@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Nunito+Sans:ital,opsz,wght@0,6..12,200;0,6..12,300;0,6..12,400;0,6..12,500;0,6..12,600;0,6..12,700;0,6..12,800;0,6..12,900;0,6..12,1000;1,6..12,200;1,6..12,300;1,6..12,400;1,6..12,500;1,6..12,600;1,6..12,700;1,6..12,800;1,6..12,900;1,6..12,1000&display=swap');

/* global variables */
:root {
      --primary: #283b91;
      --primary-hover: #eff0f3;
      --dark-secondary: #4f3f3f;
      --dark-primary: #ffffff;
      --facebook: #324fe1;
      --linkedin: #0f69ff;
      --github: #757575;
      --instagram: #E4405F;
      --whatsapp: #1ca809;
      --nunito: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;
      --border-box: border-box;
      --box-shadow:0 .5rem 1.5rem rgba(0,0,0,.1);
     
}

* {
      font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      box-sizing: var(--border-box);
      text-decoration: none;
      outline: none; border: none;
      text-transform: capitalize;
      transition: all .2s linear; 
}

html {
      scroll-behavior: smooth;
      background-color: #e8f6ff;
      font-size: 62.5%;
      scroll-padding-top: 5.5rem;

}

body {
      font-family: var(--nunito);
      
     
}
/* header */
nav {
      position: fixed;
      top:0; left:0; right:0; 
      z-index: 99;
      width: 100%;
      background: #fff;
      padding: 30px 30px 20px 0px;
      z-index: 1000;
      box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
}
nav .wrapper {
      position: relative;
      max-width: 1300px;
      padding: 0px 30px;
      height: 40px;
      line-height: 70px;
      margin: auto;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
}
.wrapper .logo a {
      color: #000000;
      font-size: 30px;
      font-weight: 600;
      text-decoration: none;
}
.wrapper .nav-links {
      display: inline-flex;
      font-size: 1.7rem;
      border-radius:  .5rem;
      padding: .5rem 1.5rem;
}

.nav-links li {
      list-style: none;
}

.nav-links li a {
      color: var(--dark-secondary);
      text-decoration-line: none;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 18px;
      font-weight: 500;
      padding: 9px 15px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.nav-links li a:hover { 
      /* background: var(--primary); */
      color: #fff;
      background-color: #f3bb05;
      

} 

.nav-links .mobile-item {
      display: none;
}

.nav-links .drop-menu {
      position: absolute;
      background: var(--dark-primary);
      width: 180px;
      line-height: 45px;
      top: 85px;
      margin: 0%;
      opacity: 0;
      visibility: hidden;
      box-shadow: 0 6px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.nav-links li:hover .drop-menu,
.nav-links li:hover .mega-box {
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      top: 70px;
      opacity: 1;
      visibility: visible;
      padding-left: 0%;
}

.drop-menu li a {
      width: 100%;
      display: block;
      padding: 0 0 0 15px;
      font-weight: 400;
      border-radius: 5px;
      color: var(--primary);
      
}

.mega-box {
      position: absolute;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      padding: 0 30px;
      top: 85px;
      opacity: 0;
      visibility: hidden;
}

.mega-box .content {
      background: var(--primary);
      padding: 25px 20px;
      display: flex;
      width: 100%;
      justify-content: space-between;
      box-shadow: 0 6px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
      border-radius: 7px;
}

.mega-box .content .row {
      width: calc(25% - 30px);
      line-height: 45px;
}

.content .row img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
}

.content .row header {
      color: #f3bb05;
      font-size: 20px;
      font-weight: bold;
      text-align: left;
}
.content .row header:hover {
      color: #fff;
      background-color: var(--primary);
}

.content .row .mega-links {
      margin-left: -40px;
      border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
}

.row .mega-links li {
      padding: 0 20px;
}

.row .mega-links li a {
      padding: 10px;
      padding: 0 20px;
      color: #d9d9d9;
      font-size: 17px;
      display: block;
      width:200px;
}

.row .mega-links li a:hover {
      color: #fff;
      font-weight: bold;
      
}

.wrapper .btn {
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 20px;
      cursor: pointer;
      display: none;
}

.wrapper .btn.close-btn {
      position: absolute;
      right: 30px;
      top: 10px;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 970px) {
      .wrapper .btn {
            display: block;
            color:black;
      }

      .wrapper .nav-links {
            position: fixed;
            height: 100vh;
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 350px;
            top: 0;
            left: -100%;
            background: var(--primary);
            display: block;
            padding: 50px 10px;
            line-height: 50px;
            overflow-y: auto;
            box-shadow: 0px 15px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
      }

      /* custom scroll bar */
      ::-webkit-scrollbar {
            width: 10px;
      }

      ::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
            background: #242526;
      }

      ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
            background: #3A3B3C;
      }

      #menu-btn:checked~.nav-links {
            left: 0%;
      }

      #menu-btn:checked~.btn.menu-btn {
            display: none;
      }

      #close-btn:checked~.btn.menu-btn {
            display: block;
      }

      .nav-links li {
            margin: 15px 10px;
      }

      .nav-links li a {
            padding: 0 20px;
            display: block;
            font-size: 20px;
            color: white;
      }
      .nav-links li a.act,a:hover{
            background-color: #f3bb05;
      }

      .nav-links .drop-menu {
            position: absolute;
            opacity: 1;
            top: 65px;
            visibility: visible;
           /* padding-left: 1px;*/
            width: 100%;
            max-height: 0px;
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: none;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
      }

      #showDrop:checked~.drop-menu,
      #showMega:checked~.mega-box {
            max-height: 100%;
      }

      .nav-links .desktop-item {
            display: none;
      }

      .nav-links .mobile-item {
            display: block;
            color: white;
            font-size: 20px;
            font-weight: 500;
           /* padding-left: 20px;*/
            cursor: pointer;
            border-radius: 5px;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
      }

      .nav-links .mobile-item:hover {
            background: #3A3B3C;
      }

      .drop-menu li {
            margin: 0;
      }

      .drop-menu li a {
            border-radius: 5px;
            font-size: 18px;
      }

      .mega-box {
            position: static;
            top: 65px;
            opacity: 1;
            visibility: visible;
            padding: 0 20px;
            max-height: 0px;
            overflow: hidden;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
      }

      .mega-box .content {
            box-shadow: none;
            flex-direction: column;
            padding: 20px 20px 0 20px;
      }

      .mega-box .content .row {
            width: 100%;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
      }

      .mega-box .content .row:nth-child(1),
      .mega-box .content .row:nth-child(2) {
            border-top: 0px;
      }

      .content .row .mega-links {
            border-left: 0px;
            padding-left: 15px;
      }

      .row .mega-links li {
            margin: 0;
      }

      .content .row header {
            font-size: 19px;
      }
}

nav input {
      display: none;
}

/* section: Hero Homepage */
.course-page {
      width: 100vw;
      height: 100vh;
      position: relative;
      padding: 5%;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: flex-end;

    }

    .contain{
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      color: #fff;
      font-size: clamp(16px,5rem,5rem);
      z-index: 2;
      flex-direction: column;

    }
     
    .course-page::after{
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: 0;
      top: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0,0.5);
      z-index: 1;
      
    }
    .mySlides {
      max-width:100vw;
      max-height: 100vh;
      position: absolute;
      object-fit: cover;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      left: 0;
      top: 0;
    }
    .loginbtn{
      text-align: center;
    }
    .loginbtn:hover{
      color: orange;
    }
@media (max-width:360px) {
      .course-page{
            height: 50vh !important;
      }
}
/* media queries */
@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
      header {
            flex-direction: column;
            position: fixed;
            width: 100%;
      }

      header>* {
            margin-bottom: 10px;
      }

      header div>ul {
            padding-left: 20px;
      }

      /* Hero-section */
      .hero-section{
            background-color: #e8f6ff;
      }
      .mySlides {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            
      }
       .contain{
            font-size: 24px;
            
       }
      section.hero-section img {
            display: none;
      }
}
body,
html {
      height: 100vh;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar {
      display: block;
}
.row {

      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;

}
.collist{
      display: none;
}
.neet-container:hover ~.neetimg .collist{
 display: block;
        
}
.neet-container:hover ~.neetimg .net-img{
 display: block;
 width: 0%;
        
}
.net-img{
      width: 600px;
      height: auto;
      display: none;
      transition: 0s linear;
}
.col {

      text-align: center;

      justify-content: center;
}

.col img {
      max-width: 80%;
      height: auto;
      border-radius: 7px;

}

.missionsec .para p {

      text-align: center;
      padding: 10px 20px 10px 60px;
      margin: 30px;

}

.row .col {
      text-align: center;

      justify-content: center;

}

.para p {
      font-size: 20px;
      float: right;
      margin-right: 90px;

}

.col h3 {

      margin-top: 20px;
      margin-left: 20px;

}


@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
      .row {
            flex-wrap: wrap;
      }

      .col {
            flex: 100%;
            margin: 10px 0;
      }

      .col h3 {

            margin-top: 80%;
      }

}

/*Coursepage */
.ourcourses {
      font-size: 36px;
      margin-left: 10px;
      margin-top: 20px;
      font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
}



.right {
      margin-left: 200px;
      margin-top: -20px;
      display: flex;
}

.left {
      margin-right: 20px;
      padding-right: 10px;
      display: flex;
}



form {

      display: flex;
      align-items: center;

