vw, 3.4rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
}

.country-band--wide > p,
.country-band--wide .band-inner > p {
  max-width: 760px;
  font-size: 1.06rem;
}

.country-band--wide .band-stats {
  margin: 56px auto 0;
  max-width: 1280px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.22);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.22);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.01) 100%);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}

.country-band--wide .band-stat {
  position: relative;
  padding: 28px 26px 26px;
  text-align: left;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 10px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.country-band--wide .band-stat + .band-stat {
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.16);
}

.country-band--wide .band-stat__index {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.6);
}

.country-band--wide .band-stat strong {
  display: block;
  margin: 2px 0 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.2vw, 2.85rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: #ffe6a3;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
}

.country-band--wide .band-stat__rule {
  display: block;
  width: 48px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.7) 0%, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0) 100%);
  transition: width 0.4s ease;
}

.country-band--wide .band-stat__label {
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Manrope", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  text-transform: none;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86);
}

.country-band--wide .band-stat::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.9) 0%, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0) 100%);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 0.42s ease;
}

.country-band--wide .band-stat:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.country-band--wide .band-stat:hover .band-stat__rule {
  width: 100%;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .country-band--wide {
    padding: 84px 24px 76px;
  }

  .country-band--wide .band-stats {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .country-band--wide .band-stat:nth-child(odd) {
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .country-band--wide .band-stat:nth-child(n+3) {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.16);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .country-band--wide .band-stats {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .country-band--wide .band-stat {
    border-left: 0 !important;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.16);
  }

  .country-band--wide .band-stat:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }
}

.dynamic-cost-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: start;
}

.dynamic-cost-panel {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
}

.dynamic-cost-panel-head {
  padding: 22px 24px 18px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.1) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.12) 100%),
    #ffffff;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.1);
}

.dynamic-cost-panel-head .cost-label {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.dynamic-cost-panel-head p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.dynamic-cost-rows {
  display: grid;
}

.dynamic-cost-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 15px 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.08);
}

.dynamic-cost-row:first-child {
  border-top: 0;
}

.dynamic-cost-row:nth-child(even) {
  background: rgba(241, 246, 247, 0.42);
}

.dynamic-cost-row span {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  font-weight: 750;
}

.dynamic-cost-row strong {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-align: right;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  .country-main--dynamic .stat-strip-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .country-main--dynamic .stat-strip-grid,
  .dynamic-cost-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .country-main--dynamic .stat-strip-item {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .dynamic-cost-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 4px;
  }

  .dynamic-cost-row strong {
    text-align: left;
    white-space: normal;
  }
}

.country-main--dynamic .dynamic-section {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.country-main--dynamic .dynamic-section--why {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fffdf8 0%, #f8fbfb 58%, #ffffff 100%);
}

.dynamic-why-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: stretch;
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 46px auto 0;
}

.dynamic-why-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 252px;
  padding: 28px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98) 0%, rgba(248, 252, 251, 0.98) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.14);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 54px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.dynamic-why-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  height: 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal) 0%, var(--gold) 100%);
  opacity: 0.86;
  z-index: -1;
}

.dynamic-card-topline,
.dynamic-scholarship-top {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.dynamic-card-index {
  color: rgba(11, 43, 67, 0.18);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
}

.dynamic-why-card .reason-icon,
.dynamic-scholarship-card .reason-icon {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  flex: 0 0 44px;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.16) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.12) 100%);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

.dynamic-why-card .reason-icon svg,
.dynamic-scholarship-card .reason-icon svg {
  width: 21px;
  height: 21px;
}

.dynamic-why-card h3 {
  min-height: 2.65em;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  line-height: 1.18;
}

.dynamic-why-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.dynamic-section--universities {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fffaf1 0%, #f8fbfb 100%);
}

.dynamic-section--carousel {
  padding-bottom: 88px;
}

.dynamic-carousel-frame {
  width: 100vw;
  margin: 46px 0 0 calc(50% - 50vw);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 8px 0 34px;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 9%, #000 91%, transparent 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 9%, #000 91%, transparent 100%);
}

.dynamic-carousel-track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  gap: 24px;
  padding-left: max(28px, calc((100vw - 1180px) / 2));
  animation: dynamic-carousel-marquee 38s linear infinite;
  will-change: transform;
}

.dynamic-carousel-track--slow {
  animation-duration: 46s;
}

.dynamic-carousel-frame:hover .dynamic-carousel-track {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

@keyframes dynamic-carousel-marquee {
  from { transform: translateX(0); }
  to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

.dynamic-uni-slide {
  position: relative;
  flex: 0 0 min(390px, 82vw);
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 20px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.14);
  box-shadow: 0 26px 62px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.12);
}

.dynamic-uni-slide-media {
  position: relative;
  height: 230px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy), var(--teal-dark));
}

.dynamic-uni-slide-media::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.48) 100%);
}

.dynamic-uni-slide-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 700ms ease;
}

.dynamic-uni-slide:hover .dynamic-uni-slide-media img {
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.dynamic-uni-slide-media .uni-rank-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 16px;
  left: 16px;
  z-index: 1;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 7px 12px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.8);
  color: #f3c97a;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.dynamic-uni-slide-body {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  min-height: 210px;
  padding: 24px;
}

.dynamic-uni-slide-body > span {
  color: rgba(11, 43, 67, 0.2);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 2.35rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
}

.dynamic-uni-slide h3 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1.13rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.dynamic-uni-slide p {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 750;
}

.dynamic-uni-slide p svg {
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
}

.dynamic-uni-slide .uni-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: auto;
}

.dynamic-uni-slide .uni-meta span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 28px;
  padding: 5px 11px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.1);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.dynamic-uni-slide .uni-meta a {
  color: inherit;
}

.dynamic-section--courses {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(70px, 7vw, 108px) 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #f7fbfb 52%, #fff8ea 100%);
}

.dynamic-courses-bleed {
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.dynamic-courses-head {
  width: min(100%, 1640px);
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-inline: clamp(20px, 4vw, 72px);
  text-align: center;
}

.dynamic-courses-head .eyebrow,
.dynamic-courses-head h2,
.dynamic-courses-head p {
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.dynamic-course-count {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.1);
  color: #0b6664;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.dynamic-course-carousel {
  width: min(100%, 1280px);
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 48px auto 0;
  padding-inline: clamp(18px, 3vw, 36px);
  overflow: hidden;
  touch-action: pan-y;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent 100%);
}

.dynamic-course-carousel.is-scroll-ready {
  cursor: grab;
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
}

.dynamic-course-carousel.is-dragging {
  cursor: grabbing;
}

.dynamic-course-track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  will-change: transform;
  animation: dynamic-course-marquee 46s linear infinite;
}

.dynamic-course-carousel.is-scroll-ready .dynamic-course-track {
  animation: none;
}

.dynamic-course-carousel.is-dragging .dynamic-course-card {
  user-select: none;
}

.dynamic-course-carousel.is-dragging .dynamic-course-link {
  pointer-events: none;
}

.dynamic-course-carousel:has(.dynamic-course-card:hover) .dynamic-course-track {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

.dynamic-course-set {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  display: grid;
  flex: 0 0 clamp(900px, 86vw, 1208px);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  grid-auto-rows: 1fr;
  gap: 18px;
  padding-right: 18px;
}

/* Course-count layouts — keep the carousel set tidy when topCourses
   isn't a multiple of 3 (blade caps to 6). */
.dynamic-course-set--count-1 {
  flex-basis: clamp(320px, 48vw, 480px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
}

.dynamic-course-set--count-2 {
  flex-basis: clamp(640px, 68vw, 840px);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.dynamic-course-set--count-4 {
  flex-basis: clamp(640px, 68vw, 880px);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.dynamic-course-set--count-5 {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.dynamic-course-set--count-5 > .dynamic-course-card {
  grid-column: span 2;
}

.dynamic-course-set--count-5 > .dynamic-course-card:nth-child(4) {
  grid-column: 2 / span 2;
}

.dynamic-course-set--count-5 > .dynamic-course-card:nth-child(5) {
  grid-column: 4 / span 2;
}

@keyframes dynamic-course-marquee {
  from {
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
  }
  to {
    transform: translate3d(-50%, 0, 0);
  }
}

.country-main--dynamic .dynamic-course-card {
  min-height: 224px;
  padding: 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  border-left: 0;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.99) 0%, rgba(250, 253, 253, 0.98) 100%);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 58px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.dynamic-course-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12) 0%, transparent 42%),
    radial-gradient(70% 70% at 95% 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.14) 0%, transparent 60%);
  opacity: 0.72;
  transition: opacity 220ms ease, transform 220ms ease;
}

.dynamic-course-card:hover::before {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scale(1.02);
}

.dynamic-course-card__top {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  min-height: 30px;
}

.dynamic-course-rank {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  line-height: 1;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: rgba(13, 82, 83, 0.62);
}

.dynamic-course-card .course-tag {
  padding: 4px 9px;
  background: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.16);
  color: #81551d;
  border: 1px solid rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.18);
}

.dynamic-course-card h3 {
  margin-top: 6px;
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 0.95vw, 1.08rem);
  line-height: 1.22;
}

.dynamic-course-university {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 6px;
  min-height: 40px;
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  color: rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.68);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.dynamic-course-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-self: stretch;
  margin-top: 4px;
  padding-top: 10px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  color: #0b6664;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.dynamic-course-card .course-foot {
  border-top: 0;
  padding-top: 0;
  gap: 8px;
}

.dynamic-course-card .course-foot span {
  padding: 6px 9px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.08);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

.dynamic-course-link svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .dynamic-course-track {
    animation: none;
  }

  .dynamic-course-carousel {
    overflow-x: auto;
    -webkit-mask-image: none;
    mask-image: none;
  }
}

.dynamic-section--scholarships {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #f7fbfb 100%);
}

.dynamic-scholarship-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.dynamic-scholarship-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 236px;
  padding: 22px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.13);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.07);
}

.dynamic-scholarship-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: 18px;
  bottom: 18px;
  width: 54px;
  height: 54px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.14), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.dynamic-scholarship-top {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.dynamic-scholarship-top > span:last-child {
  color: rgba(11, 43, 67, 0.22);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.dynamic-scholarship-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  line-height: 1.24;
}

.dynamic-scholarship-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.56;
}

.dynamic-section--intakes {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #f7fbfb 0%, #fffaf1 100%);
}

.dynamic-intake-board {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.62fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
  align-items: stretch;
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 44px auto 0;
}

.dynamic-intake-feature {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  min-height: 338px;
  padding: 30px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  color: #ffffff;
  background: linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.92) 0%, rgba(13, 82, 83, 0.82) 70%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.55) 142%);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 68px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.18);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform 0.32s ease, box-shadow 0.32s ease;
}

.dynamic-intake-feature:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 36px 80px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.26);
}

.dynamic-intake-feature__image {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  z-index: -2;
  filter: saturate(1.1) contrast(1.05);
  transform: scale(1.06);
  transition: transform 0.7s ease, opacity 0.4s ease;
  opacity: 0.42;
}

.dynamic-intake-feature:hover .dynamic-intake-feature__image {
  transform: scale(1.12);
  opacity: 0.55;
}

.dynamic-intake-feature__veil {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 80% at 18% 22%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.30) 0%, transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.86) 0%, rgba(13, 82, 83, 0.74) 60%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.88) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.dynamic-intake-feature__body {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}

.dynamic-intake-feature .eyebrow {
  color: #ffe6a3;
}

.dynamic-intake-feature h3 {
  margin: 10px 0 12px;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
  line-height: 1;
  text-shadow: 0 4px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.dynamic-intake-feature p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.84);
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.dynamic-intake-feature__hint {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding: 7px 13px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.14);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.32);
  width: fit-content;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: #ffe6a3;
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  transition: background 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.dynamic-intake-feature:hover .dynamic-intake-feature__hint {
  background: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.22);
  border-color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.48);
}

.dynamic-intake-feature__hint i {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
}

