/* Root Design System */
        :root {
            --primary: #7610cd;
            --primary-light: #ce95ff;
            --primary-dark: #5b0ea0;
            --black: #121212;
            --white: #ffffff;
            --custom-radius: 12px;
            --gradient-main: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary) 0%, var(--primary-dark) 100%);
            --gradient-overlay: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.7) 0%, rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.85) 100%);
             /* New tokens for this section, derived from the root palette above */
    --lavender-50: #f7f3fc;
    --lavender-100: #ece1f9;
    --hairline: #e4d4f7;
    --text-muted: #6b6373;
        }

        body {
            font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
            background-color: var(--white);
            color: var(--black);
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
        }
       /* *{
        outline: 2px solid red;
       } */
        /* Typography Control */
        h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, .unified-heading {
            font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 2.75rem; /* Strict uniform sizing */
            line-height: 1.2;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }
        p{
            font-size: 17px !important;
        }
        /* *{
            outline: 2px solid red;
        } */
        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, .unified-heading {
                font-size: 2rem;
            }
            
        }

        /* --- 1. Top Marquee --- */
        .top-marquee-wrapper {
            background: var(--gradient-main);
            color: var(--white);
            padding: 8px 0;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            overflow: hidden;
            position: relative;
            white-space: nowrap;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--primary-light);
        }

        .marquee-track {
            display: inline-block;
            animation: marqueeScroll 25s linear infinite;
        }

        .marquee-item {
            display: inline-block;
            padding: 0 2rem;
        }

        .marquee-item span {
            color: var(--primary-light);
            margin-right: 8px;
        }

        @keyframes marqueeScroll {
            0% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
            100% { transform: translate3d(-50%, 0, 0); }
        }

        /* --- 2. Navigation Bar --- */
        .custom-navbar {
            background-color: var(--white);
            border-bottom: 3px solid var(--primary);
            padding: 12px 0;
        }

        .logo-group {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 12px;
        }

        /* Mock Logo Elements */
        .logo-main {
            height: auto;
            width: 200px;
            color: var(--white);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            border-radius: var(--custom-radius);
        }

        .logo-accreditation {
            height: auto;
            width: 80px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            font-size: 0.65rem;
            font-weight: bold;
            color: #666;
            border-radius: var(--custom-radius);
        }

        .nav-link-custom {
            font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
            font-weight: 600;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            color: var(--black) !important;
            transition: color 0.2s ease;
            padding: 8px 16px !important;
        }

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

        /* --- 3. Hero Section & Slider --- */
        .hero-slider-container {
            position: relative;
            height: 80vh;
            min-height: 550px;
            width: 100%;
            overflow: hidden;
        }
        .heading-hero{
            font-family: 'Montserrat';
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 3.75rem;
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    LETTER-SPACING: -2.5px;
        }

        /* Background Carousel Engine */
        .hero-bg-carousel {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .slide-img {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            opacity: 0;
            transition: opacity 1.2s ease-in-out;
        }

        .slide-img.active {
            opacity: 1;
        }

        /* Dark High-Contrast Overlay layer */
        .hero-overlay {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background: var(--gradient-overlay);
            z-index: 2;
        }

        /* Fixed Centered Content Box */
        .hero-fixed-content {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 3;
            height: 100%;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            text-align: center;
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .content-card-restrict {
            max-width: 800px;
            padding: 20px;
        }

        .hero-badge {
            display: inline-block;
            padding: 6px 16px;
            background-color: var(--primary);
            color: var(--white);
            font-weight: 500;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            border-radius: var(--custom-radius);
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
            border: 1px solid var(--primary-light);
        }

        .hero-text {
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
            font-size: 1.15rem;
            margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
        }
        /* Hide the span on mobile devices */
            @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
                .heading-hero span {
                    display: none;
                }
            }
        /* Buttons matching exact spec rules */
        .btn-custom-primary {
            font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
            font-weight: 600;
            background: var(--gradient-main);
            color: var(--white);
            border: none;
            padding: 14px 32px;
            border-radius: var(--custom-radius);
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.4);
        }

        .btn-custom-primary:hover {
            background: var(--primary-dark);
            color: var(--white);
            transform: translateY(-2px);
        }

        .btn-custom-outline {
            font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
            font-weight: 600;
            background: transparent;
            color: var(--white);
            border: 2px solid var(--white);
            padding: 12px 30px;
            border-radius: var(--custom-radius);
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .btn-custom-outline:hover {
            background-color: var(--white);
            color: var(--black);
            transform: translateY(-2px);
        }
        /* --- 4. Slim Trust Strip Styling --- */
.trust-strip {
    background-color: var(--white);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

/* Left side panel using primary theme */
.trust-label-box {
    background: var(--gradient-main);
    padding: 30px 40px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

/* Kept exactly the same font-size rule as the main hero headings */
.trust-strip-title {
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.5rem; /* Reduced base size for compact look, but uniform if shared across section titles */
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Right side white row containing items */
.trust-stats-box {
    padding: 20px 40px;
}

/* Flexbox layout to hold everything in exactly one horizontal line */
.stats-row-layout {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    width: 100%;
}

.stat-item {
    flex: 1;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 10px;
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px boundary */
    transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
}

.stat-item:hover {
    background-color: #f7f2fc;
}

/* Update this specific style inside your CSS code block */
.stat-num {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 3.8rem;
    color: var(--primary);
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    display: inline-flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}

.stat-text {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    color: var(--black);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

/* Responsive breakdowns for medium and small viewports */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .trust-label-box {
        text-align: center;
        justify-content: center;
        padding: 24px;
    }
    .stats-row-layout {
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 25px 15px;
    }
    .stat-item {
        flex: none;
        width: 30%; /* Drops into a neat compact grid on tablets */
    }
    .logo-main {
    width: 140px;
   