}

.left p {
      font-size: 70px;
      font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
      margin-left: 10px;
      margin-right: 20px;
      padding-right: 10px;


}

.right {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
}

.email-form {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
}

.email-form input[type="email"] {
      margin-right: 10px;
      /* Add margin between input and button */
}

input[type="email"] {
      width: 100%;
      padding: 10px;
      margin-right: 10px;
      border: 1px solid #ccc;
      border-radius: 5px;
      display: flex;
}

button {
      padding: 10px 20px;
      background-color: #007bff;
      color: white;
      border: none;
      border-radius: 5px;
      cursor: pointer;
      border-radius: 10%;
}


@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
      .container {
            flex-direction: column;
      }

      .left,
      .right {
            width: 100%;
            text-align: center;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
      }
}

input[type="email"] {
      width: 50%;
      /* Adjust width for better responsiveness */
      padding: 10px;
      margin-right: 0px;
      border: 1px solid #ccc;
      border-radius: 5px;
}

button {
      padding: 10px 20px;
      background-color: #007bff;
      color: white;
      border: none;
      border-radius: 5px;
      cursor: pointer;
      border-radius: 10%;
}

.col {
      flex: 1;
      padding: 0px;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
}

.box {

      border-radius: 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
      margin: 20px auto;
      /* Center the box horizontally */
      padding: 30px;
      /* Add padding for better spacing */
      max-width: 500px;
      padding-left: 10px;
}


@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
      .box {
            margin: 20px auto;
            /* Center the box horizontally */
            max-width: 100%;
            /* Set maximum width for the box to 100% of the viewport */
      }
}


.amount {
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 12px;
}

.amount p {
      margin: 5px 0;
}

.amount hr {
      border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
      margin: 2px;
}

.lilist ul {
      padding: 5px;
      margin: 0;
      list-style: none;
}

.lilist ul li {
      margin-bottom: 5px;
}

/* Image styles */
.courserows .col img {
      width: 80%;
      /* Ensure image fills the container */

      height: auto;
      transition: transform 0.8s ease-in-out;
      border-radius: 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
      margin-bottom: 0px;
}

.courserows .col {
      margin-top: 20px;
}

.courserows .col:hover img {
      transform: scale(1.1);
      /* Increase scale on hover for better interaction */
      opacity: 0.8;
      /* Adjust opacity on hover */
}

/*coursepage end */

.testimonial {
      background-color: #f9f9f9;
      border-radius: 10px;
      padding: 20px;
      box-shadow: 0px 0px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      text-align: center;
      max-width: 600px;
      margin: 0 auto;
}

.testimonial-image img {
      border-radius: 50%;
      width: 150px;
      height: 150px;
      margin: 0 auto 15px;
      display: block;
}

.testimonial-content p {
      font-size: 18px;
      line-height: 1.6;
}

.testimonial-details {
      background-color: #f5f5f5;
      padding: 10px;
      border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
}

.testimonial-details p {
      margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.author {
      font-style: italic;
      margin-top: 20px;
}


/*NEET page*/
body {
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
}

.neetimg {
      flex: 1;
      /* Take remaining space */
      text-align: center;
      /* Center align the image */
}


.neetimg img {
      max-width: 100%;
      /* Ensure the image doesn't exceed its container */
      height: auto;
      display: block;
      margin: 0 auto;
      /* Center the image horizontally */
      margin-left: 50px;
}

.box {
      border: 1px solid #ccc;
      padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
      margin-top: 25px;
      flex: 1;
      margin-left: 70px;
      margin-right: 0px;
      width: 500px;
      height: 250px;

      /* Take remaining space */
}


.neet {
      font-size: 24px;
      font-weight: bold;
      border-radius: 3px;
      background-color: #ee6f06;

      text-align: center;
      justify-content: center;
      margin: 0px 50px 0px 50px;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
      .neet {
            font-size: 20px;
            margin: 8px 50px 0px 80px;
      }
}


.amount {
      margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.amount p {
      margin: 5px 0;
}

.amount hr {
      margin: 10px 0;
}

ul {
      padding: 0;
      margin: 0;
      list-style-type: circle;
      padding-left: 25px;

}

ul li {
      margin-bottom: 5px;
      text-align: left;
      margin-left: 20px;
      justify-content: left;
}

.bynowbtn {
      background-color: #007bff;
      color: #fff;
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border: none;
      border-radius: 5px;
      cursor: pointer;
      display: block;
      margin: 0 auto;
}


@media (max-width: 768px) {
      .courserow {
            flex-direction: column;
      }

      .box {
            border: 1px solid #ccc;
            padding-left: 200px;
            margin-top: 25px;
            flex: none;

            margin-left: 200px;

            width: 100%;