.dynamic-intake-cards {
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
}

.dynamic-intake-card {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 76px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 102px;
  padding: 20px 22px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.13);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.07);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition:
    transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1),
    box-shadow 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1),
    border-color 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1),
    background 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1);
  transition-delay: calc(var(--card-index, 0) * 100ms);
}

.dynamic-intake-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.0) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.18) 50%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0) 100%);
  transform: translateX(-110%);
  transition: transform 0.6s ease;
  transition-delay: calc(var(--card-index, 0) * 100ms);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.dynamic-intake-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0) 80%);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 0.45s ease;
  transition-delay: calc(var(--card-index, 0) * 100ms);
}

/* Staggered highlight wave when hovering the feature card */
.dynamic-intake-feature:hover ~ .dynamic-intake-cards .dynamic-intake-card,
.dynamic-intake-card:hover {
  transform: translateX(6px);
  border-color: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.45);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 52px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.14);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #fefbf3 100%);
}

.dynamic-intake-feature:hover ~ .dynamic-intake-cards .dynamic-intake-card::before,
.dynamic-intake-card:hover::before {
  transform: translateX(110%);
}

.dynamic-intake-feature:hover ~ .dynamic-intake-cards .dynamic-intake-card::after,
.dynamic-intake-card:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.dynamic-intake-feature:hover ~ .dynamic-intake-cards .dynamic-intake-number,
.dynamic-intake-card:hover .dynamic-intake-number {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.dynamic-intake-number {
  color: rgba(11, 43, 67, 0.18);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 2.35rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: color 0.4s ease;
  transition-delay: calc(var(--card-index, 0) * 100ms);
}

.dynamic-intake-status {
  display: inline-flex;
  width: fit-content;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.16);
  color: #8a5b1d;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.dynamic-intake-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 5px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1.07rem;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.dynamic-intake-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.dynamic-section--city-carousel {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #071922 0%, #0a3036 52%, #fffaf1 100%);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.dynamic-section--city-carousel .section-head h2 {
  color: #ffffff;
}

.dynamic-section--city-carousel .section-head p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
}

.dynamic-section--city-carousel .section-head .eyebrow {
  color: #ffe6a3;
}

.dynamic-city-carousel {
  padding-top: 10px;
  padding-bottom: 76px;
}

.dynamic-city-slide {
  position: relative;
  flex: 0 0 min(360px, 80vw);
  height: 430px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 22px;
  color: #ffffff;
  background: #071922;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.22);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 76px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
  transform: rotate(var(--tilt));
  transition: transform 260ms ease, box-shadow 260ms ease, border-color 260ms ease;
}

.dynamic-city-slide::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.02) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.8) 100%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 24% 18%, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.22), transparent 38%);
}

.dynamic-city-slide:hover {
  border-color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.5);
  box-shadow: 0 38px 86px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.36);
  transform: translateY(-16px) rotate(calc(var(--tilt) * -0.35));
}

.dynamic-city-slide img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 700ms ease, filter 260ms ease;
}

.dynamic-city-slide:hover img {
  filter: saturate(1.08) contrast(1.04);
  transform: scale(1.07);
}

.dynamic-city-slide-info {
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0;
  z-index: 1;
  padding: 26px;
}

.dynamic-city-slide-info span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.82);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
}

.dynamic-city-slide-info h3 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.dynamic-city-slide-info p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
  font-weight: 750;
}

.dynamic-visa-steps {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 42px auto 0;
  counter-reset: visa-step;
}

.dynamic-visa-steps::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 32px;
  bottom: 32px;
  left: 44px;
  width: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--teal) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.82) 100%);
  opacity: 0.55;
}

.dynamic-visa-steps .visa-step {
  position: relative;
  min-height: auto;
  padding: 24px 28px 24px 96px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98) 0%, rgba(248, 252, 251, 0.98) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.13);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 42px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.07);
}

.dynamic-visa-steps .visa-step:nth-child(even) {
  margin-left: 72px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 251, 242, 0.98) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98) 100%);
}

.dynamic-visa-steps .visa-step::before {
  counter-increment: visa-step;
  content: counter(visa-step, decimal-leading-zero);
  position: absolute;
  top: 24px;
  left: 24px;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--teal-dark) 100%);
  color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.24);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #ffe6a3;
}

.dynamic-section--faq {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #f7fbfb 100%);
}

.dynamic-faq-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(250px, 0.42fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 26px;
  align-items: start;
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 44px auto 0;
}

.dynamic-faq-panel {
  position: sticky;
  top: 112px;
  padding: 28px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  color: #ffffff;
  background:
    linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.98) 0%, rgba(13, 82, 83, 0.94) 100%);
  box-shadow: 0 26px 62px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.14);
}

.dynamic-faq-panel .eyebrow {
  color: #ffe6a3;
}

.dynamic-faq-panel h3 {
  margin: 12px 0 10px;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 2.55rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.dynamic-faq-panel p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.dynamic-faq-list {
  gap: 12px;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
}

.dynamic-faq-item {
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 36px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
}

.dynamic-faq-item summary {
  gap: 14px;
  justify-content: flex-start;
}

.dynamic-faq-item summary::after {
  margin-left: auto;
}

.dynamic-faq-item summary span {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  flex: 0 0 36px;
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.1);
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic {
  background: var(--theme-body-bg);
  color: var(--ink);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic .country-stat-strip,
html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic .dynamic-section--why,
html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic .dynamic-section--scholarships,
html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic .dynamic-section--faq {
  background: var(--theme-band-bg);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic .dynamic-section--courses,
html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic .dynamic-section--intakes {
  background: var(--theme-band-alt);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic .dynamic-section--city-carousel {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 86% 8%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gold) 32%, transparent), transparent 46%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 8% 92%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--coral) 22%, transparent), transparent 52%),
    var(--theme-band-deep);
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic .dynamic-section--city-carousel .section-head h2 {
  color: #ffffff;
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic .dynamic-section--city-carousel .section-head p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic :is(
  .stat-strip-item,
  .dynamic-cost-panel,
  .dynamic-why-card,
  .dynamic-uni-slide,
  .dynamic-course-card,
  .dynamic-scholarship-card,
  .dynamic-intake-card,
  .dynamic-visa-steps .visa-step,
  .dynamic-faq-item
) {
  background: var(--theme-surface);
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
  box-shadow: var(--theme-card-shadow);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic :is(
  .dynamic-cost-panel-head,
  .dynamic-why-card .reason-icon,
  .dynamic-scholarship-card .reason-icon,
  .dynamic-course-card .course-foot span,
  .dynamic-faq-item summary span,
  .dynamic-uni-slide .uni-meta span,
  .dynamic-course-count
) {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--teal) 12%, var(--theme-surface-solid));
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic :is(
  .dynamic-cost-row,
  .dynamic-course-link,
  .dynamic-course-card .course-tag,
  .dynamic-intake-card,
  .dynamic-faq-item
) {
  border-color: var(--theme-border);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic :is(
  .dynamic-card-index,
  .dynamic-course-rank,
  .dynamic-intake-number,
  .dynamic-scholarship-top > span:last-child,
  .dynamic-uni-slide-body > span
) {
  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--navy) 18%, transparent);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic :is(
  .dynamic-course-link,
  .dynamic-cost-panel-head .cost-label,
  .dynamic-why-card .reason-icon,
  .dynamic-scholarship-card .reason-icon
) {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic :is(
  .dynamic-course-card .course-tag,
  .dynamic-intake-status
) {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gold) 18%, var(--theme-surface-solid));
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gold) 28%, transparent);
  color: var(--gold);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic :is(
  .dynamic-intake-feature,
  .dynamic-faq-panel
) {
  background: var(--theme-band-deep);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic :is(
  .country-band--wide .band-stat strong,
  .country-band--wide .band-stat__index,
  .dynamic-intake-feature .eyebrow,
  .dynamic-intake-feature__hint,
  .dynamic-faq-panel .eyebrow,
  .dynamic-section--city-carousel .section-head .eyebrow,
  .dynamic-city-slide-info span
) {
  color: var(--theme-form-focus);
}

html[data-color-theme] .country-main--dynamic .dynamic-city-slide {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gold) 36%, transparent);
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .dynamic-why-grid,
  .dynamic-course-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .dynamic-course-set {
    flex-basis: min(92vw, 760px);
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .dynamic-scholarship-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .dynamic-intake-board,
  .dynamic-faq-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .dynamic-faq-panel {
    position: relative;
    top: auto;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .dynamic-section--courses {
    padding: 64px 0;
  }

  .dynamic-courses-head {
    padding-inline: 18px;
  }

  .dynamic-course-carousel {
    margin-top: 34px;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent 100%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent 100%);
  }

  .dynamic-course-set {
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    flex-basis: auto;
    padding-right: 16px;
  }

  .country-main--dynamic .dynamic-course-card {
    flex: 0 0 min(78vw, 300px);
  }

  .dynamic-why-grid,
  .dynamic-course-grid,
  .dynamic-visa-steps,
  .dynamic-scholarship-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .dynamic-carousel-frame {
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent 100%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent 100%);
  }

  .dynamic-intake-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .dynamic-visa-steps::before {
    left: 34px;
  }

  .dynamic-visa-steps .visa-step,
  .dynamic-visa-steps .visa-step:nth-child(even) {
    margin-left: 0;
    padding-left: 82px;
  }

  .dynamic-why-card,
  .dynamic-scholarship-card,
  .dynamic-visa-steps .visa-step {
    min-height: auto;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   MBBS COUNTRY PAGE (Royal / Premium) — v2
   ============================================================ */
.page-mbbs-country {
  background:
    radial-gradient(140% 100% at 0% 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.10) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0) 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fffdf6 0%, #f4f8f9 38%, #fffaf2 68%, #eef4f6 100%);
}

.mbbs-country {
  --mbbs-gold: #c7924a;
  --mbbs-gold-soft: #ffe6a3;
  --mbbs-ink-fade: rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.62);
  --mbbs-line-soft: rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
}

/* Wider container reserved for the country page only */
.mbbs-country .mbbsx-container {
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), 1440px);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ---- Section head (shared) ---- */
.mbbs-country .mbbsx-head {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto 56px;
  text-align: center;
}

.mbbs-country .mbbsx-head .eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.mbbs-country .mbbsx-head h2 {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 2.85rem);
  line-height: 1.14;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.mbbs-country .mbbsx-head p {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 620px;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* ============================================================
   HERO
   ============================================================ */
.mbbsx-hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 130px 0 110px;
  color: #fff;
}

.mbbsx-hero__image {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  z-index: -3;
  filter: saturate(1.05) contrast(1.04);
}

.mbbsx-hero__veil {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 80% at 22% 28%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.32) 0%, transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.94) 0%, rgba(11, 88, 90, 0.80) 58%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.92) 100%);
}

.mbbsx-hero.no-image .mbbsx-hero__veil {
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 80% at 18% 24%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.34) 0%, transparent 64%),
    radial-gradient(80% 60% at 100% 100%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.4) 0%, transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--deep) 0%, var(--navy) 55%, var(--teal-dark) 100%);
}

.mbbsx-hero__glow {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    radial-gradient(40% 30% at 80% 20%, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.18) 0%, transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 60%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.55) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbsx-hero__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.45fr 0.95fr;
  gap: 64px;
  align-items: center;
}

.mbbsx-hero__copy {
  min-width: 0;
}

.mbbsx-back {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  padding: 8px 14px 8px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.18);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease;
}

.mbbsx-back:hover {
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
  border-color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.38);
  background: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.10);
}

.mbbsx-back i {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
}

.mbbsx-hero__crest {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.mbbsx-flag {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.35);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.mbbsx-flag img {
  width: 44px;
  height: 32px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.mbbsx-hero__crestmeta {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  min-width: 0;
}

.mbbsx-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
}

.mbbsx-hero__route {
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.mbbsx-hero__copy h1 {
  margin: 4px 0 20px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5.4vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: #fff;
  text-shadow: 0 6px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.36);
}