}
.logo-accreditation {
    width: 55px;
}
.heading-hero {
    font-family: 'Montserrat';
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 28px;
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    LETTER-SPACING: 0.5px;
}

}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .stat-item {
        width: 45%; /* Minimal 2-column stack on compact mobile screens */
    }
    .stat-num {
        font-size: 1.5rem;
    }
}
/* --- 5. Asymmetric About Section Styling --- */
.about-section {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background-color: var(--white);
    color: var(--black);
}

.about-badge {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 6px 16px;
    background-color: rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.08);
    color: var(--primary);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    border-radius: 30px;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--primary-light);
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
/* --- Pulsating Dot Core Framework --- */
.pulse-dot {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    background-color: var(--primary); /* Inherits your primary theme color */
    border-radius: 50%; /* Kept as circle since it's a structural dot icon */
    margin-right: 8px;
    vertical-align: middle;
    position: relative;
}

/* The expanding pulse ring element */
.pulse-dot::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: var(--primary);
    border-radius: 50%;
    animation: badgePulse 1.8s infinite ease-out;
}

/* Animation timeline logic */
@keyframes badgePulse {
    0% {
        transform: scale(1);
        opacity: 0.8;
    }
    100% {
        transform: scale(3.5); /* How far out the ring expands */
        opacity: 0;            /* Fades completely away at maximum width */
    }
}

/* --- Small adjustments to current badges to keep layout aligned --- */
.hero-badge, .trust-badge, .about-badge {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center; /* Keeps text and the dot perfectly level on the same line */
    padding: 6px 14px 6px 12px; /* Slight padding adjustment to balance the left dot */
}

/* Optional: If you want the dot inside the white trust badge to match the light theme color */
.trust-badge .pulse-dot, 
.trust-badge .pulse-dot::before {
    background-color: var(--primary-light);
}
/* Ensuring typography rules match completely across components */
.about-section h2 {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.about-lead-text {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    color: #555555;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

/* Vision / Mission Identity Cards */
.about-kv-card {
    background-color: #fafafa;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    padding: 25px;
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px rule */
    height: 100%;
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.about-kv-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--primary-light);
}

.about-kv-card h3 {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.35rem; /* Internal card title hierarchy */
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-top: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    color: var(--black);
}

.about-kv-card p {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: #666;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.card-icon-box {
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    background: var(--gradient-main);
    color: var(--white);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    padding: 8px;
}

/* Subdivided Right Side Grid Engine */
.about-full-height-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 450px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px configuration */
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

.img-internal-tint {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.1) 0%, rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.3) 100%);
}

/* Vertical Stacked Cards Rules */
.about-stack-card {
    flex: 1;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 140px;
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px configuration */
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* USP Core Numbers Card styling */
.usp-theme-card {
    background: var(--gradient-main);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: 20px;
    /* display: flex; */
    align-items: center;
    gap: 15px;
    border: 1px solid var(--primary-light);
}

.usp-number-wrap {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 5.5rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--primary-light);
    line-height: 1;
}

.usp-text-wrap h4 {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.usp-text-wrap p {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    margin-bottom: 0;
    line-height: 1.4;
}

/* Image Stack Components */
.about-img-card {
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.about-img-card:hover {
    transform: scale(1.02);
}

/* Responsive Scaling Breakpoints */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .about-section {
        padding: 60px 0;
    }
    .about-section h2 {
        font-size: 2rem;
    }
    .about-full-height-img {
        min-height: 350px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .about-stack-card {
        min-height: 150px;
    }
    .usp-theme-card {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 10px;
    }
}
/* --- 6. Programs Section Styles (Bold Primary Gradient & High Contrast) --- */
.programs-section {
    padding: 100px 0;
    /* Rich dark gradient shifting from your primary color to your primary-dark shade */
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary) 0%, var(--primary-dark) 100%);
    /* Globally forcing white text for strict readability over the deep background */
    color: var(--white);
}

.section-header-alignment {
    margin-bottom: 60px;
    /* Clean divider border using your light purple variable */
    border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(206, 149, 255, 0.25);
    padding-bottom: 25px;
}

.programs-main-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    color: var(--white);
}

.header-subtext-right {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    /* Using your primary-light variable to create crisp contrast for paragraph elements */
    color: var(--primary-light);
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    max-width: 680px;
    margin-left: auto;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
    .text-md-end-custom {
        text-align: right !important;
    }
}

/* Program Content Cards (Inverted to Pure White to pop cleanly off the dark section background) */
.program-horizontal-card {
    background-color: var(--white);
    border: none;
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px layout boundary */
    overflow: hidden;
    /* Subtle deep shadow layout configuration */
    box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.program-horizontal-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    /* Intensified glow shadow mapping using your primary-dark variable */
    box-shadow: 0 20px 45px rgba(91, 14, 160, 0.4);
}

.image-column-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 100%;
}

.program-card-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
}

/* Card Body Content (Resets to dark text color since the inside card background is white) */
.program-card-body {
    padding: 30px 24px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: flex-start;
    height: 100%;
}

.program-duration-tag {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: var(--primary); /* High-contrast core brand color targeting */
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.program-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    color: var(--black);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.program-desc {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    color: #555555;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}

/* Internal Card Eligibility Box */
.program-eligibility-box {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--primary-dark);
    background-color: rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.08); /* Sophisticated matching tint */
    padding: 6px 12px;
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px limit */
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.15);
}

.check-icon {
    color: var(--primary);
    font-weight: bold;
}

/* Exploration Buttons */
.btn-program-action {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--primary);
    background: transparent;
    padding: 0;
    border: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.btn-program-action:hover {
    color: var(--primary-dark);
}

/* Responsive Overrides */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .programs-main-title {
        font-size: 2rem;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }
    .header-subtext-right {
        text-align: left !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
    .image-column-wrapper {
        min-height: 200px;
    }
    .program-card-img {
        position: relative;
        height: 200px;
    }
}
/* --- 7. Industry Partners Section Styles --- */
.partners-section {
    padding: 60px 0;
    background-color: var(--white); /* White background so the images stand out clearly */
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

