/* ========== RESET ========== */
* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

html, body {
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    background-color: #f8fbff;
    color: #002b5b;
    font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
    height: 100%;
}

/* ========== REMOVE FOOTER DECORATIONS ========== */
.footer-widget-title::before,
.footer-widget-title::after,
.side-menu::before,
.side-menu::after {
    display: none !important;
}

.all-menu ul li {
    line-height: 30px;
}


/* ========== BREADCRUMB ========== */
.breadcrumb-style2-area {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    overflow: hidden;
    z-index: 10;
    background-color: #2B3186 !important;
}

.breadcrumb-style2-area .title h2 {
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 42px;
    line-height: 1.1em;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    padding: 40px;
    text-align: center;
}

/* ========== SECTIONS ========== */
.nps-section {
    padding: 65px 0;
}

.third-btn {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #2B3186;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 50px 50px 50px 0;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-align: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: none;
    background: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 0 40px 5px rgb(0 0 0 / 5%);
    z-index: 1;
}

.third-btn:hover {
    color: #fff !important;
    background: #f36f21;
}

/* ========== TYPOGRAPHY ========== */
h1, h2, h3 {
    color: #004aad;
    font-weight: 700;
}

p {
    color: #333;
    line-height: 1.8;
    font-size: 15px;
}

.container {
    width: 90%;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: auto;
}

img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

/* ========== NO ANIMATIONS - DISPLAY IMMEDIATELY ========== */
section {
    padding: 60px 0;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
}

section.visible {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: translateY(0) !important;
}

/* ========== SECTION TITLES ========== */
.section-title {
    font-size: 28px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    position: relative;
    text-align: center;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #004aad;
}

.section-title.sml::after,
.section-title::after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 80px;
    height: 3px;
    background: #007bff;
    margin: 10px auto;
    border-radius: 5px;
}

/* ========== BANNER - NO ANIMATIONS ========== */
section img.w-100 {
    width: 100%;
    display: block;
}

.cbse-banner-section {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color: white;
}

.banner-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 60vh;
}

.cbse-banner-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 0;
}

.banner-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 74, 173, 0.3), rgba(0, 74, 173, 0.7));
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
}

.banner-text {
    color: white;
    padding: 20px;
    max-width: 700px;
}

.banner-text h2 {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.banner-text p {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    margin: 0;
}

/* ========== SCHOOLING SYSTEM ========== */
.schooling-system {
    color: #fff;
    background: url('../img/schooling-system.png') no-repeat center center/cover;
    background-color: #004aad;
    background-blend-mode: multiply;
}

.schooling-system p {
    color: #e6f0ff;
}

/* ========== BLUE ON WHITE SECTION ========== */
.bg-white {
    background: #ffffff;
}

.bg-white h2,
.bg-white p {
    color: #002b5b;
}

/* ========== BLOG CARDS - NO ANIMATIONS ========== */
.blog-card {
    background: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 20px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 74, 173, 0.15);
    overflow: hidden;
    border-top: 5px solid #007bff;
    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.blog-card img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 220px;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.blog-card .content {
    padding: 20px;
    flex-grow: 1;
}

.blog-card h2 {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #004aad;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.blog-card p {
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #333;
    line-height: 1.8;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.read-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 8px 20px;
    background: #004aad;
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 30px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.more-text {
    display: none;
}

/* ========== MONTESSORI SECTION ========== */
.montessori-section {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #e8f3ff 0%, #ffffff 100%);
    color: #003366;
    padding: 60px 20px;
    text-align: center;
    border-radius: 16px;
    margin-top: 40px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 51, 102, 0.1);
}

.montessori-section h2 {
    color: #0056b3;
    font-size: 28px;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.montessori-section p {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto 20px;
}

/* ========== RESPONSIVE ========== */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    h1, h2 {
        font-size: 22px;
    }

    .blog-card {
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
}

        .topbar {
    background: #f4f4f4;
    padding: 6px 0;
    font-size: 14px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
}

