body {
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif;
}
a {
    text-decoration: none;
}
.top-bar {
    margin-bottom: 50px;
}
.top-img {
    position: absolute;
    width: 300px;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    border: 8px solid white;
    margin-top: 10px;
}
.courses-badge {
    position: relative;
    background-color: #002B5E;
    margin-top: 20px;
}
.courses-badge-inner {
    position: relative;
}
.courses-badge-inner-content {
    padding-top: 40px;
    text-align: center;
}
.courses-badge-inner-content p {
    text-align: center;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif;
    font-size: 25px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 35px;
}
.courses-badge-shape-bottom {
    width: 100%;
    position: absolute;
}
.courses-badge-shape-bottom svg{
    display: block;
    width: calc(100% + 1.3px);
    position: relative;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    height: 90px;
    fill: #01539C;

}
.elementor-shape-fill {
    /*fill: #fff;*/
    transform-origin: center;
    transform: rotateY(0deg);

}
.e-fas-graduation-cap {
    fill: #fff;
    width: 50px;
}
.find-course-form select{
    padding: 15px 30px;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: 'Montserrat';
    font-weight: 500;
    border-radius: 10px;
}
.find-course-form input[type="submit"] {
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif;
    font-size: 25px;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-style: normal;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #143765; /* Text color */
    background-color: #FFCD2A; /* Button background color */
    border: none; /* Remove default border */
    border-radius: 10px; /* Rounded corners */
    padding: 10px 20px; /* Adjust padding for better appearance */
    margin-top: 60px;
    cursor: pointer; /* Change cursor to pointer on hover */
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease; /* Smooth background color transition */
}

.find-course-form input[type="submit"]:hover {
    background-color: #e0b600; /* Darker shade for hover effect */
}

.head-img {
    background-image: url('https://nsu.edu.pk/stc/images/stc-library-campus.jpg');
    background-color: #143765;
    background-position: center center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;

    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    /*width: calc((1 - 1) * 100%);  Assuming --container-widget-flex-grow is 1 */
    height: 100%;
    padding-top: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
    padding-left: 0px;
    padding-right: 0px;
}
.head-inner h1 {
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #fff;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.head-inner h5 {
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.5em;
}
.head-inner a {
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif;
    font-size: 25px;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-style: normal;
    text-decoration: none;
    fill: #143765;
    color: #143765;
    background-color: #FFCD2A;
    border-radius: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
    line-height: 1;
    padding: 20px 40px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    text-align: center;
    transition: all .3s;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-top: 20px;
}
.head-inner a:hover {
    background-color: #E6B71E;
}
.breadcrumb {
    background-color: #01539C;
}
.breadcrumb-list {
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    font-size: 13px;
}
.breadcrumb-list span a {
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.link-blocks {
    clear: both;
}
.link-block {
    background-color: #01539C;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 20px 25px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    box-shadow: 0px 3px 10px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.link-block:hover {
        background-color: #013460;
}
.link-block a {
    text-decoration: none;
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif;
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 40px;
}
.intro-content h4{
    color: #01539C;
    font-size: 40px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1;