.partners-small-title {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #777777;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.dj-partners-small-title{
    display: inline-block;
    width: fit-content;
    margin: 0 auto 18px;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
}

/* Scroll Window Area mask */
.partners-marquee-wrapper {
    overflow: hidden;
    white-space: nowrap;
    position: relative;
    padding: 15px 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

/* Soft gradients to smoothly fade out the images on the far left and right edges */
.partners-marquee-wrapper::before,
.partners-marquee-wrapper::after {
    content: "";
    height: 100%;
    width: 150px;
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 2;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.partners-marquee-wrapper::before {
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--white) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%);
}

.partners-marquee-wrapper::after {
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to left, var(--white) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%);
}

/* The horizontal marquee runner line track */
.partners-marquee-track {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 30px; /* Precise layout gap separating image elements */
    animation: partnersHorizontalScroll 30s linear infinite;
}

/* Individual Card Blocks respecting your strict 12px config rule */
.partner-logo-card {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: 180px;
    height: 100px;
    background-color: #fafafa;
    border: 1px solid rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.06);
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px boundary */
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 15px;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

/* Micro-interaction layout updates when hovering over specific logos */
.partner-logo-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--primary-light);
    background-color: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.05);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.partner-img {
    max-width: 100%;
    max-height: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;
    /* filter: grayscale(100%); */
    /* opacity: 0.6; */
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.partner-logo-card:hover .partner-img {
    filter: grayscale(0%); /* Restores real colors cleanly on active focus hover states */
    opacity: 1;
}

/* Loop Animation Logic Engine */
@keyframes partnersHorizontalScroll {
    0% {
        transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    }
    100% {
        /* Scrolls exactly halfway through the track length to ensure seamless repeating */
        transform: translate3d(calc(-50% - 15px), 0, 0);
    }
}

/* Mobile responsive alterations */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .partners-section {
        padding: 40px 0;
    }
    .partners-marquee-wrapper::before,
    .partners-marquee-wrapper::after {
        width: 60px; /* Narrows down the edge blur logic on mobile viewports */
    }
    .partner-logo-card {
        width: 150px;
        height: 70px;
    }
}
/* --- 8. Campus Facilities Section (Text Overlay & Hover Animations) --- */
/* --- 8. Campus Facilities Section (Image Grid + Icon Boxes Layout) --- */
.facilities-overlay-section {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background-color: #fafafa;
    color: var(--black);
}

.facilities-tagline {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.facilities-main-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: var(--black);
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.facilities-subtext {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    color: #666666;
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    max-width: 540px;
    margin-left: auto;
}

/* --- Row 1: Image Card Specific Styles --- */
.facility-overlay-card {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 440px; 
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px config restriction */
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
    cursor: pointer;
}

.facility-bg-image {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    z-index: 1;
}

.facility-dark-gradient-mask {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgb(93 14 165) 0%, rgb(255 255 255 / 20%) 55%, rgb(95 17 164 / 41%) 100%);
    z-index: 2;
    transition: background 0.4s ease;
}

.facility-overlay-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    padding: 24px;
    width: 100%;
    color: var(--white);
}

.facility-index {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--primary-light);
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.facility-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    color: var(--white);
}

.facility-hover-drawer {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-rows: 0fr;
    transition: grid-template-rows 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

.facility-description {
    overflow: hidden;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    padding-top: 0;
    transition: padding-top 0.4s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
    opacity: 0;
}

/* Image Card Hover Animations */
.facility-overlay-card:hover .facility-bg-image { transform: scale(1.08); }
.facility-overlay-card:hover .facility-dark-gradient-mask { background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(91, 14, 160, 0.92) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 65%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 100__); }
.facility-overlay-card:hover .facility-hover-drawer { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
.facility-overlay-card:hover .facility-description { padding-top: 10px; opacity: 1; }

/* --- Row 2: Secondary Section Label --- */
.additional-facilities-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--black);
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    padding-bottom: 8px;
}

.additional-facilities-title::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 40px;
    height: 3px;
    background-color: var(--primary);
    border-radius: 2px;
}

/* --- Row 2: Premium Minimalist Icon Boxes --- */
.facility-icon-box {
    background-color: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px config restriction */
    padding: 24px;
    height: 100%;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.01);
    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

.icon-wrapper {
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    background-color: rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.05); /* Soft brand primary tint mapping */
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Matching 12px layout boundary */
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    padding: 8px;
}

.box-icon {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    line-height: 1;
}

.icon-box-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--black);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.icon-box-desc {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: #666666;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Icon Box Hover States */
.facility-icon-box:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    border-color: rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.1);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 25px rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.04);
}

.facility-icon-box:hover .icon-wrapper {
    /* background-color: var(--primary); */
    color: var(--white);
    /* Inverts emojis or custom SVG vectors safely inside structural rows if needed */
    /* filter: brightness(1.2);  */
}

/* Responsive Adaptive Viewports */
@media (max-width: 1200px) { .facility-overlay-card { height: 380px; } }
@media (max-width: 991px) { .facilities-main-title { font-size: 2.1rem; } .facility-overlay-card { height: 360px; } }
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .facilities-overlay-section { padding: 70px 0; }
    .facilities-subtext { margin-left: 0; margin-top: 15px; }
    .facility-hover-drawer { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
    .facility-description { opacity: 1; padding-top: 10px; }
}
/* --- 10. Happenings & Highlights Section Styles --- */
.happenings-section {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background-color: var(--white);
    color: var(--black);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.happenings-tagline {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.happenings-main-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: var(--black);
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.happenings-subtext {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    color: #666666;
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* --- Left Column: Elegant Image Carousel Engine --- */
.happenings-carousel-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px layout boundary */
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
}