.topbar a {
    color: #2B3186;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.marquee-box marquee {
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #2B3186;
}

.social-icons a i {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #2B3186;
}

.top-btn {
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #2B3186;
    color: #2B3186;
    text-transform: capitalize;
}

.top-btn:hover {
    background: #2B3186;
    color: #fff;
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .topbar-row {
        flex-direction: column;
        text-align: center;
    }
    .social-icons,
    .contact-group,
    .btn-group {
        justify-content: center;
    }
}
.topbar {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 9999;
}


         /* ========== RESET ========== */
         * {
         margin: 0;
         padding: 0;
         box-sizing: border-box;
         }
         html, body {
         margin: 0 !important;
         padding: 0 !important;
         background-color: #f8fbff;
         color: #002b5b;
         font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
         }
         /* ========== REMOVE FOOTER DECORATIONS ========== */
         .footer-widget-title::before,
         .footer-widget-title::after,
         .side-menu::before,
         .side-menu::after {
         display: none !important;
         }
         .all-menu ul li {
         line-height: 30px;
         }
         /* ========== BREADCRUMB ========== */
         .breadcrumb-style2-area {
         position: relative;
         display: block;
         overflow: hidden;
         z-index: 10;
         background-color: #2B3186 !important;
         }
         .breadcrumb-style2-area .title h2 {
         color: #ffffff;
         font-size: 42px;
         line-height: 1.1em;
         font-weight: 600;
         text-transform: capitalize;
         padding: 40px;
         text-align: center;
         }
         /* ========== SECTIONS ========== */
         .nps-section {
         padding: 65px 0;
         }
         .third-btn {
         font-size: 14px;
         color: #2B3186;
         text-transform: uppercase;
         position: relative;
         border-radius: 50px 50px 50px 0;
         font-weight: 600;
         letter-spacing: 1px;
         cursor: pointer;
         text-align: center;
         overflow: hidden;
         border: none;
         background: #fff;
         box-shadow: 0 0 40px 5px rgb(0 0 0 / 5%);
         z-index: 1;
         }
         .third-btn:hover {
         color: #fff !important;
         background: #f36f21;
         }
         /* ========== TYPOGRAPHY ========== */
         h1, h2, h3 {
         color: #004aad;
         font-weight: 700;
         }
         p {
         color: #333;
         line-height: 1.8;
         font-size: 15px;
         }
         .container {
         width: 90%;
         max-width: 1200px;
         margin: auto;
         }
         img {
         max-width: 100%;
         height: auto;
         }
         /* ========== NO ANIMATIONS ========== */
         section {
         padding: 60px 0;
         opacity: 1 !important;
         transform: none !important;
         transition: none !important;
         }
         section.visible {
         opacity: 1;
         transform: translateY(0);
         }
         /* ========== SECTION TITLES ========== */
         .section-title {
         font-size: 28px;
         margin-bottom: 20px;
         position: relative;
         text-align: center;
         font-weight: 700;
         color: #004aad;
         }
         .section-title.sml::after,
         .section-title::after {
         content: '';
         display: block;
         width: 80px;
         height: 3px;
         background: #007bff;
         margin: 10px auto;
         border-radius: 5px;
         }
         /* ========== BANNER ========== */
         section img.w-100 {
         width: 100%;
         display: block;
         }
         .cbse-banner-section {
         position: relative;
         width: 100%;
         overflow: hidden;
         background-color: white;
         }
         .banner-wrapper {
         position: relative;
         width: 100%;
         height: 60vh;
         }
         .cbse-banner-img {
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
         object-fit: cover;
         border-radius: 0;
         }
         .banner-overlay {
         position: absolute;
         top: 0;