      }

      .neetimg img {
            margin-left: 0;
      }



}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
      .row.courserowneet {
            flex-direction: column;
      }

      .col-7.neetimg {
            width: 100%;
      }

      .col-5.colbox {
            width: 100%;
            margin-top: 20px;
            margin-left: 20px;
      }
}


.txth2 {
      text-align: center;
      margin-top: 20px;
}

.txth2 h2 {
      color: #333;
      /* Set text color */
      font-size: 24px;
      /* Set font size */
      font-weight: bold;
      /* Set font weight */
}

.neeth2 {
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      font-size: 50px;
      margin-left: 5%;
      font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
}


/* General Styles */
body {
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      background-color: #f8f8f8;
      color: #333;
}

/* Heading Styles */
.main-heading {
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 40px;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      margin-top: -90px;

      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.sub-heading {
      font-size: 40px;
      margin-top: 20px;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      margin-left: 10px;
      font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
}

/* Paragraph Styles */
.paragraph {
      text-align: justify;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      font-size: 20px;
      margin-left: 20px;
}

/* List Styles */
.list {
      padding-left: 20px;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      font-size: 20px;
      margin-left: 20px;
}

.list-item {
      text-align: justify;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
}

/* Link Styles */
a {
      color: #007bff;
      text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
      text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Enroll Link Styles */
.enroll-link {
      color: #fff;
      background-color: #007bff;
      padding: 8px 16px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}

.enroll-link:hover {
      background-color: #0056b3;
}

.neettxt {

      justify-content: center;
      margin: 10px 60px 20px 60px;
      display: block;
}

.col.colbox {
      padding-right: 15px;


}

.courserowneet .colbox {
      padding-right: 12%;
}

.my-0{
      background-color:  rgb(6, 6, 61);
}


.new_footer_area {
      background: #fbfbfd;
  }
  
  
  .new_footer_top {
      padding: 12px 0px 270px;
      position: relative;
        overflow-x: hidden;
  }
  .new_footer_area .footer_bottom {
      padding-top: 5px;
      padding-bottom: 5px;
  }
  .footer_bottom {
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 20px;
      color: #7f88a6;
      padding: 27px 0px;
  }
  .new_footer_top .company_widget p {
      font-size: 16px;
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 28px;
      color: #6a7695;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .new_footer_top .company_widget .f_subscribe_two .btn_get {
      border-width: 1px;
      margin-top: 20px;
  }
  .btn_get_two:hover {
      background: transparent;
      color: #5e2ced;
  }
  .btn_get:hover {
      color: #fff;
      background: #6754e2;
      border-color: #6754e2;
      -webkit-box-shadow: none;
      box-shadow: none;
  }
  a:hover, a:focus, .btn:hover, .btn:focus, button:hover, button:focus {
      text-decoration: none;
      outline: none;
  }
  
  
  
  .new_footer_top .f_widget.about-widget .f_list li a:hover {
      color: #5e2ced;
  }
  .new_footer_top .f_widget.about-widget .f_list li {
      margin-bottom: 11px;
  }
  .f_widget.about-widget .f_list li:last-child {
      margin-bottom: 0px;
  }
  .f_widget.about-widget .f_list li {
      margin-bottom: 15px;
  }
  .f_widget.about-widget .f_list {
      margin-bottom: 0px;
  }
  .new_footer_top .f_social_icon a {
      width: 44px;
      height: 44px;
      line-height: 43px;
      background: transparent;
      border: 1px solid #e2e2eb;
      font-size: 24px;
  }
  .f_social_icon a {
      width: 46px;
      height: 46px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      font-size: 14px;
      line-height: 45px;
      color: #858da8;
      display: inline-block;
      background: #ebeef5;
      text-align: center;
      -webkit-transition: all 0.2s linear;
      -o-transition: all 0.2s linear;
      transition: all 0.2s linear;
  }
  .ti-facebook:before {
      content: "\e741";
  }
  .ti-twitter-alt:before {
      content: "\e74b";
  }
  .ti-vimeo-alt:before {
      content: "\e74a";
  }
  .ti-pinterest:before {
      content: "\e731";
  }
  
  .btn_get_two {
      -webkit-box-shadow: none;
      box-shadow: none;
      background: #5e2ced;
      border-color: #5e2ced;
      color: #fff;
  }
  
  .btn_get_two:hover {
      background: transparent;
      color: #5e2ced;
  }
  
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      border-color: #5e2ced;
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      height: 105px;
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      position: absolute;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 30%;
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      animation: myfirst 22s linear infinite;
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      position: absolute;
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      animation: myfirst 30s linear infinite;
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      left: -25%;
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      left: 100%;
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      height: 100px;
      padding-top: 0;
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  iframe {
      border: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 250px;
      float: right;
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  /*************footer End*****************/