.custom-carousel-inner {
    height: 480px; /* Aligned beautifully with the right highlights stack */
}

.carousel-image-frame {
    width: 100%;
    height: 480px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    transition: transform 6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

.carousel-item.active .carousel-image-frame {
    transform: scale(1.06); /* Continuous slow cinemascopic zoom on active slide */
}

/* Translucent Card overlay anchored inside the slide image */
.carousel-overlay-card {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 30px;
    left: 30px;
    right: 30px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    padding: 24px 30px;
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px layout boundary */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    z-index: 3;
}

.carousel-event-date {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--primary);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.carousel-event-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--black);
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Sleek Minimalist Arrow Navigation Buttons */
.custom-nav-btn {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    background-color: var(--white) !important;
    border-radius: 50% !important;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    opacity: 0;
    margin: 0 20px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    transition: all 0.3s ease !important;
}

.happenings-carousel-wrapper:hover .custom-nav-btn {
    opacity: 1; /* Arrows show only on active container hover focus */
}

.nav-arrow-icon {
    color: var(--black);
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    line-height: 1;
    font-family: sans-serif;
}

.custom-nav-btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--primary) !important;
}

.custom-nav-btn:hover .nav-arrow-icon {
    color: var(--white);
}

/* Linear Progress Bar Custom Indicators */
.custom-carousel-indicators {
    bottom: auto;
    top: 25px;
    right: 30px;
    left: auto;
    margin: 0;
    gap: 6px;
}

.custom-carousel-indicators [data-bs-target] {
    width: 24px;
    height: 4px;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) !important;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 2px;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.custom-carousel-indicators .active {
    width: 40px;
    background-color: var(--white) !important;
}


/* --- Right Column: Corporate Highlights News List --- */
.highlights-scroll-container {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
}

.highlight-news-card {
    background-color: #fafafa;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px constraint */
    padding: 24px;
    display: flex;
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    transition: all 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    cursor: pointer;
}

/* Date Badge Component block */
.highlight-date-badge {
    background-color: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px config restriction */
    min-width: 68px;
    height: 74px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.01);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.badge-day {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--black);
}

.badge-month {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #888888;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    margin-top: 4px;
}

.highlight-news-content {
    flex: 1;
}

.news-category {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #888888;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.news-heading {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--black);
    line-height: 1.4;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.news-brief {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: #666666;
    line-height: 1.55;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Highlighting Active Card or Hover Interactions mimicking premium system tabs */
.highlight-news-card:hover,
.highlight-news-card.active {
    background-color: var(--white);
    border-color: rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.1);
    box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.04);
    transform: translateX(6px); /* Moves inward slightly on hover */
}

.highlight-news-card:hover .highlight-date-badge,
.highlight-news-card.active .highlight-date-badge {
    background-color: var(--primary);
    border-color: var(--primary);
}

.highlight-news-card:hover .badge-day,
.highlight-news-card.active .badge-day { color: var(--white); }
.highlight-news-card:hover .badge-month,
.highlight-news-card.active .badge-month { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); }

.highlight-news-card:hover .news-category,
.highlight-news-card.active .news-category { color: var(--primary); }
.highlight-news-card:hover .news-heading,
.highlight-news-card.active .news-heading { color: var(--primary); }


/* --- Responsive Adjustments --- */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .happenings-main-title { font-size: 2.1rem; }
    .custom-carousel-inner, .carousel-image-frame { height: 400px; }
    .carousel-overlay-card { bottom: 20px; left: 20px; right: 20px; padding: 20px; }
    .carousel-event-title { font-size: 1.25rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .happenings-section { padding: 70px 0; }
    .happenings-subtext { margin-top: 15px; }
    .highlight-news-card { padding: 20px; gap: 16px; }
    .highlight-news-card:hover, .highlight-news-card.active { transform: translateY(-4px); } /* Standard vertical lift on devices */
}
/* --- 12. Testimonial Slider Styles --- */
.testimonial-slider-section {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background-color: var(--primary); /* Corporate Dark Purple Background */
    color: var(--white);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.testimonial-tagline {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #d4d4d4; /* Neon Purple accent */
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.testimonial-main-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Navigation System Controls */
.testimonial-nav-wrapper {
    display: inline-flex;
    gap: 12px;
}

.test-nav-btn {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-color: #44007e;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    color: var(--white);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

.test-nav-btn:hover {
    background-color: #b376ff;
    color: #120224;
    border-color: #b376ff;
}

/* --- Carousel Window & Viewport Mechanics --- */
.testimonial-carousel-window {
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-top: 40px;
}

.testimonial-track {
    display: flex;
    gap: 24px; /* The gap size parameter */
    transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    will-change: transform;
}

/* --- Testimonial Card Construction --- */
.testimonial-card {
    /* Essential calculations: 4 visible items inside the flex rows */
    flex: 0 0 calc((100% - (24px * 3)) / 4); 
    background-color: black;
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px corner constraint */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    padding: 32px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.test-rating {
    color: #ffb800;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
}

.test-quote {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #b0a4c2; /* Soft purple text tint */
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.test-user-profile {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
}

.test-avatar {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.test-name {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.test-role {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    color: #8c7f9e;
    display: block;
}

/* --- Responsive Layout Configurations --- */
@media (max-width: 1199px) {
    /* Scale down to 3 cards visible at once */
    .testimonial-card {
        flex: 0 0 calc((100% - (24px * 2)) / 3);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
    /* Scale down to 2 cards visible at once */
    .testimonial-card {
        flex: 0 0 calc((100% - 24px) / 2);
    }
    .testimonial-main-title { font-size: 2.1rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
    /* Scale down to 1 card visible at once on smartphones */
    .testimonial-card {
        flex: 0 0 100%;
    }
    .testimonial-carousel-window { margin-top: 25px; }
}
/* --- 11. Light Bento Gallery Section Styles --- */
.bento-gallery-light {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background-color: #fafafa; /* Minimalist clean light grey canvas */
    color: var(--black);
}