         left: 0;
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
         background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 74, 173, 0.3), rgba(0, 74, 173, 0.7));
         display: flex;
         justify-content: center;
         align-items: center;
         text-align: center;
         }
         .banner-text {
         color: white;
         padding: 20px;
         max-width: 700px;
         }
         .banner-text h2 {
         font-size: 2.2rem;
         font-weight: 700;
         margin-bottom: 10px;
         }
         .banner-text p {
         font-size: 1.1rem;
         margin: 0;
         }
         /* ========== SCHOOLING SYSTEM ========== */
         .schooling-system {
         color: #fff;
         background: url('../img/schooling-system.png') no-repeat center center/cover;
         background-color: #004aad;
         background-blend-mode: multiply;
         }
         .schooling-system p {
         color: #e6f0ff;
         }
         /* ========== BLUE ON WHITE SECTION ========== */
         .bg-white {
         background: #ffffff;
         }
         .bg-white h2,
         .bg-white p {
         color: #002b5b;
         }
         /* ========== BLOG CARDS - NO ANIMATIONS ========== */
         .blog-card {
         background: #ffffff;
         border-radius: 20px;
         box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 74, 173, 0.15);
         overflow: hidden;
         border-top: 5px solid #007bff;
         border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
         height: 100%;
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column;
         }
         .blog-card img {
         width: 100%;
         height: 220px;
         object-fit: cover;
         }
         .blog-card .content {
         padding: 20px;
         flex-grow: 1;
         }
         .blog-card h2 {
         font-size: 20px;
         font-weight: 600;
         color: #004aad;
         margin-bottom: 10px;
         }
         .blog-card p {
         font-size: 15px;
         color: #333;
         line-height: 1.8;
         margin-bottom: 15px;
         }
         .read-btn {
         display: inline-block;
         padding: 8px 20px;
         background: #004aad;
         color: #fff;
         border-radius: 30px;
         text-decoration: none;
         font-weight: 600;
         font-size: 14px;
         }
         .more-text {
         display: none;
         }
         /* ========== MONTESSORI SECTION ========== */
         .montessori-section {
         background: linear-gradient(180deg, #e8f3ff 0%, #ffffff 100%);
         color: #003366;
         padding: 60px 20px;
         text-align: center;
         border-radius: 16px;
         margin-top: 40px;
         box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 51, 102, 0.1);
         }
         .montessori-section h2 {
         color: #0056b3;
         font-size: 28px;
         font-weight: 700;
         margin-bottom: 20px;
         }
         .montessori-section p {
         font-size: 17px;
         line-height: 1.7;
         max-width: 900px;
         margin: 0 auto 20px;
         }
         /* ========== RESPONSIVE ========== */
         @media (max-width: 768px) {
         h1, h2 {
         font-size: 22px;
         }
         .blog-card {
         margin-bottom: 20px;
         }
         }
         .topbar {
         background: #f4f4f4;
         padding: 6px 0;
         font-size: 14px;
         border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
         }
         .topbar a {
         color: #2B3186;
         text-decoration: none;
         }
         .marquee-box marquee {
         font-weight: 500;
         color: #2B3186;
         }
         .social-icons a i {
         font-size: 14px;
         color: #2B3186;
         }
         .top-btn {
         background: #ffffff;
         border: 1px solid #2B3186;
         color: #2B3186;
         text-transform: capitalize;
         }
         .top-btn:hover {
         background: #2B3186;
         color: #fff;
         }
         /* Responsive */
         @media (max-width: 768px) {
         .topbar-row {
         flex-direction: column;
         text-align: center;
         }
         .social-icons,
         .contact-group,
         .btn-group {
         justify-content: center;
         }
         }
         .topbar {
         position: sticky;
         top: 0;
         z-index: 9999;
         }