.mbbsx-hero__copy h1 .gold-text {
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
  background: none;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
}

.mbbsx-lede {
  max-width: 600px;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
}

.mbbsx-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
}

.mbbsx-trust {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 36px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
}

.mbbsx-trust li {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  padding: 9px 14px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.22);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.mbbsx-trust li i {
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* Hero snapshot card */
.mbbsx-snapshot {
  position: relative;
  padding: 36px 32px 28px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.30);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mbbsx-snapshot::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -1px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.55) 0%, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0) 60%);
  -webkit-mask: linear-gradient(#000 0 0) content-box, linear-gradient(#000 0 0);
  -webkit-mask-composite: xor;
          mask-composite: exclude;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbsx-snapshot__head {
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
}

.mbbsx-snapshot__eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
}

.mbbsx-snapshot h2 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 2rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: #fff;
}

.mbbsx-snapshot__head p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74);
}

.mbbsx-snapshot__facts {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
}

.mbbsx-snapshot__facts > div {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;
  gap: 12px;
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
}

.mbbsx-snapshot__facts > div:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.mbbsx-snapshot__facts dt {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.10em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.84);
}

.mbbsx-snapshot__facts dd {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
}

.mbbsx-snapshot__link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
  transition: gap 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}

.mbbsx-snapshot__link:hover {
  gap: 12px;
  color: #fff;
}

.mbbsx-snapshot__link i {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
}

/* ============================================================
   SECTION BASE
   ============================================================ */
.mbbsx-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: 104px 0;
}

/* ============================================================
   INTRO / FOR INDIAN STUDENTS
   ============================================================ */
.mbbsx-section--intro {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fffdf6 0%, #fff 100%);
}

.mbbsx-intro__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.7fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 72px;
  align-items: start;
}

.mbbsx-intro__copy .eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.mbbsx-intro__copy h2 {
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 2.85rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.mbbsx-intro__prose {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 24px;
  border-left: 2px solid rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.32);
}

.mbbsx-intro__para {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.mbbsx-intro__para:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.mbbsx-intro__para + .mbbsx-intro__para {
  font-family: "Manrope", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.mbbsx-intro__para.has-dropcap::first-letter {
  float: left;
  margin: 10px 16px 0 0;
  padding-top: 6px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 4.6rem;
  line-height: 0.85;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold);
}

.mbbsx-intro__callout {
  position: relative;
  padding: 36px 32px 32px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--teal-dark) 100%);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 64px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.24);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mbbsx-intro__callout::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(80% 60% at 100% 0%, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.18) 0%, transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbsx-monogram {
  position: absolute;
  right: 18px;
  top: 8px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 7.4rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.16);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbsx-callout__eyebrow {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
}

.mbbsx-intro__callout ul {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
}

.mbbsx-intro__callout li {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
}

.mbbsx-intro__callout li i {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  margin-top: 3px;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ============================================================
   ADVANTAGES
   ============================================================ */
.mbbsx-section--advantages {
  background:
    radial-gradient(80% 60% at 100% 0%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.06) 0%, transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fff 0%, #fbf8f0 100%);
}

.mbbsx-adv__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(290px, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
}

.mbbsx-adv__card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 22px;
  min-height: 220px;
  padding: 30px 28px 30px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #fefbf3 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.32s ease, box-shadow 0.32s ease, border-color 0.32s ease;
}

.mbbsx-adv__card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(60% 50% at 100% 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.10) 0%, transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbsx-adv__card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 64px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.14);
  border-color: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.42);
}

.mbbsx-adv__card:hover .mbbsx-adv__rule::before {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.mbbsx-adv__card:hover .mbbsx-adv__icon {
  transform: translateY(-2px) rotate(-3deg);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 28px rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.28);
}

.mbbsx-adv__top {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
}

.mbbsx-adv__icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 54px;
  height: 54px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 30% 25%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65) 0%, transparent 50%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--mbbs-gold) 0%, #a87432 100%);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.24);
  transition: transform 0.32s ease, box-shadow 0.32s ease;
}

.mbbsx-adv__icon i {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
}

.mbbsx-adv__no {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 2rem;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: rgba(11, 43, 67, 0.18);
}

.mbbsx-adv__card p {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.mbbsx-adv__rule {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  height: 2px;
  margin-top: auto;
  background: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.14);
  border-radius: 2px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mbbsx-adv__rule::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mbbs-gold) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0) 100%);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 0.46s ease;
}

/* Legacy shared card pieces — kept for empty state & misc */
.mbbsx-card__no {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold);
}

.mbbsx-card__no::after {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 12px;
  width: 36px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mbbs-gold) 0%, transparent 100%);
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.mbbsx-card__icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.16) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.04) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.25);
  color: var(--mbbs-gold);
}

.mbbsx-card__icon i {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
}

/* ============================================================
   CAREERS BEYOND MBBS
   ============================================================ */
.mbbsx-section--careers {
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 50% at 0% 0%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.06) 0%, transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(60% 50% at 100% 100%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.06) 0%, transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #fdfaf2 52%, #ffffff 100%);
}

.mbbsx-careers__head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 56px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 56px;
}

.mbbsx-careers__copy .eyebrow.mbbsx-careers__eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  padding: 9px 18px 9px 14px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.16);
  color: var(--mbbs-green, #2d6a4f);
  letter-spacing: 0.10em;
}

.mbbsx-careers__copy .eyebrow.mbbsx-careers__eyebrow::before {
  display: none;
}

.mbbsx-careers__copy .eyebrow.mbbsx-careers__eyebrow i {
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
}

.mbbsx-careers__copy h2 {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.mbbsx-careers__copy h2 .mbbsx-careers__accent {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  background-image: var(--animated-text-gradient);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
          background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
          color: transparent;
}

.mbbsx-careers__copy h2 .mbbsx-careers__accent::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -8px;
  width: 90px;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2d6a4f 0%, rgba(45, 106, 79, 0) 100%);
  border-radius: 2px;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: initial;
}

.mbbsx-careers__copy p {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 520px;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.mbbsx-careers__callout {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 22px 26px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 100% 0%, rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.12) 0%, transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(232, 247, 238, 0.72) 0%, rgba(245, 252, 248, 0.85) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.18);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.08);
}

.mbbsx-careers__callout-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 54px;
  height: 54px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: var(--mbbs-green, #2d6a4f);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 14px rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.16);
}

.mbbsx-careers__callout-icon i {
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
}

.mbbsx-careers__callout-copy p {
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.mbbsx-careers__callout-copy strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--mbbs-green, #2d6a4f);
}

.mbbsx-careers__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
}

.mbbsx-career-card {
  --tint-bg: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  --tint-fg: #0f7a78;
  --tint-line: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.38);
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 26px 24px 28px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid var(--mbbs-line-soft, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08));
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.32s ease, box-shadow 0.32s ease, border-color 0.32s ease;
}

.mbbsx-career-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -60px;
  right: -60px;
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--tint-bg) 0%, transparent 70%);
  opacity: 0.65;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: transform 0.55s ease, opacity 0.55s ease;
}

.mbbsx-career-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  border-color: var(--tint-line);
  box-shadow: 0 26px 56px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.12);
}

.mbbsx-career-card:hover::before {
  transform: scale(1.18) translate(-10%, 10%);
  opacity: 1;
}

.mbbsx-career-card:hover .mbbsx-career-card__icon {
  transform: translateY(-2px) rotate(-4deg);
}

.mbbsx-career-card:hover .mbbsx-career-card__rule::before {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.mbbsx-career-card__top {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
}

.mbbsx-career-card__icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: var(--tint-bg);
  color: var(--tint-fg);
  transition: transform 0.32s ease;
}

.mbbsx-career-card__icon i {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
}

.mbbsx-career-card__no {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: rgba(11, 43, 67, 0.32);
}

.mbbsx-career-card h3 {
  position: relative;
  margin: 4px 0 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.mbbsx-career-card__rule {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  height: 2px;
  background: rgba(11, 43, 67, 0.08);
  border-radius: 2px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mbbsx-career-card__rule::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--tint-fg) 0%, transparent 100%);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 0.46s ease;
}

.mbbsx-career-card p {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.mbbsx-career-card[data-tint="teal"]     { --tint-bg: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);  --tint-fg: #0f7a78; --tint-line: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.4); }
.mbbsx-career-card[data-tint="green"]    { --tint-bg: rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.14);   --tint-fg: #2d6a4f; --tint-line: rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.42); }
.mbbsx-career-card[data-tint="lavender"] { --tint-bg: rgba(122, 88, 174, 0.14);  --tint-fg: #7a58ae; --tint-line: rgba(122, 88, 174, 0.42); }
.mbbsx-career-card[data-tint="peach"]    { --tint-bg: rgba(217, 111, 85, 0.14);  --tint-fg: #d96f55; --tint-line: rgba(217, 111, 85, 0.44); }
.mbbsx-career-card[data-tint="aqua"]     { --tint-bg: rgba(14, 165, 159, 0.14);  --tint-fg: #0ea59f; --tint-line: rgba(14, 165, 159, 0.42); }
.mbbsx-career-card[data-tint="rose"]     { --tint-bg: rgba(216, 87, 121, 0.14);  --tint-fg: #c84a6a; --tint-line: rgba(216, 87, 121, 0.44); }
.mbbsx-career-card[data-tint="sky"]      { --tint-bg: rgba(58, 117, 196, 0.14);  --tint-fg: #3a75c4; --tint-line: rgba(58, 117, 196, 0.42); }
.mbbsx-career-card[data-tint="mint"]     { --tint-bg: rgba(67, 138, 95, 0.14);   --tint-fg: #3f8a5d; --tint-line: rgba(67, 138, 95, 0.42); }

.js .mbbsx-careers__grid .mbbsx-career-card.reveal {
  transition: opacity 520ms ease, transform 520ms ease;
  transition-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * 70ms);
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .mbbsx-careers__head {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    margin-bottom: 44px;
  }

  .mbbsx-careers__grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .mbbsx-careers__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .mbbsx-careers__callout {
    padding: 18px 20px;
  }

  .mbbsx-careers__copy h2 br {
    display: none;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   ELIGIBILITY
   ============================================================ */
.mbbsx-section--eligibility {
  background:
    radial-gradient(80% 60% at 0% 100%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06) 0%, transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fbf8f0 0%, #fff 100%);
}

.mbbsx-elig__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(440px, 1fr));
  gap: 32px;
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel {
  position: relative;
  padding: 42px 38px 36px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff 0%, #fcfaf4 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.07);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(70% 50% at 100% 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.10) 0%, transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mbbs-gold) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0) 70%);
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel--dark {
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--teal-dark) 100%);
  border-color: transparent;
  color: #fff;
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel--dark::before {
  background: radial-gradient(70% 50% at 100% 0%, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.20) 0%, transparent 60%);
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel--dark::after {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mbbs-gold-soft) 0%, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0) 70%);
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel header {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  padding-bottom: 22px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.08);
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel--dark header {
  border-bottom-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel header > div {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  min-width: 0;
}

.mbbsx-panel__icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 58px;
  height: 58px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 30% 25%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65) 0%, transparent 50%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--mbbs-gold) 0%, #a87432 100%);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.28);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel--dark .mbbsx-panel__icon {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 30% 25%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.20) 0%, transparent 50%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.28) 0%, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.08) 100%);
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
}

.mbbsx-panel__icon i {
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  line-height: 1.16;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel--dark h3 {
  color: #fff;
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel--dark .eyebrow {
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
}

.mbbsx-check {
  position: relative;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
}

.mbbsx-check li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 28px 1fr;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 14px 0;
  font-size: 0.99rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.06);
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel--dark .mbbsx-check li {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);
}

.mbbsx-check li:first-child {
  padding-top: 4px;
}

.mbbsx-check li:last-child {
  padding-bottom: 0;
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.mbbsx-check li i {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  margin-top: 3px;
  padding: 3px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  color: var(--teal);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.mbbsx-elig__panel--dark .mbbsx-check li i {
  background: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.16);
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
}

