:root{
  --ink:#101114;
  --muted:#6d7078;
  --line:#e4e4e7;
  --paper:#ffffff;
  --soft:#f6f7f9;
  --warm:#fbf8ef;
  --navy:#07153c;
  --navy-2:#0c2460;
  --blue:#1049a9;
  --gold:#c99622;
  --gold-soft:#f2dfad;
  --red:#a11d2c;
  --radius:18px;
  --shadow:0 16px 50px rgba(10,19,48,.09);
}

*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font:16px/1.65 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto}
button,input,select{font:inherit}
.container{width:min(1240px,calc(100% - 44px));margin:auto}

/* Header */
.site-header{background:#fff;position:relative;z-index:50}
.top-strip{background:var(--navy);color:#dce5ff;font-size:12px}
.top-strip-inner{width:min(1240px,calc(100% - 44px));margin:auto;min-height:38px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px}
.top-links{display:flex;gap:22px}
.top-links a{opacity:.85}.top-links a:hover{opacity:1;color:#fff}
.masthead{width:min(1240px,calc(100% - 44px));margin:auto;padding:17px 0;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:30px}
.logo-image-link{display:block;line-height:0}
.brand-logo{display:block;object-fit:contain}
.brand-logo-header{width:390px;max-height:110px;object-position:left center}
.masthead-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px}
.masthead-copy{display:flex;flex-direction:column;text-align:right}
.masthead-copy strong{font:700 14px Georgia,serif;color:var(--navy)}
.masthead-copy span{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.04em;margin-top:3px}
.header-search{height:44px;padding:0 16px;border:1px solid #d7d9df;border-radius:99px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.header-search span{font-size:23px;line-height:1;color:var(--gold)}
.menu-toggle{display:none;border:1px solid #d8d8dc;background:#fff;border-radius:9px;width:44px;height:44px;font-size:22px}
.main-nav{border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}
.nav-inner{width:min(1240px,calc(100% - 44px));margin:auto;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:25px;overflow:auto;white-space:nowrap}
.nav-inner a{padding:14px 0 12px;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.07em;text-transform:uppercase;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
.nav-inner a:hover{color:var(--blue);border-bottom-color:var(--gold)}

/* Typography + shared */
.section{padding:64px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.section-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;align-items:end;margin-bottom:26px}
.section-title{font:700 clamp(30px,4vw,45px)/1.05 Georgia,serif;margin:5px 0 0;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.section-kicker,.eyebrow{font-size:10px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue)}
.section-link{font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;font-weight:900;color:var(--navy)}
.section-link:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.page-title{padding:62px 0 28px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.page-title h1{font:700 clamp(40px,6vw,70px)/.98 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin:6px 0 0}
.content{max-width:880px;padding:42px 0;font-size:17px}
.content h2,.content h3{font-family:Georgia,serif}
.content p{margin:0 0 1.25em}
.meta{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.tag{display:inline-flex;padding:5px 8px;border:1px solid #cfd2d8;border-radius:99px;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:900;color:#4d5260}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:44px;padding:0 18px;border:1px solid var(--navy);background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-radius:8px;font-size:10px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase}
.btn:hover{background:var(--blue);border-color:var(--blue)}
.btn-gold{background:var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold);color:#111}
.btn-outline-light{background:transparent;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.45);color:#fff}
.grid{display:grid;gap:22px}.g2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.g3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}.g4{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}

/* Homepage breaking */
.breaking{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.breaking-inner{min-height:46px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr auto;gap:18px;align-items:center}
.breaking-label{background:var(--red);color:#fff;padding:7px 10px;border-radius:5px;font-size:9px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase}
.breaking-title{font:700 14px Georgia,serif;white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis}
.breaking-more{font-size:10px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue)}