         .footer-widget-title::before {
         content: '';
         position: absolute;
         width: 90px;
         height: 3px;
         background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
         bottom: -4px;
         left: 0;
         z-index: 1;
         }
         .footer-widget-title::after {
         content: '';
         position: absolute;
         width: 30px;
         height: 3px;
         background: #f36f21;
         bottom: -4px;
         left: 26px;
         z-index: 0;
         }
         .side-menu::before {
         content: '';
         position: absolute;
         width: 90px;
         height: 3px;
         background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
         bottom: -4px;
         left: 0;
         z-index: 1;
         }
         .side-menu::after {
         content: '';
         position: absolute;
         width: 30px;
         height: 3px;
         background: #f36f21;
         bottom: -4px;
         left: 26px;
         z-index: 0;
         }
         .all-menu ul li {
         line-height: 30px;
         }
         /* ========== RESET ========== */
         * {
         margin: 0;
         padding: 0;
         box-sizing: border-box;
         }
         html, body {
         margin: 0;
         padding: 0;
         background-color: #f8fbff;
         color: #002b5b;
         font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
         }
         /* ========== BREADCRUMB ========== */
         .breadcrumb-style2-area {
         position: relative;
         display: block;
         overflow: hidden;
         z-index: 10;
         background-color: #2B3186 !important;
         }
         .breadcrumb-style2-area .title h2 {
         color: #ffffff;
         font-size: 42px;
         line-height: 1.1em;
         font-weight: 600;
         text-transform: capitalize;
         padding: 40px;
         text-align: center;
         }
         /* ========== SECTIONS - NO ANIMATIONS ========== */
         .nps-section {
         padding: 65px 0;
         }
         .third-btn {
         font-size: 14px;
         color: #2B3186;
         text-transform: uppercase;
         position: relative;
         border-radius: 50px 50px 50px 0;
         font-weight: 600;
         letter-spacing: 1px;
         cursor: pointer;
         text-align: center;
         overflow: hidden;
         border: none;
         background: #fff;
         box-shadow: 0 0 40px 5px rgb(0 0 0 / 5%);
         z-index: 1;
         }
         .third-btn:hover {
         color: #fff !important;
         background: #f36f21;
         }
         /* ========== TYPOGRAPHY ========== */
         h1, h2, h3 {
         color: #004aad;
         font-weight: 700;
         }
         p {
         color: #333;
         line-height: 1.8;
         font-size: 15px;
         }
         .container {
         width: 90%;
         max-width: 1200px;
         margin: auto;
         }
         img {
         max-width: 100%;
         height: auto;
         }
         /* NO ANIMATIONS - Display immediately */
         section {
         padding: 60px 0;
         opacity: 1 !important;
         transform: none !important;
         transition: none !important;
         }
         section.visible {
         opacity: 1;
         transform: translateY(0);
         }
         /* ========== SECTION TITLES ========== */
         .section-title {
         font-size: 28px;
         margin-bottom: 20px;
         position: relative;
         text-align: center;
         font-weight: 700;
         color: #004aad;
         }
         .section-title.sml::after,
         .section-title::after {
         content: '';
         display: block;
         width: 80px;
         height: 3px;
         background: #007bff;
         margin: 10px auto;
         border-radius: 5px;
         }
         /* ========== BANNER - NO ANIMATIONS ========== */
         section img.w-100 {
         width: 100%;
         display: block;
         }
         .cbse-banner-section {
         position: relative;
         width: 100%;
         overflow: hidden;
         background-color: white;
         }
         .banner-wrapper {
         position: relative;
         width: 100%;
         height: 60vh;
         }
         .cbse-banner-img {
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
         object-fit: cover;
         border-radius: 0;
         }
         .banner-overlay {
         position: absolute;
         top: 0;
         left: 0;
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
         background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 74, 173, 0.3), rgba(0, 74, 173, 0.7));
         display: flex;
         justify-content: center;
         align-items: center;
         text-align: center;
         }
         .banner-text {
         color: white;
         padding: 20px;
         max-width: 700px;
         }
         .banner-text h2 {
         font-size: 2.2rem;
         font-weight: 700;
         margin-bottom: 10px;
         }
         .banner-text p {
         font-size: 1.1rem;