.bento-light-tagline {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary); /* Maps to your corporate primary brand tint */
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.bento-light-main-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: var(--black);
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.bento-light-subtext {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    color: #666666; /* Readable dark grey typography */
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Master Grid Configuration Matrix */
.bento-nine-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    grid-auto-rows: 200px;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

/* Card Framing Layout */
.bento-nine-item {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Enforces your strict 12px corner constraint */
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); /* Soft light bounding outline edge */
    cursor: pointer;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
}

/* Fluid Canvas Image Box */
.bento-nine-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    will-change: transform;
}

/* Glowing Border Frame revealed on hover state focus */
.bento-nine-item::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius);
    border: 1px solid rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.3); /* Subtle corporate brand color line accent */
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
    z-index: 2;
}

/* Micro-Animation Controls */
.bento-nine-item:hover .bento-nine-img {
    transform: scale(1.05); /* Fluid upscale zoom */
}

.bento-nine-item:hover::after {
    opacity: 1;
}

/* --- Structural Grid Spanning Parameters --- */
.bento-nine-hero {
    grid-column: span 2;
    grid-row: span 2;
}

.bento-nine-portrait {
    grid-column: span 1;
    grid-row: span 2;
}

.bento-nine-landscape {
    grid-column: span 2;
    grid-row: span 1;
}

/* --- Responsive Layout Framework --- */
@media (max-width: 1199px) {
    .bento-nine-grid {
        grid-auto-rows: 170px;
        gap: 16px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .bento-light-main-title { font-size: 2.1rem; }
    
    .bento-nine-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        grid-auto-rows: 190px;
    }
    
    .bento-nine-hero { grid-column: span 2; grid-row: span 2; }
    .bento-nine-portrait { grid-column: span 1; grid-row: span 2; }
    .bento-nine-landscape { grid-column: span 2; grid-row: span 1; }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
    .bento-gallery-light { padding: 70px 0; }
    .bento-light-subtext { margin-top: 12px; }
    
    .bento-nine-grid {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 16px;
    }
    
    .bento-nine-item {
        width: 100%;
        height: 240px;
    }
}
/* --- 12. DJ Gallery Visual Card Section Styles --- */
.dj-gallery-style-section {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background-color: #fafafa; /* Light canvas matching image_4468c1.jpg */
    color: #120224;
}

.dj-gallery-tagline {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #7610cd;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.dj-gallery-main-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: #120224;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

.dj-gallery-subtext {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    color: #666666;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* --- THE 4-COLUMN HORIZONTAL GRID ENGINE --- */
.dj-gallery-row-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 50px;
}

/* Structural Image Card Framework */
.dj-gallery-visual-card {
    background-color: var(--white);
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Strict 12px design constraint */
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 2, 36, 0.06);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(18, 2, 36, 0.02);
    transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
}

/* Top Media Image Framing Window */
.dj-card-image-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    height: 160px; /* Reduced fixed aspect window to keep rows slim */
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.dj-card-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

/* Content Padding Block Below Image */
.dj-card-inner-pad {
    padding: 24px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-grow: 1;
}

.dj-college-heading {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #120224;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    letter-spacing: -0.2px;
}

.dj-feature-points {
    list-style-type: none;
    padding-left: 0;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    flex-grow: 1;
}

.dj-feature-points li {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.82rem; /* Clean typography footprint scale */
    color: #555555;
    line-height: 1.4;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 14px;
}

.dj-feature-points li::before {
    content: "•";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    color: #7610cd;
    font-weight: bold;
}

/* Action Link Placement */
.dj-action-link {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #7610cd;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
    margin-top: auto;
}

.dj-action-link .arrow {
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
    display: inline-block;
}

/* --- HOVER MICRO-INTERACTIONS --- */
.dj-gallery-visual-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px); /* Elegant layout shift upward */
    border-color: rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.2);
    box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.08);
}

.dj-gallery-visual-card:hover .dj-card-img {
    transform: scale(1.05); /* Zoom image within top bounding frame */
}

.dj-gallery-visual-card:hover .dj-action-link {
    color: #120224;
}

.dj-gallery-visual-card:hover .dj-action-link .arrow {
    transform: translateX(4px);
}

/* --- RESPONSIVE MEDIA GRID VIEWPORTS --- */
@media (max-width: 1199px) {
    .dj-gallery-row-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); /* 2x2 grid on standard tablets */
        gap: 16px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .dj-gallery-style-section { padding: 70px 0; }
    .dj-gallery-main-title { font-size: 2.1rem; }
    
    .dj-gallery-row-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr; /* Pure linear stacked cards on smartphone devices */
        gap: 16px;
        margin-top: 35px;
    }
    .dj-card-image-wrapper { height: 180px; } /* Slightly more aspect display height on mobile */
}
/* --- 13. Compact Fixed Parallax CTA Styles --- */
.college-parallax-cta-compact {
    position: relative;
    padding: 90px 0; /* Significantly reduced vertical height footprint */
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    background-color: #fafafa;
}

/* Strict background lock framework keeping the image completely still */
.parallax-fixed-bg {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-attachment: fixed; /* Securely pins the graphic to the viewport */
    background-position: center center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
    z-index: 1;
}

.parallax-light-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgb(198 131 255 / 29%) 0%, rgb(100 10 177) 100%);
    z-index: 2;
}

.z-3 {
    z-index: 3;
}

/* Streamlined Compact Frosted Glass Container */
.cta-compact-glass-card {
    background: rgb(255, 255, 255);
    backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    padding: 40px 35px; /* Tighter internal padding for smaller box size */
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Respects strict 12px layout boundary */
    box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(18, 2, 36, 0.04);
}