/* ============================================================
   WHY POPULAR — editorial
   ============================================================ */
.mbbsx-section--why {
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 50% at 100% 0%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.08) 0%, transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fff 0%, #fbf8f0 100%);
}

/* ---- Country profile strip ---- */
.mbbsx-profile {
  position: relative;
  padding: 38px 44px 36px;
  margin: 0 0 56px;
  border-radius: 22px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 80% at 0% 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.18) 0%, transparent 50%),
    linear-gradient(165deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--teal-dark) 100%);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 36px 72px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.26);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mbbsx-profile::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(50% 40% at 100% 100%, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.14) 0%, transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbsx-profile__head {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  padding-bottom: 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
}

.mbbsx-profile__head .mbbsx-callout__eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.mbbsx-profile__head h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: #fff;
}

.mbbsx-profile__flag {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 72px;
  height: 72px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.34);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mbbsx-profile__flag img {
  width: 48px;
  height: 36px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.mbbsx-profile__grid {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 28px 32px;
}

.mbbsx-profile__grid > div {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  min-width: 0;
}

.mbbsx-profile__grid dt {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.86);
}

.mbbsx-profile__grid dd {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: #fff;
}

/* ---- Editorial stories ---- */
.mbbsx-stories {
  display: grid;
  gap: 24px;
  counter-reset: story;
}

.mbbsx-story {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 1fr) minmax(0, 2.3fr);
  gap: 56px;
  padding: 40px 44px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  align-items: start;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.32s ease, box-shadow 0.32s ease, border-color 0.32s ease;
}

.mbbsx-story::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.06) 0%, transparent 30%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbsx-story:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 56px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.12);
  border-color: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.36);
}

.mbbsx-story__index {
  position: relative;
}

.mbbsx-story__no {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 4.6rem;
  line-height: 0.86;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold);
}

.mbbsx-story__index h3 {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding-top: 18px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.mbbsx-story__index h3::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 56px;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mbbs-gold) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0) 100%);
}

.mbbsx-story__body {
  position: relative;
  padding-top: 14px;
}

.mbbsx-story__body p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.mbbsx-why__empty {
  padding: 48px 36px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.40);
  text-align: center;
}

.mbbsx-why__empty .mbbsx-card__icon {
  margin: 0 auto 16px;
}

.mbbsx-why__empty h3 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.mbbsx-why__empty p {
  margin: 0 auto 22px;
  max-width: 520px;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* ============================================================
   ADMISSION PROCESS
   ============================================================ */
.mbbsx-section--process {
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 50% at 0% 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.08) 0%, transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fbf8f0 0%, #fff 100%);
}

.mbbsx-process {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 20px;
  counter-reset: mbbsx-process-step;
}

.mbbsx-process__step {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 24px 26px 22px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #fefbf3 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.28s ease, box-shadow 0.28s ease, border-color 0.28s ease;
}

.mbbsx-process__step::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.06) 0%, transparent 35%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbsx-process__step::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mbbs-gold) 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0) 70%);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 0.4s ease;
}

.mbbsx-process__step:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 50px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.12);
  border-color: rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.4);
}

.mbbsx-process__step:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.mbbsx-process__step:hover .mbbsx-process__badge {
  transform: rotate(-4deg) translateY(-2px);
}

.mbbsx-process__head {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: center;
}

.mbbsx-process__badge {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 30% 25%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65) 0%, transparent 50%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--mbbs-gold) 0%, #a87432 100%);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.26);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  transition: transform 0.32s ease;
}

.mbbsx-process__badge i {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
}

.mbbsx-process__heading {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
  min-width: 0;
}

.mbbsx-process__no {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold);
}

.mbbsx-process__heading h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  line-height: 1.22;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.mbbsx-process__substeps {
  position: relative;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 14px 0 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  border-top: 1px dashed rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.10);
}

.mbbsx-process__substeps li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 18px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.mbbsx-process__substeps li i {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  margin-top: 4px;
  padding: 2px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
  color: var(--teal);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ============================================================
   CTA
   ============================================================ */
.mbbsx-cta {
  position: relative;
  padding: 110px 0 120px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--deep) 100%);
  color: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mbbsx-cta__bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(40% 40% at 12% 18%, rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.32) 0%, transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(50% 50% at 100% 100%, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.14) 0%, transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbsx-cta__grid {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.55fr 1fr;
  gap: 56px;
  align-items: center;
}

.mbbsx-cta__copy .eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
}

.mbbsx-cta__copy h2 {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.2vw, 3.1rem);
  line-height: 1.10;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  color: #fff;
}

.mbbsx-cta__copy h2 .gold-text {
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
  -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
}

.mbbsx-cta__copy p {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.84);
}

.mbbsx-cta__card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 38px 34px 34px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.32);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 64px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mbbsx-cta__card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -1px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.45) 0%, rgba(255, 230, 163, 0) 60%);
  -webkit-mask: linear-gradient(#000 0 0) content-box, linear-gradient(#000 0 0);
  -webkit-mask-composite: xor;
          mask-composite: exclude;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbsx-cta__monogram {
  position: absolute;
  right: 14px;
  top: 4px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 8.4rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.14);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mbbsx-cta__card h3 {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: #fff;
}

.mbbsx-cta__card ul {
  position: relative;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
}

.mbbsx-cta__card li {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
}

.mbbsx-cta__card li i {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  margin-top: 3px;
  color: var(--mbbs-gold-soft);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ============================================================ */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .mbbsx-profile__grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .mbbsx-story {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(200px, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);
    gap: 36px;
    padding: 34px 32px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .mbbsx-hero {
    padding: 96px 0 80px;
  }

  .mbbsx-hero__grid,
  .mbbsx-intro__grid,
  .mbbsx-cta__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 44px;
  }

  .mbbsx-section {
    padding: 76px 0;
  }

  .mbbsx-cta {
    padding: 80px 0 88px;
  }

  .mbbsx-intro__prose {
    padding-left: 18px;
  }

  .mbbsx-profile {
    padding: 32px 30px 30px;
  }

  .mbbsx-profile__grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 22px 24px;
  }

  .mbbsx-story {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 18px;
    padding: 32px 30px;
  }

  .mbbsx-story__no {
    font-size: 3.6rem;
  }

  .mbbsx-story__index h3 {
    padding-top: 14px;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }

  .mbbsx-process {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .mbbsx-process__step {
    padding: 22px 22px 20px;
  }

  .mbbsx-process__badge {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
  }

  .mbbsx-process__badge i {
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
  }

  .mbbsx-process__heading h3 {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .mbbsx-hero {
    padding: 80px 0 64px;
  }

  .mbbsx-hero__copy h1 {
    font-size: 2.4rem;
  }

  .mbbsx-snapshot,
  .mbbsx-intro__callout,
  .mbbsx-cta__card {
    padding: 28px 22px;
  }

  .mbbsx-elig__panel {
    padding: 30px 22px 26px;
  }

  .mbbsx-elig__panel header {
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    padding-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .mbbsx-elig__panel h3 {
    font-size: 1.45rem;
  }

  .mbbsx-profile {
    padding: 28px 22px;
  }

  .mbbsx-profile__head {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .mbbsx-profile__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 18px;
  }

  .mbbsx-story {
    padding: 28px 22px;
  }

  .mbbsx-process {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .mbbsx-process__step {
    padding: 20px 18px 18px;
    gap: 14px;
  }

  .mbbsx-process__head {
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .mbbsx-process__badge {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border-radius: 12px;
  }

  .mbbsx-process__badge i {
    width: 18px;
    height: 18px;
  }

  .mbbsx-process__heading h3 {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
  }

  .mbbsx-process__substeps {
    padding-top: 12px;
    gap: 6px;
  }

  .mbbsx-process__substeps li {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
  }

  .mbbsx-adv__icon {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
  }

  .mbbsx-cta__monogram {
    font-size: 6.2rem;
  }

  .mbbsx-monogram {
    font-size: 5.6rem;
  }

  .mbbsx-intro__para.has-dropcap::first-letter {
    font-size: 3.6rem;
    margin: 8px 12px 0 0;
  }
}

/* =============================================================
   BLOG — index + single post
   ============================================================= */
.page-blog {
  --blog-line: rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.10);
  --blog-ink:  #0b2b43;
  --blog-mute: #5a6a76;
  --blog-bg-soft: #fbfaf6;
}

.blog-page {
  background: var(--blog-bg-soft);
}

/* ---------- Index hero ---------- */
.blog-page-head {
  padding: 96px 0 56px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(80% 60% at 100% 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.10) 0%, transparent 65%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #fbfaf6 100%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blog-line);
}

.blog-page-head .eyebrow {
  color: var(--teal-dark, #0b5859);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.blog-page-title {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4.2vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
  max-width: 800px;
}

.blog-page-kicker {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--blog-mute);
}

/* ---------- Index list ---------- */
.blog-list-section {
  padding: 64px 0 96px;
}

.blog-list-container {
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), 880px);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.blog-list-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 320px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 36px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 36px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blog-line);
}

.blog-list-item:first-child {
  padding-top: 8px;
}

.blog-list-media {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 10px;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  background: #eee;
}

.blog-list-media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 600ms ease, filter 600ms ease;
}

.blog-list-item:hover .blog-list-media img {
  transform: scale(1.04);
  filter: saturate(1.05) contrast(1.02);
}

.blog-list-body {
  min-width: 0;
}

.blog-chip {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 5px 12px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.08);
  color: var(--teal-dark, #0b5859);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.blog-chip--on-dark {
  background: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.18);
  color: #ffe6a3;
}

.blog-list-title {
  margin: 14px 0 10px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.2vw, 1.92rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
}

.blog-list-title a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
  background-image: linear-gradient(currentColor, currentColor);
  background-size: 0% 1.5px;
  background-position: 0 100%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  transition: background-size 320ms ease;
}

.blog-list-title a:hover,
.blog-list-title a:focus-visible {
  background-size: 100% 1.5px;
}

.blog-list-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--blog-mute);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.blog-list-excerpt {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: #344650;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.blog-list-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  color: var(--teal-dark, #0b5859);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: gap 220ms ease, color 220ms ease;
}

.blog-list-cta:hover {
  gap: 12px;
  color: #0b6664;
}

.blog-list-cta i,
.blog-list-cta svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
}

/* ---------- One Degree editorial blog grid ---------- */
.blog-grid-section {
  padding: 64px 0 96px;
}

.blog-grid-container {
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), 1240px);
}

.blog-featured-post {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(320px, 0.85fr);
  gap: 36px;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 0 0 72px;
}

.blog-featured-media,
.blog-grid-card-media {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #e9efef;
}

.blog-featured-media {
  aspect-ratio: 1.897 / 1;
}

.blog-featured-media img,
.blog-grid-card-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 540ms ease, filter 540ms ease;
}

.blog-featured-post:hover .blog-featured-media img,
.blog-grid-card:hover .blog-grid-card-media img {
  transform: scale(1.045);
  filter: saturate(1.04) contrast(1.02);
}

.blog-featured-copy h2,
.blog-grid-card h2 {
  margin: 14px 0 12px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
}

.blog-featured-copy h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.15rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
}

.blog-featured-copy h2 a,
.blog-grid-card h2 a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.blog-featured-copy h2 a:hover,
.blog-grid-card h2 a:hover {
  color: var(--teal-dark, #0b5859);
}

.blog-featured-copy > p:not(.blog-list-meta) {
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0;
  color: #344650;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.blog-editorial-grid {
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.blog-editorial-grid-top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 60px 30px;
  align-items: start;
  margin-bottom: 64px;
}

.blog-grid-extras {
  grid-column: auto;
  grid-row: auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto auto;
  gap: 30px;
  align-self: start;
}

.blog-grid-signup,
.blog-grid-social {
  padding-top: 14px;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--blog-ink);
}