/* Hero */
.home-hero{padding:34px 0 26px}
.hero-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.75fr) minmax(300px,.82fr);gap:25px}
.hero-main{min-height:535px;border-radius:24px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy),#0f3782);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.hero-media{position:absolute;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(circle at 20% 20%,rgba(255,255,255,.1),transparent 35%),linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(4,13,42,.15),rgba(0,0,0,.45))}
.hero-media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.hero-media.is-placeholder{display:grid;place-items:center}
.hero-media.is-placeholder img{width:360px;height:360px;object-fit:contain;opacity:.2;filter:saturate(.8)}
.hero-overlay{position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(2,7,25,.95) 0%,rgba(4,13,42,.42) 58%,rgba(4,13,42,.08) 100%)}
.hero-copy{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;padding:42px;color:#fff}
.hero-copy .eyebrow{color:#f4cc68}
.hero-copy h1{font:700 clamp(37px,5vw,64px)/.98 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin:10px 0 15px;max-width:900px}
.hero-copy p{font-size:16px;color:#e8ecf7;max-width:760px;margin:0 0 20px}
.hero-side{display:grid;grid-template-rows:repeat(3,1fr);gap:14px}
.hero-side-card{padding:22px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:18px;background:#fff;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;transition:.2s ease}
.hero-side-card:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:var(--shadow);border-color:#d2b66d}
.hero-side-card h3{font:700 23px/1.08 Georgia,serif;margin:8px 0}
.hero-side-card p{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);margin:0}

/* Quick topics */
.quick-topics{padding:0 0 36px}
.topic-row{display:flex;gap:10px;overflow:auto;padding-bottom:3px}
.topic-pill{white-space:nowrap;background:var(--soft);border:1px solid #e1e4e9;padding:9px 13px;border-radius:99px;font-size:10px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.07em;text-transform:uppercase}
.topic-pill:hover{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-color:var(--navy)}

/* Finder */
.finder-wrap{padding:0 0 64px}
.finder{position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy),#0d2b69);color:#fff;border-radius:24px;padding:38px 40px;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.finder:after{content:"";position:absolute;right:-70px;top:-100px;width:300px;height:300px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.13);border-radius:50%;box-shadow:0 0 0 55px rgba(255,255,255,.03),0 0 0 110px rgba(255,255,255,.025)}
.finder-copy{position:relative;z-index:2;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;align-items:end;margin-bottom:22px}
.finder h2{font:700 clamp(31px,4vw,47px)/1.02 Georgia,serif;margin:6px 0 0}
.finder p{max-width:460px;color:#dce5ff;margin:0}
.finder form{position:relative;z-index:2;display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr auto;gap:10px}
.finder input,.finder select{height:52px;padding:0 14px;border:0;border-radius:9px;background:#fff;color:#111}
.finder .btn{height:52px;background:var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold);color:#111}

/* Editorial cards */
.news-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.4fr) minmax(320px,.6fr);gap:34px}
.news-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:24px}
.card{border-top:1px solid var(--ink);padding-top:13px}
.card h3{font:700 24px/1.12 Georgia,serif;margin:8px 0 10px;letter-spacing:-.015em}
.card p{color:var(--muted);margin:0}
.card:hover h3{color:var(--blue)}
.trending-panel{background:var(--warm);border:1px solid #efe3c3;border-radius:18px;padding:24px}
.trending-panel h3{font:700 28px Georgia,serif;margin:5px 0 18px}
.trending-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:36px 1fr;gap:12px;padding:14px 0;border-top:1px solid #e8ddbd}
.trending-item:first-of-type{border-top:0}
.trending-number{font:700 26px Georgia,serif;color:var(--gold)}
.trending-item a{font:700 16px/1.2 Georgia,serif}

/* Geography feature */
.region-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:22px}
.region-card{position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:22px;min-height:290px;padding:34px;color:#fff;background:var(--navy)}
.region-card.india{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#161719,#30333a)}
.region-card.kerala{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#07153c,#1049a9)}
.region-card:after{content:"";position:absolute;right:-50px;bottom:-85px;width:270px;height:270px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.13);box-shadow:0 0 0 48px rgba(255,255,255,.035),0 0 0 96px rgba(255,255,255,.025)}
.region-card > *{position:relative;z-index:2}
.region-card h3{font:700 42px/1 Georgia,serif;margin:10px 0}
.region-card p{max-width:480px;color:#e7ebf6}
.region-card a{display:inline-flex;margin-top:12px;font-size:10px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f6d77c}

/* Directory / stats */
.directory-shell{background:var(--soft);border-radius:22px;padding:30px}
.stat-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:14px;margin-bottom:30px}
.stat-box{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:22px;border-radius:14px}
.stat-box strong{display:block;font:700 34px Georgia,serif;color:var(--navy)}
.stat-box span{font-size:10px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.directory-columns{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:30px}
.directory-list a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:15px;padding:12px 0;border-top:1px solid #dfe1e6;font:700 16px Georgia,serif}
.directory-list a span{font:700 10px Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--blue);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em}