.cta-micro-tag {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #7610cd;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.cta-compact-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.9rem; /* Decreased size heading */
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: #120224;
    letter-spacing: -0.3px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.cta-compact-desc {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.9rem; /* Smaller descriptive prose font */
    color: #444444;
    line-height: 1.55;
    max-width: 520px;
    margin: 0 auto 24px auto;
}

/* Alignments and Clusters */
.cta-compact-actions {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 12px;
}

/* Clean, Scaled Action Elements */
.btn-compact-primary {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--white);
    background-color: #7610cd;
    padding: 10px 24px;
    border-radius: 50px; /* Capsule pill */
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.2);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.btn-compact-primary span {
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
    display: inline-block;
}

.btn-compact-primary:hover {
    background-color: #120224;
    color: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(18, 2, 36, 0.15);
}

.btn-compact-primary:hover span {
    transform: translateX(3px);
}

.btn-compact-secondary {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #120224;
    background-color: transparent;
    padding: 9px 22px;
    border-radius: 50px;
    text-decoration: none;
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 2, 36, 0.12);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.btn-compact-secondary:hover {
    background-color: rgba(18, 2, 36, 0.04);
    border-color: #120224;
}

/* --- MOBILE RESPONSIVE ENGINE --- */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .college-parallax-cta-compact { padding: 70px 0; }
    .cta-compact-glass-card { padding: 30px 20px; }
    .cta-compact-title { font-size: 1.5rem; }
    
    /* Safely let go of background fixed parameters on mobile browsers to avoid aspect skewing */
    .parallax-fixed-bg {
        background-attachment: scroll !important;
    }
    
    .cta-compact-actions {
        flex-direction: column;
        width: 100%;
        gap: 10px;
    }
    .btn-compact-primary, .btn-compact-secondary {
        width: 100%;
        justify-content: center;
    }
}

/* --- 14. Brand Purple CTA Banner Styles --- */
.dj-brand-cta-banner {
    padding: 80px 0;
    /* Replaced orange style with your premium deep-purple to magenta corporate gradient */
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c796ff 0%, #6e16b3 50%, #7610cd 100%);
    color: var(--white);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.dj-cta-headline {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--white);
    letter-spacing: -0.3px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.dj-cta-subline {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Elegant Capsule Outline Button matching image_445d1b.jpg button structural layout */
.dj-cta-outline-btn {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--white);
    background-color: transparent;
    padding: 12px 30px;
    border-radius: 50px; /* Force clean capsule capsule pill profile */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

.dj-cta-outline-btn .btn-arrow {
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
    display: inline-block;
}

.dj-cta-outline-btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--white);
    color: #120224;
    border-color: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.dj-cta-outline-btn:hover .btn-arrow {
    transform: translateX(4px);
}


/* --- 15. Solid Black Corporate Brand Footer Styles --- */
.dj-brand-footer {
    padding: 80px 0 30px 0;
    background-color: #000000; /* Solid pitch black backdrop matching reference graphic */
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}

/* Custom CSS Typography Logo Mockup replicating the layout graphic image logo exactly */
.footer-logo-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    color: var(--white);
}

.footer-logo-wrapper .logo-bold {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.3rem;
    font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -1px;
}

.footer-logo-wrapper .logo-text-stack {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    border-left: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    padding-left: 10px;
}

.footer-logo-wrapper .stack-main {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
}

.footer-logo-wrapper .stack-sub {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.footer-brand-desc {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    max-width: 320px;
}

/* Footer Link Columns Styles */
.footer-col-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}

.footer-links-list {
    list-style-type: none;
    padding-left: 0;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.footer-links-list li {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.footer-links-list li a {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
    display: inline-block;
}

.footer-links-list li a:hover {
    color: #b376ff; /* Links highlight with clear brand light purple color shift */
    transform: translateX(3px);
}

/* Social Icons Links Styling */
.footer-social-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
}

.social-icon-link {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    transition: color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.social-icon-link:hover {
    color: #b376ff;
    transform: scale(1.1);
}

.footer-divider {
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.51);
    margin: 40px 0 24px 0;
}

.footer-copyright-text {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    margin-bottom: 0;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}
.footer-logo{
    width: 260px;
}

/* --- FLUID RESPONSIVE SYSTEM ENGINEERING BREAKPOINTS --- */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .dj-cta-headline { font-size: 1.7rem; }
    .dj-brand-footer { padding: 60px 0 30px 0; }
    .footer-col-title { margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 10px; }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .dj-brand-cta-banner { padding: 60px 0; }
    .dj-cta-headline { font-size: 1.45rem; line-height: 1.4; }
    .dj-cta-outline-btn { padding: 10px 24px; font-size: 0.78rem; }
    
    .footer-logo-wrapper .logo-bold { font-size: 2rem; }
    .footer-logo-wrapper .stack-main { font-size: 0.85rem; }
    .footer-logo-wrapper .stack-sub { font-size: 0.65rem; }
}
/* --- Custom Navbar Dropdown Overrides --- */
.dj-custom-dropdown-menu {
    background-color: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 2, 36, 0.06);
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius); /* Enforces strict 12px layout boundary */
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(18, 2, 36, 0.08);
    padding: 8px 0;
    min-width: 280px;
    margin-top: 10px !important; /* Visual workspace breathing room */
}

/* Elegant Link Profiles */
.dj-dropdown-link {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: #444444;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.dj-dropdown-link .prog-abbrev {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #120224;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

/* Smooth Brand Hover State Interactivity */
.dj-dropdown-link:hover {
    background-color: rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.04);
    color: #7610cd;
}