.blog-grid-signup h2 {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 2.45rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
}

.blog-grid-signup p,
.blog-grid-social p {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: #344650;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.blog-grid-signup form {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blog-ink);
}

.blog-grid-signup input {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  min-width: 0;
  height: 42px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.blog-grid-signup input:focus {
  outline: none;
}

.blog-grid-signup button {
  display: inline-grid;
  place-items: center;
  flex: 0 0 36px;
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
}

.blog-grid-signup button svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
}

.blog-grid-social {
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.18);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--teal-dark, #0b5859);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(223, 245, 241, 0.8), #ffffff);
}

.blog-grid-social-mark {
  display: block;
  height: 34px;
  width: auto;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.blog-grid-social strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.blog-grid-card {
  min-width: 0;
}

.blog-grid-card-media {
  aspect-ratio: 1.413 / 1;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.blog-grid-card h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.6vw, 1.9rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
}

.blog-grid-card-body > p:not(.blog-list-meta) {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: #344650;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.blog-editorial-grid-page {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 60px 30px;
}

.blog-editorial-grid-page .blog-grid-card {
  display: block;
  width: auto;
  margin: 0;
}

/* ---------- Pagination ---------- */
.blog-pagination {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  margin-top: 56px;
}

.blog-pagination-page,
.blog-pagination-arrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  padding: 0 10px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--blog-line);
  color: var(--blog-ink);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 200ms ease, color 200ms ease, border-color 200ms ease, transform 200ms ease;
}

.blog-pagination-page:hover,
.blog-pagination-arrow:hover {
  background: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.32);
  color: var(--teal-dark, #0b5859);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.blog-pagination-page.is-current {
  background: var(--teal-dark, #0b5859);
  border-color: var(--teal-dark, #0b5859);
  color: #ffffff;
  cursor: default;
}

.blog-pagination-arrow i,
.blog-pagination-arrow svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
}

/* ---------- Newsletter band (shared with single post) ---------- */
.blog-newsletter {
  padding: 64px 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #fbfaf6 100%);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--blog-line);
}

.blog-newsletter-shell {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: center;
}

.blog-newsletter-copy h2 {
  margin: 8px 0 10px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
}

.blog-newsletter-copy p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--blog-mute);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 460px;
}

.blog-newsletter-form {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.blog-newsletter-form input {
  flex: 1 1 220px;
  min-width: 220px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--blog-line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  transition: border-color 200ms ease, box-shadow 200ms ease;
}

.blog-newsletter-form input:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.62);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.12);
}

.blog-newsletter-form .btn {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  border-radius: 999px;
}

/* ---------- Single post hero ---------- */
.blog-post-hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  padding: 0;
  background: #071922;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.blog-post-hero-media {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.blog-post-hero-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: 0.6;
  filter: saturate(0.92) contrast(1.02);
}

.blog-post-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.55) 0%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.78) 70%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.94) 100%);
}

.blog-post-hero-copy {
  padding: 120px 0 88px;
  max-width: 880px;
}

.blog-post-back {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  padding: 8px 14px 8px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.22);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 200ms ease, color 200ms ease, border-color 200ms ease;
}

.blog-post-back:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.10);
  color: #ffe6a3;
  border-color: rgba(255, 230, 163, 0.4);
}

.blog-post-back i,
.blog-post-back svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
}

.blog-post-title {
  margin: 18px 0 14px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.4vw, 3.4rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.blog-post-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

/* ---------- Single post body ---------- */
.blog-post-article {
  padding: 72px 0 96px;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.blog-post-shell {
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), 760px);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.blog-post-body {
  font-family: "Manrope", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: #1a2a36;
}

.blog-post-lede {
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  font-size: 1.22rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #0b2b43;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

.blog-post-body p {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
}

.blog-post-body h2 {
  margin: 44px 0 16px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 1.92rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
}

.blog-post-body h3 {
  margin: 32px 0 12px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.32rem;
  line-height: 1.22;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
}

.blog-post-body a {
  color: var(--teal-dark, #0b5859);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.4);
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  transition: text-decoration-color 200ms ease;
}

.blog-post-body a:hover {
  text-decoration-color: currentColor;
}

.blog-post-figure {
  margin: 34px 0;
}

.blog-post-figure img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--blog-line);
}

.blog-post-figure figcaption {
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: var(--muted, #5b6b74);
  text-align: center;
}

.blog-post-table-wrap {
  overflow-x: auto;
  margin: 34px 0;
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--blog-line);
  background: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.07);
}

.blog-post-table {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 620px;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.blog-post-table td {
  padding: 15px 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blog-line);
  color: #263944;
  vertical-align: top;
}

.blog-post-table tr:first-child td {
  background: #fbfaf6;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.blog-post-table tr:last-child td {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.blog-post-table td:first-child {
  color: var(--blog-ink);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.blog-post-list {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  padding-left: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.blog-post-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.blog-post-list li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.78em;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--teal-dark, #0b5859);
}

.blog-post-quote {
  margin: 36px 0;
  padding: 22px 26px 22px 28px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--teal-dark, #0b5859);
  background: #fbfaf6;
  border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
}

.blog-post-quote p {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.32rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
}

.blog-post-quote cite {
  display: block;
  color: var(--blog-mute);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-style: normal;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

/* ---------- In-article CTA ---------- */
.blog-post-inline-cta {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 22px;
  margin: 48px 0 12px;
  padding: 28px 30px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(80% 60% at 100% 0%, rgba(199, 146, 74, 0.16) 0%, transparent 65%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #0b2b43 0%, #06324a 100%);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.blog-post-inline-cta .eyebrow {
  color: #ffe6a3;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.blog-post-inline-cta h3 {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1.18;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.blog-post-inline-cta p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  font-size: 0.96rem;
}

/* ---------- Related grid ---------- */
.blog-related {
  padding: 72px 0 64px;
  background: var(--blog-bg-soft);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--blog-line);
}

.blog-related-head {
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}

.blog-related-head .eyebrow {
  color: var(--teal-dark, #0b5859);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.blog-related-head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.2rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
}

.blog-related-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
}

.blog-related-card {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid var(--blog-line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 320ms ease, box-shadow 320ms ease, border-color 320ms ease;
}

.blog-related-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: rgba(13, 122, 120, 0.28);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 44px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.12);
}

.blog-related-media {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #eee;
}

.blog-related-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 500ms ease;
}

.blog-related-card:hover .blog-related-media img {
  transform: scale(1.05);
}

.blog-related-body {
  padding: 18px 20px 22px;
}

.blog-related-body h3 {
  margin: 12px 0 8px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.22;
  color: var(--blog-ink);
}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .blog-featured-post,
  .blog-editorial-grid-top {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .blog-grid-extras {
    grid-column: auto;
    grid-row: auto;
  }

  .blog-featured-media {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  }

  .blog-editorial-grid-page {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .blog-list-item {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 18px;
  }

  .blog-list-media {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  }

  .blog-post-hero-copy {
    padding: 96px 0 64px;
  }

  .blog-newsletter-shell {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 26px;
  }

  .blog-post-inline-cta {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .blog-related-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .blog-page-title,
  .blog-page-kicker,
  .blog-featured-copy,
  .blog-featured-copy h2,
  .blog-featured-copy p,
  .blog-grid-card,
  .blog-grid-card h2,
  .blog-grid-card p,
  .blog-grid-signup,
  .blog-grid-signup h2,
  .blog-grid-social {
    max-width: 100%;
    white-space: normal;
    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  }

  .blog-grid-section {
    padding: 44px 0 72px;
  }

  .blog-grid-container {
    width: min(calc(100% - 28px), 1240px);
  }

  .blog-featured-post {
    gap: 22px;
    margin-bottom: 54px;
  }

  .blog-editorial-grid-top {
    gap: 42px;
    margin-bottom: 42px;
  }

  .blog-grid-social {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .blog-page-head {
    padding: 72px 0 44px;
  }

  .blog-list-section {
    padding: 44px 0 72px;
  }

  .blog-post-article {
    padding: 52px 0 72px;
  }

  .blog-related-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .blog-pagination-page,
  .blog-pagination-arrow {
    min-width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    font-size: 0.86rem;
  }
}

/* ───────────────────────── Test Preparation page (scoped) ───────────────────────── */
.tp-edwise {
  --tp-primary: #1d438d;
  --tp-secndry: #231f20;
  --tp-lblue: #c6d3e3;
  --tp-fill: #1d438d;
  --tp-line: #1d438d;
  background: #fff;
}

/* Test-prep page background = source site (white), and switch the body's
   horizontal-overflow guard from `hidden` (which makes body a scroll
   container and disables position:sticky) to `clip` (clips the same, but
   keeps sticky working) so the benefit image pins while the steps scroll. */
body.tp-body {
  overflow-x: clip;
  background: #fff;
}

/* Use the source site's font (Poppins) throughout this page, overriding
   the global Cormorant/Manrope. NOTE: do not set overflow on .tp-edwise —
   it breaks the sticky benefit image. */
.tp-edwise,
.tp-edwise h1,
.tp-edwise h2,
.tp-edwise h3,
.tp-edwise h4,
.tp-edwise h5,
.tp-edwise h6,
.tp-edwise p,
.tp-edwise a,
.tp-edwise span,
.tp-edwise strong,
.tp-edwise .sec-title,
.tp-edwise .hero-title-txt,
.tp-edwise .benef-title,
.tp-edwise .prep-cors-title,
.tp-edwise .button {
  font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
}

.tp-edwise .container {
  max-width: 1380px;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0 15px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.tp-edwise .f-row {
  display: flex;
  margin-left: -15px;
  margin-right: -15px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.tp-edwise .f-col {
  padding: 0 15px;
}

.tp-edwise .f-2 .f-col {
  width: 50%;
}

.tp-edwise .button {
  background: var(--tp-fill);
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  color: #fff;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: fit-content;
  line-height: 46px;
  padding: 0 24px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.tp-edwise .button:hover {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--tp-fill);
  color: var(--tp-fill);
}

.tp-edwise .button.line {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--tp-line);
  color: var(--tp-line);
}

.tp-edwise .button.line:hover {
  background: var(--tp-line);
  border: 1px solid var(--tp-line);
  color: #fff;
}

.tp-edwise .comm-section {
  padding: 50px 0;
  position: relative;
}

.tp-edwise .comm-para p {
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #4d5566;
}

.tp-edwise .sec-title {
  font-size: 42px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.25;
  text-transform: capitalize;
  color: var(--tp-secndry);
  /* Cancel the global `h1 { max-width: 760px }`, which left-pins the
     centered prep heading inside a narrow box. */
  max-width: none;
}

.tp-edwise .text-center {
  text-align: center !important;
}

/* Hero */
.tp-edwise .hero-title-txt {
  font-size: 52px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--tp-secndry);
  position: relative;
}

.tp-edwise .hero-title-txt strong {
  font-weight: 700;
}

.tp-edwise .hero-title-txt::before {
  content: "";
  background: url(/assets/test-prep/hero-elem-1.svg) no-repeat;
  background-size: contain;
  display: block;
  width: 44.82px;
  height: 44.16px;
  position: absolute;
  top: -23px;
  left: -20px;
}

.tp-edwise .highlighter {
  font-weight: 600;
  position: relative;
}

.tp-edwise .highlighter::after {
  content: "";
  background: url(/assets/test-prep/hero-elem-2.png) no-repeat;
  background-size: 90% 100%;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 15.5px;
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -10px;
  left: 10px;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  padding-top: 30px;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero-wrap {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero-right {
  max-width: 444px;
  max-height: 413px;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero-right img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: fill;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero-left {
  max-width: 630px;
  width: 100%;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero-left .comm-para {
  margin: 26px 0 51px;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero-left .comm-para p {
  color: #4d5566;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 {
  background: url(/assets/test-prep/inner-hero-bg-2.png) center top no-repeat;
  background-size: contain;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-wrap {
  min-height: 64vh;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-right {
  max-width: 454px;
  max-height: 468px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  margin-right: 90px;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-left {
  max-width: 580px;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-left .comm-para {
  margin-top: 40px;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-left .comm-para p {
  font-size: 16px;
}

.tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .hero-title-txt::before {
  top: -32px;
  left: 10px;
}

/* Benefits */
.tp-edwise .benefit-hdr {
  width: 55%;
}

.tp-edwise .benefit-hdr p {
  margin-top: 16px;
}

.tp-edwise .benefit-content-wrap {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: 100px;
}

.tp-edwise .benefit-img-wrap {
  display: block;
  width: 40%;
}

.tp-edwise .benef-sticky-div {
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
}

.tp-edwise .benefit-img {
  position: sticky;
  top: 130px;
}

.tp-edwise .benefit-img img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 30px;
}

.tp-edwise .benefit-content {
  width: 50%;
}

.tp-edwise .benefit-box {
  padding: 60px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  border-radius: 44px;
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  background: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #ffffff) padding-box,
    linear-gradient(200deg, #c6d3e3, #ffffff, #dde5ee) border-box;
}

.tp-edwise .benefit-count {
  color: #fff;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #fff;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 2px #ff4524;
  font-size: 45px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.tp-edwise .benef-title {
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--tp-secndry);
  margin: 8px 0 16px;
  text-transform: capitalize;
}

.tp-edwise .benef-dtl p {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #4d5566;
}

/* Preparation courses */
.tp-edwise .prep-hdr {
  width: 80%;
  margin: 0 auto 60px;
}

.tp-edwise .prep-hdr p {
  width: 70%;
  margin: 16px auto 0;
  color: #4d5566;
}

.tp-edwise .prop-corse-wrap .f-row {
  gap: 30px 0;
}

.tp-edwise .prop-corse-wrap .f-col {
  display: flex;
  height: auto;
}

.tp-edwise .prep-corse-box {
  border-radius: 44px;
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  background: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #ffffff) padding-box,
    linear-gradient(190deg, #c6d3e3, #e8edf4, #dde5ee) border-box;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.tp-edwise .prep-cors-img {
  max-height: 389px;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: -2px;
}

.tp-edwise .prep-cors-img img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 30px;
}

.tp-edwise .prep-corse-content {
  padding: 24px;
}

.tp-edwise .prep-corse-content .button {
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.tp-edwise .prep-corse-content p {
  white-space: normal;
}

.tp-edwise .prep-cors-title {
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: var(--tp-secndry);
}

/* AOS fade-in (matches source markup) */
.tp-edwise [data-aos="fade-in"] {
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.8s ease;
}

.tp-edwise [data-aos="fade-in"].aos-animate {
  opacity: 1;
}

/* Responsive */
@media all and (max-width: 1440px) {
  .tp-edwise .container { max-width: 1280px; }
  .tp-edwise .hero-title-txt { font-size: 50px; }
  .tp-edwise .comm-para p { font-size: 16px; }
  .tp-edwise .sec-title { font-size: 40px; }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-wrap { min-height: 60vh; }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-right { max-width: 454px; max-height: 473px; }
}

@media all and (max-width: 1368px) {
  .tp-edwise .container { max-width: calc(100% - 120px); }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-count { font-size: 40px; }
  .tp-edwise .benef-title { font-size: 22px; }
  .tp-edwise .hero-title-txt { font-size: 46px; }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-right { max-width: 384px; max-height: 408px; }
}

@media all and (max-width: 1280px) {
  .tp-edwise .comm-section { padding: 40px 0; }
  .tp-edwise .sec-title { font-size: 34px; }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-right { max-width: 380px; max-height: 385px; }
  .tp-edwise .prep-corse-content { padding: 30px; }
  .tp-edwise .highlighter::after { height: 8.5px; bottom: 0; }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-left { max-width: 550px; }
}

@media all and (max-width: 1024px) {
  .tp-edwise .comm-section { padding: 50px 0; }
  .tp-edwise .hero-title-txt { font-size: 34px; }
  .tp-edwise .sec-title { font-size: 32px; }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-left .comm-para { margin: 26px 0 0; }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-img-wrap { width: 46%; }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-box { padding: 40px; }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-right { max-width: 364px; max-height: 338px; }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-left { max-width: 420px; width: 100%; }
}

@media all and (max-width: 834px) {
  .tp-edwise .comm-section { padding: 40px 0; }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-box { padding: 30px; }
  .tp-edwise .benef-title { font-size: 20px; }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-content-wrap { flex-direction: column; margin-top: 20px; }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-img-wrap,
  .tp-edwise .benefit-content { width: 100%; }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-wrap { min-height: auto; gap: 70px; }
}

@media all and (max-width: 768px) {
  .tp-edwise .container { max-width: calc(100% - 90px); }
  .tp-edwise .sec-title { font-size: 26px; }
  .tp-edwise .prep-hdr p { width: 100%; }
  .tp-edwise .prep-cors-img { max-height: 178px; }
  .tp-edwise .prep-corse-content { padding: 24px 22px; }
  .tp-edwise .f-768-1 .f-col { width: 100%; }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-wrap { flex-direction: column-reverse; gap: 30px 0; min-height: auto; margin-top: 20px; }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-right { margin-right: 0; }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-hdr { width: 100%; }
}

@media all and (max-width: 640px) {
  .tp-edwise .container { max-width: calc(100% - 60px); }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-wrap { flex-direction: column-reverse; gap: 40px; min-height: auto; }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-hdr { width: 100%; }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-content-wrap { margin-top: 40px; flex-direction: column; }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-img { position: static; }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-img-wrap,
  .tp-edwise .benefit-content { width: 100%; }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-box:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-wrap { flex-direction: column-reverse; }
  .tp-edwise .inner-hero-2 .inner-hero-right { max-width: 280px; }
}

@media all and (max-width: 480px) {
  .tp-edwise .container { max-width: calc(100% - 30px); }
  .tp-edwise .sec-title { font-size: 22px; text-align: center; }
  .tp-edwise .prep-corse-box { border-radius: 30px; }
  .tp-edwise .highlighter::after { height: 13.5px; bottom: -7px; }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-hdr { width: 100%; }
}

@media all and (max-width: 393px) {
  .tp-edwise .hero-title-txt { font-size: 24px; }
  .tp-edwise .prep-corse-content { padding: 30px 20px; }
  .tp-edwise .prep-corse-content .button { width: 100%; }
  .tp-edwise .prep-hdr { width: 100%; }
}

@media all and (max-width: 360px) {
  .tp-edwise .benefit-count { font-size: 34px; }
  .tp-edwise .benefit-box { margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .tp-edwise .benef-title { font-size: 18px; }
}

/* ───────────────────────── Admissions Counselling (royal / premium) ───────────────────────── */
.adm-page {
  background: var(--ivory);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.adm-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-family: "Manrope", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #ff8a5c;
}

.adm-eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  width: 30px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ff5e32, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0));
}

.adm-eyebrow--dark {
  color: #d8431d;
}

/* Buttons */
.adm-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  height: 54px;
  padding: 0 28px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
}

.adm-btn i {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
}

.adm-btn--gold {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff7a4a 0%, #ff5e32 100%);
  color: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.34);
}

.adm-btn--gold:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 44px rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.46);
}

.adm-btn--ghost {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  color: #f4ede0;
  border-color: rgba(255, 138, 92, 0.42);
}

.adm-btn--ghost:hover {
  border-color: #ff8a5c;
  color: #fff;
  background: rgba(255, 138, 92, 0.12);
}

/* Hero */
.adm-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 104px 0 96px;
  color: #fff;
  background:
    radial-gradient(90% 70% at 85% -15%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.34), transparent 46%),
    radial-gradient(75% 95% at 8% 115%, rgba(255, 138, 92, 0.22), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(60% 80% at 55% 40%, rgba(120, 60, 220, 0.28), transparent 68%),
    radial-gradient(40% 60% at 100% 100%, rgba(216, 67, 29, 0.20), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #0c0142 0%, #15036f 36%, #1a0088 62%, #2a16a0 100%);
}

.adm-hero__glow {
  position: absolute;
  top: -160px;
  right: -120px;
  width: 520px;
  height: 520px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.28), transparent 65%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.adm-hero__rule {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.7), transparent);
}

.adm-hero__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr;
  gap: 60px;
  align-items: center;
}

.adm-hero__copy h1 {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  max-width: none;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.6vw, 4rem);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: #fff;
}

.adm-hero__copy h1 em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: #ff8a5c;
}

.adm-hero__copy > p {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
}

.adm-hero__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
}

.adm-hero__stats {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 46px 0 0;
  padding: 30px 0 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 40px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
}

.adm-hero__stats li {
  display: grid;
  gap: 4px;
}

.adm-hero__stats strong {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #ff8a5c;
}

.adm-hero__stats span {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.66);
}

.adm-hero__media {
  position: relative;
}

.adm-hero__media::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -16px;
  bottom: -16px;
  width: 72%;
  height: 70%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 138, 92, 0.45);
  border-radius: 12px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.adm-hero__frame {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 138, 92, 0.5);
  box-shadow: 0 36px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}

.adm-hero__frame img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 520px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.adm-hero__badge {
  position: absolute;
  left: -22px;
  bottom: 30px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.86);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 138, 92, 0.4);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.adm-hero__badge-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 9px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff7a4a, #ff5e32);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.adm-hero__badge-icon svg {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
}

.adm-hero__badge-copy {
  display: grid;
}

.adm-hero__badge-copy strong {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.adm-hero__badge-copy small {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.66);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
}

/* Overview */
.adm-overview {
  padding: 96px 0;
  background: var(--ivory);
}

.adm-overview__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr;
  gap: 60px;
  align-items: center;
}

.adm-overview__media {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.3);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.adm-overview__media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 460px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.adm-overview__stamp {
  position: absolute;
  left: 18px;
  bottom: 18px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.82);
  color: #f4ede0;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 138, 92, 0.4);
}

.adm-overview__stamp i {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  color: #ff8a5c;
}

.adm-overview__copy h2 {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  max-width: none;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 2.9rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.adm-overview__copy > p {
  margin: 0 0 26px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.adm-checklist {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
}

.adm-checklist li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.adm-checklist i {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.14);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.3);
  color: #d8431d;
}

.adm-checklist i svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
}

/* Tracks */
.adm-tracks {
  padding: 96px 0;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.adm-head {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto 56px;
  text-align: center;
}

.adm-head h2 {
  margin: 0 auto 14px;
  max-width: none;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.adm-head p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.adm-track-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
}

.adm-track {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.07);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.adm-track:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  border-color: rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.5);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 56px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.16);
}

.adm-track__media {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.adm-track__media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.6s ease;
}

.adm-track:hover .adm-track__media img {
  transform: scale(1.07);
}

.adm-track__media::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 40%, rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.72) 100%);
}

.adm-track__icon {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 14px;
  left: 14px;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 9px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff7a4a, #ff5e32);
  color: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}

.adm-track__icon svg {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
}

.adm-track__kicker {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  bottom: 12px;
  left: 16px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #ff8a5c;
}

.adm-track__body {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 20px 22px 24px;
}

.adm-track__body h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.adm-track__body p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

/* Method (dark royal band) */
.adm-method {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 96px 0;
  color: #fff;
  background:
    radial-gradient(110% 80% at 12% 0%, rgba(255, 122, 74, 0.22), transparent 50%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #100258 0%, #1a0088 60%, #2a16a0 100%);
}

.adm-method__glow {
  position: absolute;
  right: -140px;
  bottom: -160px;
  width: 480px;
  height: 480px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.2), transparent 65%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.adm-method__layout {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr;
  gap: 60px;
  align-items: start;
}

.adm-method__lead {
  position: sticky;
  top: 130px;
}

.adm-method__lead h2 {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  max-width: none;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 2.9rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: #fff;
}

.adm-method__lead > p {
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  max-width: 420px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.adm-method__steps {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.adm-step {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto auto 1fr;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 28px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
}