/* Course cards */
.course-card{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:17px;padding:22px;background:#fff;min-height:190px;transition:.2s ease}
.course-card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:var(--shadow);border-color:#d6bd7a}
.course-monogram{width:45px;height:45px;display:grid;place-items:center;border-radius:12px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;font:700 17px Georgia,serif;margin-bottom:18px}
.course-card h3{font:700 22px/1.12 Georgia,serif;margin:0 0 8px}
.course-card p{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);margin:0}

/* Opportunities */
.opportunity-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;gap:22px}
.deadline-list{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:18px;padding:24px}
.deadline-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:100px 1fr;gap:15px;padding:16px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.deadline-item:first-of-type{border-top:0}
.deadline-date{font-size:10px;font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--red)}
.deadline-item h4{font:700 18px Georgia,serif;margin:0 0 4px}
.scholarship-feature{border-radius:18px;padding:30px;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#f7ecd2,#fff);border:1px solid #ead8ab}
.scholarship-feature h3{font:700 34px/1.05 Georgia,serif;margin:8px 0 14px}
.scholarship-feature p{color:#5e584b}

/* Generic lists on inner pages */
.list-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:110px 1fr;gap:15px;padding:18px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.searchbox{display:flex;gap:10px;margin:0 0 24px}
.searchbox input{height:48px;border:1px solid #cfd2d8;border-radius:8px;padding:0 14px;flex:1}

/* Footer */
.pre-footer{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.pre-footer-inner{padding:54px 0;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:35px;align-items:center}
.pre-footer h2{font:700 39px/1.04 Georgia,serif;margin:7px 0 10px}
.pre-footer p{color:#cfd8ef;max-width:700px;margin:0}
.section-kicker.light{color:#f2c85f}
.pre-footer-actions{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-shrink:0}
.site-footer{background:#08090c;color:#fff;padding:50px 22px 22px}
.footer-grid{max-width:1240px;margin:auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:30px}
.brand-logo-footer{width:310px;max-height:150px;object-fit:contain;object-position:left center}
.footer-brand-block p{margin:8px 0;color:#eee}.footer-brand-block small{color:#777}
.footer-grid h4{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#d9af45;margin:0 0 12px}
.footer-grid a{display:block;color:#aaa;margin:7px 0;font-size:13px}.footer-grid a:hover{color:#fff}
.copy{max-width:1240px;margin:38px auto 0;border-top:1px solid #282a30;padding-top:18px;color:#737780;font-size:11px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}

/* Responsive */
@media(max-width:1000px){
  .masthead-copy{display:none}
  .hero-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .hero-side{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);grid-template-rows:none}
  .hero-side-card{min-height:190px}
  .news-grid,.opportunity-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .stat-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
}
@media(max-width:760px){
  .container,.masthead,.top-strip-inner,.nav-inner{width:min(100% - 30px,1240px)}
  .top-strip-inner{min-height:34px}.top-links{display:none}
  .brand-logo-header{width:255px;max-height:78px}
  .masthead{padding:12px 0}
  .header-search{display:none}.menu-toggle{display:block}
  .main-nav{display:none;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
  .main-nav.nav-open{display:block}
  .nav-inner{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:0;padding:10px 0 14px;overflow:visible;white-space:normal}
  .nav-inner a{padding:11px 4px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee}
  .home-hero{padding-top:20px}
  .hero-main{min-height:480px;border-radius:18px}
  .hero-copy{padding:25px}.hero-copy h1{font-size:38px}
  .hero-side{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .quick-topics{padding-bottom:26px}
  .finder{padding:28px 20px;border-radius:18px}.finder-copy{display:block}.finder-copy p{margin-top:12px}
  .finder form{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .section{padding:46px 0}.section-head{align-items:start}
  .news-list,.region-grid,.directory-columns,.g2,.g3,.g4{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .stat-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .pre-footer-inner{display:block}.pre-footer-actions{margin-top:22px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.footer-brand-block{grid-column:1/-1}
  .copy{display:block}.copy span{display:block;margin:5px 0}
}
@media(max-width:430px){
  .brand-logo-header{width:215px}
  .hero-main{min-height:510px}
  .stat-grid,.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .footer-brand-block{grid-column:auto}
  .section-title{font-size:31px}
}