.dj-dropdown-link:hover .prog-abbrev {
    color: #7610cd;
}

/* Caret Arrow Smooth Behavior Adjustments on Desktop Hover/Clicks */
.nav-link-custom.dropdown-toggle::after {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-left: 6px;
    vertical-align: middle;
    border-top: 0.3em solid;
    border-right: 0.3em solid transparent;
    border-bottom: 0;
    border-left: 0.3em solid transparent;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.nav-item.show .nav-link-custom.dropdown-toggle::after {
    transform: rotate(180deg); /* Modern intuitive vector flip */
}
/* --- Scroll to Top Button Styling --- */
.scroll-to-top-btn {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 30px;
    right: 30px;
    width: 46px;
    height: 46px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); /* Premium glassmorphism foundation */
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    color: #7512c8; /* Slate 900 primary accent */
    box-shadow: 0 10px 25px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 8px 10px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    cursor: pointer;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    z-index: 1050; /* Sits cleanly above footers/modals */
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transform: translateY(15px) scale(0.9);
    transition: opacity 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), 
                visibility 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), 
                transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), 
                background-color 0.2s ease;
}

/* Toggle state via JS classes */
.scroll-to-top-btn.is-visible {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
}

.scroll-to-top-btn:hover {
    background-color: #7512c8;
    color: #ffffff;
}

/* SVG Progress Ring Positioning */
.scroll-to-top-btn .progress-ring {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    transform: rotate(-90deg); /* Starts the progress filling from the top */
}

.scroll-to-top-btn .progress-ring__circle {
    transition: stroke-dashoffset 0.1s linear;
    stroke-dasharray: 125.66; /* Circumference calculations: 2 * Math.PI * r (20) */
    stroke-dashoffset: 125.66;
}

/* Arrow Vector Styling */
.scroll-to-top-btn .arrow-icon {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.scroll-to-top-btn:hover .arrow-icon {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.contact-section{
    padding:100px 0;
    background:#f8f9fc;
}

.section-heading{
    max-width:700px;
    margin:0 auto 60px;
}

.section-heading h2{
    font-size:48px;
    font-weight:800;
    margin:15px 0;
}

.section-heading h2 span{
    color:#7610cd;
}

.contact-wrapper{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr;
    gap:30px;
}

.contact-form-card,
.contact-info-card{
    background:#fff;
    padding:40px;
    border-radius:24px;
    box-shadow:0 15px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.08);
}

.contact-form-card h3{
    margin-bottom:25px;
    font-size:28px;
}

.form-grid{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
    gap:15px;
    margin-bottom:15px;
}

.contact-form-card input,
.contact-form-card textarea{
    width:100%;
    padding:16px 18px;
    border:1px solid #e5e7eb;
    border-radius:14px;
    outline:none;
    font-size:15px;
}

.contact-form-card input:focus,
.contact-form-card textarea:focus{
    border-color:#7610cd;
}

.contact-btn{
    margin-top:20px;
    border:none;
    background:#7610cd;
    color:#fff;
    padding:16px 32px;
    border-radius:50px;
    font-weight:600;
    cursor:pointer;
}

.contact-info-card{
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column;
    gap:25px;
}

.info-box{
    display:flex;
    gap:18px;
    align-items:flex-start;
    padding-bottom:20px;
    border-bottom:1px solid #eee;
}

.info-box:last-child{
    border:none;
    padding-bottom:0;
}

.info-icon{
    width:60px;
    height:60px;
    border-radius:16px;
    background:#f3eeff;
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:center;
    font-size:24px;
    padding: 11px;
}

.info-box h4{
    margin-bottom:8px;
    font-size:18px;
    font-weight:700;
}

.info-box p{
    margin:0;
    line-height:1.8;
    color:#666;
}

@media(max-width:991px){

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

    .section-heading h2{
        font-size:36px;
    }
}

@media(max-width:576px){

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

    .contact-form-card,
    .contact-info-card{
        padding:25px;
        width: 87%;
    }

    .section-heading h2{
        font-size:30px;
    }
}
.contact-map-section{
    width:100%;
    overflow:hidden;
}

.contact-map-section iframe{
    width:100%;
    height:500px;
    border:0;
    display:block;
}

@media(max-width:768px){
    .contact-map-section iframe{
        height:350px;
    }
}

/* ============================================
   05. AFFILIATIONS & APPROVALS SECTION
   ============================================ */
.dj-affil-section {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background-color: var(--white);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}
 
.dj-affil-section::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -120px;
    right: -120px;
    width: 320px;
    height: 320px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--primary-light);
    opacity: 0.12;
}
 
.dj-affil-header {
    margin-bottom: 56px;
}
 
.dj-affil-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}
 
.dj-affil-eyebrow::before {
    content: '';
    width: 28px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--primary);
    display: inline-block;
}
 
.dj-affil-title {
    font-size: 2.6rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--black);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}
 
.dj-affil-title span {
    color: var(--primary);
}
 
.dj-affil-subtitle {
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    color: #5a5a5a;
    line-height: 1.7;
}
 
/* Affiliation card */
.dj-affil-card {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid #ececec;
    border-left: 4px solid var(--primary);
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius);
    padding: 32px 28px;
    height: 100%;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 20px;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}
 
.dj-affil-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 40px -12px rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.18);
}
 
.dj-affil-card-main {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
}
 
.dj-affil-icon {
    width: 56px;
    height: 56px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: var(--gradient-main);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}
 
.dj-affil-icon svg {
    width: 26px;
    height: 26px;
    stroke: var(--white);
}
 
/* Official logo slot - right side of card */
.dj-affil-logo {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 100px;
    height: 100px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    border: 1px solid #ececec;
    background: #fafafa;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 8px;
}
 
.dj-affil-logo img {
    max-width: 100%;
    max-height: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;
}
 
@media (max-width: 575px) {
    .dj-affil-card {
        flex-direction: column-reverse;
        align-items: stretch;
    }
    .dj-affil-logo {
        width: 52px;
        height: 52px;
        align-self: flex-end;
    }
}
 
.dj-affil-tag {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
    background: rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.08);
    padding: 4px 10px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}
 