.adm-step:first-child {
  border-top: 0;
  padding-top: 0;
}

.adm-step__num {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #ff8a5c;
}

.adm-step__icon {
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 138, 92, 0.4);
  background: rgba(255, 138, 92, 0.1);
  color: #ff8a5c;
}

.adm-step__icon svg {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
}

.adm-step__copy h3 {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: #fff;
}

.adm-step__copy p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* CTA */
.adm-cta {
  padding: 96px 0;
  background: var(--ivory);
}

.adm-cta__inner {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 64px 40px;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 18px;
  color: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 138, 92, 0.3);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  background:
    radial-gradient(100% 140% at 50% -20%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.26), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #100258 0%, #1a0088 60%, #2a16a0 100%);
}

.adm-cta__crest {
  display: inline-flex;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff7a4a, #ff5e32);
  color: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.4);
}

.adm-cta__crest svg {
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
}

.adm-cta .adm-eyebrow {
  justify-content: center;
}

.adm-cta__inner h2 {
  margin: 0 auto 14px;
  max-width: 640px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 2.9rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  color: #fff;
}

.adm-cta__inner > p {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.adm-cta__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 14px;
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .adm-hero__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 44px; }
  .adm-overview__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
  .adm-overview__media { order: 2; }
  .adm-track-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .adm-method__layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
  .adm-method__lead { position: static; }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .adm-hero { padding: 84px 0 72px; }
  .adm-hero__stats { gap: 24px; }
  .adm-hero__frame img { height: 360px; }
  .adm-hero__badge { left: 12px; bottom: 12px; }
  .adm-overview { padding: 72px 0; }
  .adm-overview__media img { height: 320px; }
  .adm-tracks { padding: 72px 0; }
  .adm-track-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .adm-method { padding: 72px 0; }
  .adm-step { grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: 14px 16px; }
  .adm-step__num { grid-column: 1; }
  .adm-step__icon { display: none; }
  .adm-step__copy { grid-column: 2; }
  .adm-cta { padding: 72px 0; }
  .adm-cta__inner { padding: 44px 22px; }
}

/* ───────────────────────── Student Services page ───────────────────────── */
.sserv-page {
  background: var(--ivory);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.sserv-intro {
  padding: 88px 0 48px;
  background: var(--ivory);
}

.sserv-intro__inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 0.95fr;
  gap: 56px;
  align-items: center;
}

.sserv-intro h1 {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  max-width: none;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4.4vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.sserv-intro p {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.sserv-intro__media {
  position: relative;
}

.sserv-intro__media::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -16px;
  bottom: -16px;
  width: 70%;
  height: 68%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.45);
  border-radius: 16px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.sserv-intro__frame {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.3);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.sserv-intro__frame img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 460px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.sserv-intro__badge {
  position: absolute;
  left: -22px;
  bottom: 28px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.9);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 138, 92, 0.4);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(16, 4, 70, 0.35);
}

.sserv-intro__badge-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff7a4a, #ff5e32);
  color: #fff;
}

.sserv-intro__badge-icon svg {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
}

.sserv-intro__badge-copy {
  display: grid;
}

.sserv-intro__badge-copy strong {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.sserv-intro__badge-copy small {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
}

.sserv-grid-sec {
  padding: 24px 0 100px;
  background: var(--ivory);
}

.sserv-grid-sec__head {
  margin: 0 0 50px;
}

.sserv-grid-sec__head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: none;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 2.6rem);
  color: var(--navy);
}

.sserv-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 48px 28px;
}

.sserv-card {
  text-align: center;
}

.sserv-card__media {
  position: relative;
  width: min(220px, 78%);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  margin: 0 auto 24px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 4px solid #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(16, 4, 70, 0.16);
  transition: transform 0.4s ease, box-shadow 0.4s ease;
}

.sserv-card__media::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 0 rgba(255, 94, 50, 0);
  transition: box-shadow 0.35s ease;
}

.sserv-card:hover .sserv-card__media {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 26px 54px rgba(16, 4, 70, 0.22);
}

.sserv-card:hover .sserv-card__media::after {
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 4px rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.85);
}

.sserv-card__media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.6s ease;
}

.sserv-card:hover .sserv-card__media img {
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.sserv-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.sserv-card p {
  max-width: 31ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .sserv-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 48px 30px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .sserv-intro__inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }
  .sserv-intro__media {
    max-width: 560px;
  }
  .sserv-intro__frame img {
    height: 380px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .sserv-intro {
    padding: 72px 0 32px;
  }
  .sserv-grid-sec {
    padding: 16px 0 72px;
  }
  .sserv-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 44px;
  }
  .sserv-card__media {
    width: min(200px, 66%);
  }
  .sserv-intro__frame img {
    height: 300px;
  }
  .sserv-intro__badge {
    left: 12px;
    bottom: 12px;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   LOGO COLOURS (cream) — recolour the MBBS pages to the logo
   palette (blue #1A0088 + orange #FF5E32) so they stop leaking
   the teal (student page) and gold (country page) accents.
   ============================================================ */

/* MBBS Student page — teal/gold tokens → blue/orange */
html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbs-page {
  --mbbs-ink: #181134;
  --mbbs-text: #2c2550;
  --mbbs-muted: #5f5a85;
  --mbbs-forest: #100258;
  --mbbs-teal: #1a0088;
  --mbbs-sea: #3b2bb0;
  --mbbs-gold: #ff5e32;
  --mbbs-coral: #ff8a5c;
  --mbbs-paper: #faf8f3;
  --mbbs-mist: #f0ecdf;
  --mbbs-cream: #ffffff;
  --mbbs-line: rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.14);
  --mbbs-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(16, 4, 70, 0.16);
}

/* Hardcoded dark-green heroes/cards → navy with an orange wash */
html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbs-strip {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 0%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.16), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #1a0088 0%, #100258 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbs-exam-card {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 10%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.24), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(165deg, #1a0088 0%, #100258 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbs-codepen-projection .mbbs-pin-dot {
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 34% 30%, #ffd9c9 0%, #ff8a5c 44%, #ff5e32 100%);
}

/* MBBS Country page (premium gold design) — gold tokens → orange */
html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbs-country {
  --mbbs-gold: #ff5e32;
  --mbbs-gold-soft: #ffd0bf;
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .page-mbbs-country {
  background:
    radial-gradient(140% 100% at 0% 0%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.08) 0%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0) 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #faf8f3 0%, #f4f1ec 38%, #faf8f3 68%, #ece7df 100%);
}

/* Country hero veil — gold radial + teal mid → orange + navy */
html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-hero__veil {
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 80% at 22% 28%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.3) 0%, transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(16, 2, 88, 0.94) 0%, rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.82) 58%, rgba(16, 2, 88, 0.92) 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-hero.no-image .mbbsx-hero__veil {
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 80% at 18% 24%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.32) 0%, transparent 64%),
    radial-gradient(80% 60% at 100% 100%, rgba(255, 138, 92, 0.36) 0%, transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--deep) 0%, var(--navy) 55%, var(--teal-dark) 100%);
}

/* Remaining decorative gold accents (MBBS country + blog) → orange,
   and the blog's hardcoded teal CTA → navy. */
html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-intro__prose {
  border-left-color: rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.32);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-adv__card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.42);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-story:hover {
  border-color: rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.36);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-why__empty {
  border-color: rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.4);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-process__step:hover {
  border-color: rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.4);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-adv__card:hover .mbbsx-adv__icon {
  box-shadow: 0 14px 28px rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.28);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-adv__icon {
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.24);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-panel__icon {
  box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.28);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-process__badge {
  box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.26);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] :is(.mbbsx-adv__icon, .mbbsx-panel__icon, .mbbsx-process__badge) {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff5e32 0%, #d8431d 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-card__icon {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.16) 0%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.04) 100%);
  border-color: rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.25);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-adv__rule {
  background: rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.14);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-adv__card::before {
  background: radial-gradient(60% 50% at 100% 0%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.1) 0%, transparent 60%);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-elig__panel::before {
  background: radial-gradient(70% 50% at 100% 0%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.1) 0%, transparent 60%);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-story::before {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.06) 0%, transparent 30%);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-process__step::before {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.06) 0%, transparent 35%);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-section--careers {
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 50% at 0% 0%, rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.06) 0%, transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(60% 50% at 100% 100%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.06) 0%, transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #faf8f3 52%, #ffffff 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-profile {
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 80% at 0% 0%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.18) 0%, transparent 50%),
    linear-gradient(165deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--teal-dark) 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .mbbsx-section--process {
  background:
    radial-gradient(60% 50% at 0% 0%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.08) 0%, transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #faf8f3 0%, #fff 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .blog-page-head {
  background:
    radial-gradient(80% 60% at 100% 0%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.1) 0%, transparent 65%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #faf8f3 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .blog-post-inline-cta {
  background:
    radial-gradient(80% 60% at 100% 0%, rgba(255, 94, 50, 0.16) 0%, transparent 65%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #1a0088 0%, #100258 100%);
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] :is(
  .blog-chip--on-dark,
  .blog-post-back:hover,
  .blog-post-inline-cta .eyebrow
) {
  color: #ffd0bf;
}

/* Contact card eyebrow ("CONTACT US") — mint #a9eee4 is off-palette;
   use a light orange that reads on the navy contact card. */
html[data-color-theme="cream"] .contact-card .eyebrow {
  color: #ffc9b3;
}

/* Footer flattened to solid #1A0088 (exact blue) for Logo Colours.
   Scoped to the footer + logo marquee so the gradient/overlays/skyline
   washes all resolve to #1A0088 instead of the lighter/deeper blues. */
html[data-color-theme="cream"] .site-footer,
html[data-color-theme="cream"] .footer-marquee {
  --theme-band-deep: #1a0088;
  --theme-home-dark: #1a0088;
  --deep: #1a0088;
}

html[data-color-theme="cream"] .footer-marquee {
  background: #1a0088;
}

/* Smoother cream → #1A0088 fade at the bottom of the contact section so it
   flows seamlessly into the flat-blue footer (no banding). */
html[data-color-theme="cream"] .contact-section {
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      #f4f1ec 0%,
      #f4f1ec 44%,
      color-mix(in srgb, #1a0088 18%, #f4f1ec) 64%,
      color-mix(in srgb, #1a0088 58%, #f4f1ec) 84%,
      #1a0088 100%
    );
}

/* ============================================================
   Home page refresh after moving study-abroad sections
   ============================================================ */
.home-page {
  background: var(--theme-body-bg, #faf9ff);
}

.home-page .audience-section {
  padding: 78px 0 66px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      var(--theme-home-ground-alt, #f0ecff) 0%,
      var(--theme-home-ground, #faf9ff) 100%
    );
}

.home-page .audience-section .section-lead {
  margin-bottom: 44px;
}

.home-page .audience-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
  justify-content: initial;
}

.home-page .audience-card {
  flex: none;
  grid-template-rows: 225px 1fr auto;
  min-height: 405px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
}

.home-page .audience-card div {
  padding: 24px 24px 12px;
}

.home-page .audience-card h3 {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1.16rem;
}

.home-page .whyus-section {
  padding: 66px 0 58px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      var(--theme-home-ground, #faf9ff) 0%,
      color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-home-ground, #faf9ff) 72%, var(--theme-home-ground-alt, #f0ecff)) 100%
    );
}

.home-page .whyus-grid {
  gap: 20px;
  margin-top: 46px;
}

.home-page .whyus-card {
  margin-top: 30px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 44px 24px 28px;
}

.home-page .whyus-icon {
  width: 58px;
  height: 58px;
  border-radius: 14px;
}

.home-page .whyus-icon svg {
  width: 25px;
  height: 25px;
}

.home-page .whyus-card h3 {
  color: var(--navy);
}

.home-page .outcomes-section {
  padding: 68px 0 88px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-home-ground, #faf9ff) 70%, var(--theme-home-ground-alt, #f0ecff)) 0%,
      var(--theme-home-ground-alt, #f0ecff) 100%
    );
}

