/* ============ Small laptops ============ */
@media (max-width: 1399.98px) {
  .hero-glass-container {
    padding: 24px 28px 32px;
  }
  .hero-card {
    padding: 40px 40px;
  }
}

/* ============ Tablet landscape / small laptop ============ */
@media (max-width: 1199.98px) {
  :root {
    --cut-w: 62%; /* wider cutout so more stats are visible */
  }
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .scholarship-title {
    font-size: 1.85rem;
  }
  .scholarship-subtitle {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
  .scholarship-section::after {
    width: 80%;
  }
  .hero-section {
    padding: 10px;
  }

  .hero-glass-container {
    border-radius: 24px;
    padding: 16px 14px 18px;
    gap: 18px;
  }

  .logo-zica,
  .logo-zeelearn {
    height: 44px;
  }

  .btn-apply-now {
    display: none;
  }

  /* Stage becomes a normal vertical stack */
  .hero-stage {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .hero-card {
    clip-path: none; /* remove cutout */
    border-radius: 24px; /* all corners */
    padding: 32px 20px 24px;
    min-height: auto;
    display: block;
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 8, 8, 0.88) 0%, rgba(8, 8, 8, 0.78) 100%),
      url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522202176988-66273c2fd55f?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=70') center /
        cover no-repeat;
  }

  .hero-left {
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }

  .hero-title br {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero-quote,
  .hero-desc {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .form-card {
    max-width: 100%;
    margin: 8px 0 0;
  }

  /* Marquee strip: below the card, full width */
  .hero-bottom {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 56px;
    pointer-events: auto;
  }

  .stats-strip {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: 18px;
    clip-path: none;
  }

  .slant-bar {
    display: none;
  }

  .marquee {
    padding-left: 0;
    -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%);
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   SCHOLARSHIP SECTION
   ============================================================ */

/* Tablet landscape (≤ 991px) */
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .scholarship-title {
    font-size: 1.85rem;
  }
  .scholarship-subtitle {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
  .scholarship-section::after {
    width: 80%;
  }
  /* Button aligns left on stacked layout */
  .col-lg-4.text-lg-end {
    text-align: left !important;
  }
}

/* Mobile (≤ 767px) */
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .scholarship-section {
    padding-top: 60px;
    padding-bottom: 60px;
  }
  .scholarship-title {
    font-size: 1.65rem;
  }
  .scholarship-section::after {
    display: none; /* hide decorative circles, too cluttered on mobile */
  }
  .btn-scholarship {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
  }
}

/* Small phones (≤ 575px) */
@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  .scholarship-title {
    font-size: 1.45rem;
  }
  .scholarship-subtitle {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   FAQ SECTION
   ============================================================ */

/* Tablet landscape (≤ 991px) */
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .faq-title {
    font-size: 2.25rem;
  }
}

/* Mobile (≤ 767px) */
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .faq-section {
    padding-top: 60px;
    padding-bottom: 60px;
  }
  .faq-title {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }
  /* Stack: heading above accordion, reduce gap */
  .faq-section .row.gy-5 {
    --bs-gutter-y: 1.5rem;
  }
}

/* Small phones (≤ 575px) */
@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  .faq-title {
    font-size: 1.75rem;
  }
  .custom-accordion .accordion-button {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    padding: 14px 0;
  }
  .custom-accordion .accordion-body {
    font-size: 0.875rem;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   COUNSELLING SECTION
   ============================================================ */

/* Tablet landscape (≤ 991px) */
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .counselling-heading {
    font-size: 2.5rem;
  }
  .counselling-card {
    max-width: 100%;
    margin-left: 0;
  }
}

/* Mobile (≤ 767px) */
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .counselling-section {
    padding-top: 60px;
    padding-bottom: 60px;
  }
  .counselling-heading {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }
  .counselling-heading br {
    display: none;
  }
  .counselling-desc {
    font-size: 15px;
    max-width: 100%;
  }
  .counselling-card {
    padding: 32px 24px;
    border-radius: 20px;
  }
}

/* Small phones (≤ 575px) */
@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  .counselling-heading {
    font-size: 1.75rem;
  }
  .counselling-card {
    padding: 24px 18px;
    border-radius: 16px;
  }
  .btn-submit {
    font-size: 14px;
    padding: 14px;
  }
  .custom-input,
  .custom-select {
    font-size: 13px;
    padding: 12px 14px;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   SITE FOOTER
   ============================================================ */

/* Tablet (≤ 991px) */
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .site-footer {
    padding-top: 24px;
    padding-bottom: 32px;
  }
}

/* Mobile (≤ 767px) */
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .site-footer {
    padding-top: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 28px;
  }
  .footer-copyright {
    font-size: 13px;
  }
  .footer-credit {
    font-size: 11px;
  }
}

/* Small phones (≤ 575px) */
@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  .site-footer {
    padding-top: 16px;
    padding-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .footer-copyright {
    font-size: 12px;
  }
  .footer-credit {
    font-size: 10px;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   CUSTOM CONTAINER — collapse horizontal padding on small screens
   ============================================================ */
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .custom-container {
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  .custom-container {
    padding-left: 16px;
    padding-right: 16px;
  }
}

/* ============ Small phones ============ */
@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  .hero-badge {
    font-size: 9px;
    padding: 6px 12px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    border-radius: 16px;
  }

  .hero-title {
    font-size: 2.3rem;
  }

  .hero-btns {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .hero-btns .btn-orange,
  .hero-btns .btn-outline-dark2 {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 11.5px;
  }

  .stat {
    padding: 0 22px;
  }
}

/* ===================== RESPONSIVE ===================== */

/* Laptop */
@media (max-width: 1399.98px) {
  .student-work .custom-container {
    padding-left: 50px;
    padding-right: 50px;
  }
}

/* Tablet & below – REMOVE dark cutout */
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .student-work {
    --sw-cards: 2;
    padding: 60px 0;
  }
  .student-work::before,
  .student-work::after {
    display: none; /* cutout removed */
  }
  .student-work .custom-container {
    padding-left: 24px;
    padding-right: 24px;
  }
  .sw-text,
  .sw-pills {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
  .sw-arrows {
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 28px;
  }
  /* arrows must be visible on white bg */
  .sw-arrow--prev {
    color: #111;
    border-color: #cfcfcf;
  }
}

/* Mobile */
@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  .student-work {
    --sw-cards: 1;
    padding: 50px 0;
  }
  .student-work .custom-container {
    padding-left: 16px;
    padding-right: 16px;
  }
  .sw-card {
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  }
  .sw-pill {
    padding: 8px 16px;
    font-size: 12px;
  }
}