.dj-affil-card h3 {
    font-size: 1.18rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--black);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    line-height: 1.35;
}
 
.dj-affil-card h3 .dj-affil-code {
    color: var(--primary);
}
 
.dj-affil-card p {
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    color: #6b6b6b;
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
 
.dj-affil-status {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    margin-top: 18px;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #1a9b5c;
}
 
.dj-affil-status .dot {
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #1a9b5c;
}
 
/* Standard Inspection Form - distinct download-style card */
.dj-inspection-card {
    background: var(--black);
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius);
    padding: 36px 32px;
    height: 100%;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
}
 
.dj-inspection-card::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: var(--gradient-main);
    opacity: 0.92;
}
 
.dj-inspection-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}
 
.dj-inspection-icon {
    width: 56px;
    height: 56px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}
 
.dj-inspection-icon svg {
    width: 26px;
    height: 26px;
    stroke: var(--white);
}
 
.dj-inspection-card h3 {
    font-size: 1.18rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}
 
.dj-inspection-card p {
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
 
.dj-inspection-download {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-top: 26px;
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--primary-dark);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    padding: 12px 20px;
    border-radius: 30px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
    width: fit-content;
}
 
.dj-inspection-download:hover {
    background: var(--primary-light);
    color: var(--black);
    transform: translateX(3px);
}
 
.dj-inspection-download svg {
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
}
 
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .dj-affil-title {
        font-size: 2rem;
    }
    .dj-affil-section {
        padding: 70px 0;
    }
}

 
/* ============================
   COMMITTEES SECTION
   ============================ */
.committees-section {
    background: var(--white);
    position: relative;
}
 
.text-purple-accent { color: var(--primary); }
 
.section-subtitle-tag {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary-dark);
    background: var(--lavender-50);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 7px 16px;
}
 
.section-subtitle-tag::before {
    content: "";
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--primary);
    flex-shrink: 0;
}
 
.section-main-title {
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 2.6rem);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--black);
}
 
.committees-section > .container > .row.mb-5.justify-content-center p.text-muted {
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--text-muted);
}
 
/* Overview card — quieter than the grid, sets context without competing */
.governance-overview-card {
    background: var(--lavender-50);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}
 
.governance-overview-card::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 4px;
    height: 100%;
    background: var(--gradient-main);
}
 
.governance-overview-card h3 {
    color: var(--black);
    padding-left: 0.5rem;
}
 
.governance-overview-card p {
    padding-left: 0.5rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
    font-size: 0.97rem;
}
 
/* ---- Committee cards: filed-document tab motif ---- */
.committee-horizontal-card {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius);
    padding: 2rem 2rem 1.5rem 2.75rem;
    position: relative;
    transition: border-color 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
    overflow: hidden;
}
 
.committee-horizontal-card::before {
    /* the "filed tab" edge */
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 6px;
    height: 100%;
    background: var(--gradient-main);
    opacity: 0.85;
    transition: width 0.25s ease;
}
 
.committee-horizontal-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--primary-light);
    box-shadow: 0 16px 32px -16px rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.18);
    transform: translateY(-3px);
}
 
.committee-horizontal-card:hover::before {
    width: 8px;
}
 
/* index tag, like a filed-document number stamped top-right */
.committee-index-tag {
    position: absolute;
    top: 1.5rem;
    right: 1.75rem;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: var(--primary-light);
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
 
.committee-left-icon-box {
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: var(--lavender-50);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    color: var(--primary);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: background 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease;
}
 
.committee-horizontal-card:hover .committee-left-icon-box {
    background: var(--gradient-main);
    color: var(--white);
    border-color: transparent;
}
 
.committee-title {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--black);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    padding-right: 2.5rem; /* keep clear of the index tag */
}
 
.committee-desc {
    font-size: 0.93rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
}
 
.committee-horizontal-card h5.h6 {
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.07em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary-dark);
}
 
.committee-meta-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.55rem;
}
 
.committee-meta-list li {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    padding-left: 1.1rem;
    position: relative;
}
 
.committee-meta-list li::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0.5em;
    width: 5px;
    height: 5px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--primary-light);
}
 
.btn-committee-action {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--primary-dark);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: none;
    transition: gap 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}
 
.btn-committee-action span {
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
    display: inline-block;
}
 
.btn-committee-action:hover {
    color: var(--primary);
    gap: 12px;
}
 
.btn-committee-action:hover span {
    transform: translateX(2px);
}
 
.committee-horizontal-card .border-top {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline) !important;
}
 
/* ---- Process rail: a real sequence, so numbering + connecting line is earned here ---- */
.process-rail-wrap {
    position: relative;
}
 
.process-rail-track {
    position: relative;
}
 
/* @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .process-rail-track::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        top: 28px;
        left: calc(16.66% + 28px);
        right: calc(16.66% + 28px);
        height: 2px;
        background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--hairline), var(--primary-light), var(--hairline));
        z-index: 0;
    }
} */
 
.process-step-card {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    border-radius: var(--custom-radius);
    padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem;
    height: 100%;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}
 
.process-step-number {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--gradient-main);
    color: var(--white);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 16px -4px rgba(118, 16, 205, 0.4);
}
 
.process-step-card h4 {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--black);
    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}
 
.process-step-card p {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
 
.process-heading-tag {
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary-dark);
}
 
/* Reduced motion respect */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .committee-horizontal-card,
    .committee-left-icon-box,
    .btn-committee-action,
    .btn-committee-action span {
        transition: none !important;
    }
    .committee-horizontal-card:hover {
        transform: none;
    }
}
 
/* Keyboard focus visibility */
.btn-committee-action:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--primary);
    outline-offset: 4px;
    border-radius: 4px;
}
 
@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
    .committee-horizontal-card {
        padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem 1.5rem 2rem;
    }
    .committee-index-tag {
        top: 1.25rem;
        right: 1.25rem;
    }
}