.home-page .outcome-band {
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--coral) 28%, transparent) 0%, transparent 44%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--deep) 100%);
}

.home-page .outcome-band div {
  min-height: 132px;
  padding: 26px;
}

.home-page .testimonial-shell {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin-top: 38px;
}

.home-page .testimonial-track {
  min-height: 238px;
}

.home-page .testimonial {
  padding: 36px 44px;
}

.home-page .about-section {
  padding: 92px 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      var(--theme-home-ground-alt, #f0ecff) 0%,
      var(--theme-home-ground, #faf9ff) 100%
    );
}

.home-page .about-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, 0.82fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 58px;
}

.home-page .about-media {
  min-height: 500px;
}

.home-page .about-media img {
  width: 86%;
  height: 430px;
}

.home-page .insights-section {
  padding: 96px 0;
}

.home-page .contact-section {
  position: relative;
  padding-top: 96px;
}

.home-page .contact-section::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 50%;
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), var(--container));
  height: 1px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      transparent 0%,
      color-mix(in srgb, var(--navy) 18%, transparent) 18%,
      color-mix(in srgb, var(--coral) 34%, var(--navy)) 50%,
      color-mix(in srgb, var(--navy) 18%, transparent) 82%,
      transparent 100%
    );
}

@media (max-width: 1120px) {
  .home-page .audience-grid {
    gap: 18px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 920px) {
  .home-page .audience-grid,
  .home-page .whyus-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .home-page .audience-card {
    grid-template-rows: 190px 1fr auto;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .home-page .outcome-band {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .home-page .audience-section,
  .home-page .whyus-section,
  .home-page .outcomes-section,
  .home-page .about-section,
  .home-page .insights-section {
    padding-top: 72px;
    padding-bottom: 76px;
  }

  .home-page .audience-grid,
  .home-page .whyus-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .home-page .audience-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto;
  }

  .home-page .audience-card img {
    height: 220px;
  }

  .home-page .audience-card a {
    margin: 0 22px 22px;
  }

  .home-page .outcome-band div {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .home-page .testimonial-track {
    min-height: 340px;
  }

  .home-page .about-media {
    display: grid;
    gap: 10px;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .home-page .about-media img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 320px;
  }

  .home-page .badge {
    justify-self: start;
    margin: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 460px) {
  .home-page .audience-card img {
    height: 190px;
  }

  .home-page .testimonial-track {
    min-height: 380px;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   Study Abroad page — align the moved home sections into one
   consistent, evenly-spaced column (they were tuned for the
   home page's flow, so widths/spacing were mismatched here).
   ============================================================ */

/* 1) Every section shares the same content width + edges.
   (The solutions section used the wider .edge-container = 1408px.) */
.study-abroad-page .edge-container {
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), var(--container));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* 2) Even vertical rhythm between sections (signal-strip had only 4px top). */
.study-abroad-page .va-hero {
  padding: 84px 0 80px;
}

.study-abroad-page .method-section,
.study-abroad-page .solutions-section,
.study-abroad-page .signal-strip {
  padding: 88px 0;
}

.study-abroad-page .signal-strip {
  padding-bottom: 96px;
}

/* 3) Keep the method lead + steps top-aligned so the column reads cleanly. */
.study-abroad-page .method-layout {
  align-items: start;
}

/* 4) Comfortable gap above the solutions service grid on this page. */
.study-abroad-page .service-grid {
  margin-top: 44px;
}

/* Distinct "what you get" cards — horizontal header (icon + title on one row,
   copy below) with a permanent brand-gradient accent + icon, so they read
   differently from the white, icon-on-top solutions cards above. */
.study-abroad-page .signal-strip .section-lead {
  margin-bottom: 48px;
}

.study-abroad-page .signal {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  grid-template-areas:
    "icon title"
    "copy copy";
  column-gap: 14px;
  row-gap: 14px;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 26px 24px 24px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--navy) 7%, var(--theme-surface-solid)) 0%, var(--theme-surface-solid) 72%);
}

.study-abroad-page .signal::before {
  opacity: 1;
  height: 4px;
  background: var(--theme-brand-gradient);
}

.study-abroad-page .signal .signal-icon {
  grid-area: icon;
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--theme-brand-gradient);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.study-abroad-page .signal:hover .signal-icon {
  background: var(--theme-brand-gradient);
}

.study-abroad-page .signal strong {
  grid-area: title;
  align-self: center;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.study-abroad-page .signal p {
  grid-area: copy;
}

.study-abroad-page .signal:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .study-abroad-page .signal {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-areas:
      "icon"
      "title"
      "copy";
    align-items: start;
    row-gap: 10px;
  }
}

/* ── Study Abroad — OLD "first move" CTA (white card), kept above the new
   .va-cta for comparison. Neutralises the home hero-bridge gradient +
   negative overlap (incl. the themed override) so the card sits cleanly on
   this lighter page, and balances the heading against a tidy action group
   (button + note) instead of letting them float apart. */
.study-abroad-page .pathfinder,
html[data-color-theme] .study-abroad-page .pathfinder {
  padding: 8px 0 84px;
  margin-top: 0;
  background: none;
}

/* Redesigned "first move" card: a top row (lead + CTA) sitting above a
   3-up feature strip, so the card reads as a full, intentional panel. */
.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-shell {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-top {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 48px;
  padding: 32px 38px;
}

.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-lead {
  max-width: 560px;
}

.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-lead h2 {
  margin: 14px 0 12px;
}

.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-lead .finder-note {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-action {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 12px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 290px;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-action .btn {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 56px;
  padding: 0 30px;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  gap: 10px;
}

.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-action .btn i,
.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-action .btn svg {
  width: 19px;
  height: 19px;
}

.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-meta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 7px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.79rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-meta i,
.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-meta svg {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  color: var(--coral);
}

/* Feature strip */
.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-steps {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--theme-border, rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.10));
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--navy) 4%, var(--theme-surface-solid, #ffffff));
}

.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-step {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 22px 26px;
}

.study-abroad-page .pathfinder-step + .pathfinder-step {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--theme-border, rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.08));
}

.study-abroad-page .pf-step-ico {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: var(--theme-brand-gradient);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.study-abroad-page .pf-step-ico i,
.study-abroad-page .pf-step-ico svg {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  stroke-width: 2;
}

.study-abroad-page .pf-step-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 3px;
  min-width: 0;
}

.study-abroad-page .pf-step-copy strong {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.study-abroad-page .pf-step-copy small {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

@media (max-width: 920px) {
  .study-abroad-page .pathfinder-top {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 24px;
    padding: 28px 24px;
  }

  .study-abroad-page .pathfinder-action {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .study-abroad-page .pathfinder-steps {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .study-abroad-page .pathfinder-step + .pathfinder-step {
    border-left: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--theme-border, rgba(15, 34, 48, 0.08));
  }
}

/* Home — the pathfinder used to sit between the hero and the signal strip
   and provided the top gap. With it gone, give the first section breathing
   room below the hero. */
.home-page .signal-strip {
  padding-top: 88px;
}

/* Study Abroad — "Applications and Essays" card carries the Test Preparation
   CTA (moved out of the nav). Pin it to the bottom so the card reads cleanly. */
.study-abroad-page .service-card--cta {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.study-abroad-page .service-card-cta {
  align-self: flex-start;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 18px;
}

.study-abroad-page .service-card-cta > span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 9px 16px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--theme-brand-gradient);
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.12);
  transition: transform 160ms ease, box-shadow 160ms ease;
}

.study-abroad-page .service-card-cta > i,
.study-abroad-page .service-card-cta > svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  color: var(--coral);
  stroke-width: 2;
}

.study-abroad-page .service-card-cta:hover > span {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.18);
}

/* ============================================================
   Floating preview switchers — Nav content + Top bar
   (replaced the old Nav-style + Theme switchers)
   ============================================================ */
.ui-switch {
  position: fixed;
  left: 24px;
  z-index: 96;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  padding: 6px 9px;
  border: 1px solid var(--theme-border, rgba(26, 0, 136, 0.14));
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--theme-surface-solid, #ffffff) 84%, transparent);
  color: var(--ink, #13252f);
  box-shadow: var(--theme-card-shadow, 0 16px 38px rgba(16, 4, 70, 0.16));
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(145%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(145%);
}

.ui-switch--nav { bottom: 24px; }
.ui-switch--topbar { bottom: 78px; }

.ui-switch__label {
  padding-left: 4px;
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.55;
}

.ui-switch__options {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 2px;
  padding: 2px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.07);
}

.ui-switch__btn {
  padding: 6px 12px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink, #13252f);
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 160ms ease, color 160ms ease, box-shadow 160ms ease;
}

.ui-switch__btn:hover { color: var(--teal-dark, #d8431d); }

.ui-switch__btn[aria-pressed="true"] {
  background: var(--theme-surface-solid, #ffffff);
  color: var(--navy, #1a0088);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(7, 25, 34, 0.16);
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .ui-switch {
    left: 16px;
    transform: scale(0.86);
    transform-origin: left bottom;
  }
  .ui-switch--nav { bottom: 16px; }
  .ui-switch--topbar { bottom: 62px; }
  .ui-switch__label { display: none; }
}

/* ---- Nav content variant: Current vs Updated -------------------------- */
.nav-variant--updated { display: none; }
html.nav-updated .nav-variant--current { display: none; }
html.nav-updated .nav-variant--updated { display: block; }

/* Updated nav drops the Services menu entirely. */
html.nav-updated [data-stripe-trigger="services"],
html.nav-updated #stripe-sec-services { display: none; }

/* Updated nav destination tweaks: hide Tajikistan, reveal the "Show more" tiles. */
.dest-more { display: none; }
html.nav-updated .dest-more { display: flex; }
html.nav-updated .dest-card--hide-updated { display: none; }

/* "and more" — sits like another country cell in the grid, but non-interactive. */
.dest-more {
  pointer-events: none;
  cursor: default;
}

.dest-more::after { content: none; } /* no hover chevron */

.dest-more .dest-more-icon {
  background: rgba(19, 37, 47, 0.06);
  color: var(--muted);
}

.dest-more .dest-more-icon i,
.dest-more .dest-more-icon svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
}

.dest-more .dest-meta strong { color: var(--muted); }

/* ============================================================
   Top blue notice bar — variant switcher
   original (default) · minimal (no socials/WhatsApp) · compact (WA icon left)
   ============================================================ */
.notice-wa-icon {
  display: none;          /* shown only in the "compact" variant */
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #ffffff;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  transition: background 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease;
}

.notice-wa-icon:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.notice-wa-icon svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; }

/* minimal: keep only the scrolling marquee — and let it span the full width
   (drop the reserved left social-icon zone + the marquee's side margins). */
html.topbar-minimal .notice .site-socials,
html.topbar-minimal .notice .notice-whatsapp,
html.topbar-minimal .notice .notice-wa-icon { display: none; }

html.topbar-minimal .notice { padding-left: 16px; }
html.topbar-minimal .notice .notice-marquee { margin: 0; }

/* compact: WhatsApp becomes an icon beside the socials; right-side number removed */
html.topbar-compact .notice .notice-whatsapp { display: none; }
html.topbar-compact .notice .notice-wa-icon { display: inline-flex; }

/* ============================================================
   Study Abroad — one uniform page background (no banded section seams).
   The cream theme gives .method-section / .solutions-section their own
   (darker) beige gradients, which created an ugly transition against the
   page bg. Make every section transparent so the single page background
   (var(--theme-body-bg)) shows through uniformly.
   ============================================================ */
html[data-color-theme] .study-abroad-page .va-hero,
html[data-color-theme] .study-abroad-page .pathfinder,
html[data-color-theme] .study-abroad-page .method-section,
html[data-color-theme] .study-abroad-page .solutions-section,
.study-abroad-page .va-hero,
.study-abroad-page .pathfinder,
.study-abroad-page .method-section,
.study-abroad-page .solutions-section {
  background: transparent;
}