         margin: 0;
         }
         /* ========== SCHOOLING SYSTEM ========== */
         .schooling-system {
         color: #fff;
         background: url('../img/schooling-system.png') no-repeat center center/cover;
         background-color: #004aad;
         background-blend-mode: multiply;
         }
         .schooling-system p {
         color: #e6f0ff;
         }
         /* ========== BLUE ON WHITE SECTION ========== */
         .bg-white {
         background: #ffffff;
         }
         .bg-white h2,
         .bg-white p {
         color: #002b5b;
         }
         /* ========== BLOG CARDS - NO ANIMATIONS ========== */
         .blog-card {
         background: #ffffff;
         border-radius: 20px;
         box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 74, 173, 0.15);
         overflow: hidden;
         border-top: 5px solid #007bff;
         border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
         height: 100%;
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column;
         }
         .blog-card img {
         width: 100%;
         height: 220px;
         object-fit: cover;
         }
         .blog-card .content {
         padding: 20px;
         flex-grow: 1;
         }
         .blog-card h2 {
         font-size: 20px;
         font-weight: 600;
         color: #004aad;
         margin-bottom: 10px;
         }
         .blog-card p {
         font-size: 15px;
         color: #333;
         line-height: 1.8;
         margin-bottom: 15px;
         }
         .read-btn {
         display: inline-block;
         padding: 8px 20px;
         background: #004aad;
         color: #fff;
         border-radius: 30px;
         text-decoration: none;
         font-weight: 600;
         font-size: 14px;
         }
         .more-text {
         display: none;
         }
         /* ========== MONTESSORI SECTION ========== */
         .montessori-section {
         background: linear-gradient(180deg, #e8f3ff 0%, #ffffff 100%);
         color: #003366;
         padding: 60px 20px;
         text-align: center;
         border-radius: 16px;
         margin-top: 40px;
         box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 51, 102, 0.1);
         }
         .montessori-section h2 {
         color: #0056b3;
         font-size: 28px;
         font-weight: 700;
         margin-bottom: 20px;
         }
         .montessori-section p {
         font-size: 17px;
         line-height: 1.7;
         max-width: 900px;
         margin: 0 auto 20px;
         }
         /* ========== RESPONSIVE ========== */
         @media (max-width: 768px) {
         h1, h2 {
         font-size: 22px;
         }
         }
         .blog-card {
         margin-bottom: 20px;
         }
         .banner-text h2 {
         font-size: 1.8rem;
         }
         .banner-text p {
         font-size: 1rem;
         }    /* Fade-in Animation */
         .toggle_menu {
         cursor: pointer;
         background-color: #2B3186;
         padding: 10px;
         }
         /* Default: hide toggle */
         .material-symbols-outlined {
         font-family: 'Material Symbols Outlined';
         font-weight: normal;
         font-style: normal;
         font-size: 24px;
         line-height: 1;
         letter-spacing: normal;
         text-transform: none;
         display: none; /* hide by default */
         white-space: nowrap;
         word-wrap: normal;
         direction: ltr;
         text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
         -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
         }
         /*  Show toggle only on desktop (min width 992px) */
         @media (min-width: 992px) {
         .material-symbols-outlined {
         display: inline-block;
         }
         }
         /*  Hide on mobile/tablet (max width 991px) */
         @media (max-width: 991px) {
         .material-symbols-outlined {
         display: none;
         }
         }
         .topbar {
         background: #f4f4f4;
         padding: 6px 0;
         font-size: 14px;
         border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
         }
         .topbar a {
         color: #2B3186;
         text-decoration: none;
         }
         .marquee-box marquee {
         font-weight: 500;
         color: #2B3186;
         }
         .social-icons a i {
         font-size: 14px;
         color: #2B3186;
         }
         .top-btn {
         background: #ffffff;
         border: 1px solid #2B3186;
         color: #2B3186;
         text-transform: capitalize;
         }
         .top-btn:hover {
         background: #2B3186;
         color: #fff;
         }
         /* Responsive */
         @media (max-width: 768px) {
         .topbar-row {
         flex-direction: column;
         text-align: center;
         }
         .social-icons,
         .contact-group,
         .btn-group {
         justify-content: center;
         }
         }
         .topbar {
         position: sticky;
         top: 0;
         z-index: 9999;
         }