}
.intro-content h2{
    color: #01539C;
    font-size: 50px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 0.5;
}
.yellow-divider {
    border-style: solid;
    color: #FFCD2A;
    border-width: 4px;
    width: 20%;
    margin: 30px 4px;
}
.intro-content p {
    color: #000000;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 35px;
    text-align: justify;
}
.intro-img {
    border: 4mm ridge rgba(22, 134, 246, 0.6);
}
.faculty {
    background-color: #FFFCF4;
}
.faculty-container {
    padding: 50px 0px;
}
.faculty-container p {
    color: #01539C;
    font-size: 45px;
    font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 50px;
}
.faculty-profile {
    border: 1px solid #01539c;
    border-radius: 24px 24px 24px 24px;
}
.faculty-profile img {
    border-radius: 24px 24px 0px 0px;
    vertical-align: middle;
    display: inline-block;
}
.faculty-profile-name {
        background-color: #FFF9EA;
        padding: 10px 0px 7px 0px;
}
.faculty-profile-name h3{
    color: #01539C;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 700;
}
.faculty-view-profile {
    background-color: #01539C;
    border-radius: 0px 0px 24px 24px;
    padding: 25px 50px;
}
.faculty-view-profile a {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-style: normal;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
    color: #fff;
    word-break: break-word;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.carousel-indicators button {
    background-color: #f8e29d !important; /* Change to your desired yellow color */
    border-radius: 50% !important; /* Makes the button round */
    width: 30px !important; /* Adjust size */
    height: 30px !important; /* Adjust size */
    border: none !important; /* Remove default border */
}

.carousel-indicators .active {
    background-color: #FFCD2A !important; /* Change to a different color if you want to distinguish the active button */
}
.carousel-control-prev {
    left: -100px !important;
}
.carousel-control-next {
    right: -100px !important;
}
.carousel-control-prev-icon,  .carousel-control-next-icon{
    background-color: #000;
    border-radius: 50%;
}
.yellow-btn {
    font-size: 25px;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-style: normal;
    text-decoration: none;
    fill: #143765;
    color: #143765;
    background-color: #FFCD2A;
    border-radius: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
    line-height: 1;
    padding: 20px 40px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    text-align: center;
    transition: all .3s;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-top: 20px;
}
.academic-programs-profile {
    border: 1px solid #01539c;
    border-radius: 24px;
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px 0px rgba(12.000000000000007, 39.000000000000064, 69, 0.5);
    height: 475px;
    position: relative;
    background-position: center center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
}
.academic-ug {
    background-image: url('https://nsu.edu.pk/stc/images/cs.jpg');
}
.academic-courese {
    background-image: url('https://nsu.edu.pk/stc/images/skill-courses.jpg');
}
.academic-navttc {
    background-image: url('https://nsu.edu.pk/stc/images/navttc.jpg');
}
.academic-programs-name {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center; /* Horizontal centering */
    align-items: center;     /* Vertical centering */
    height: 100%;            /* Ensure the height is sufficient for vertical centering */
    text-align: center;      /* Optional: centers text in case of multiple lines */
}

.academic-programs-name h3 {
    color: #ffffff;
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif;
    font-size: 35px;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-align: center;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    line-height: 1.5;
    /*-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.5px;
    stroke-width: 0.5px;
    -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000;
    stroke: #000;*/
    text-shadow: 0px 10px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.academic-programs-view-profile {
    background-color: #01539C;
    border-radius: 0px 0px 24px 24px;
    padding: 25px 50px;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%; /* Ensures it takes the full width of the parent */
    left: 0; /* Ensures it aligns with the left edge */
}
.academic-programs-view-profile a {
    font-size: 26px;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-style: normal;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
    color: #fff;
    word-break: break-word;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.vc-message {
    --background-overlay: rgba(12, 39, 69, 0.5); /* Semi-transparent overlay color */
    position: relative;
    background-color: transparent;
    background-image: url("https://nsu.edu.pk/stc/images/vc-message-1.jpg");
    background-position: center center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
    padding: 80px 0px 0px 0px; /* Optional: Padding for content */
}
.vc-message::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: var(--background-overlay); /* Apply the overlay */
    z-index: 1; /* Ensure it's behind the content */
}

.vc-message * {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2; /* Make sure the content stays above the overlay */
}

.vc-message h3{
    color: #FFF;
    font-size: 50px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    line-height: 1;
}
.vc-message p{
    width: 80%;
    margin-top: 30px;
    color: #FFF;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 25px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

.latest-content {
    position: relative;
    background-color: #012748;
    border-radius: 24px 24px 24px 24px;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.latest-content-body {
    padding: 30px;
}
.latest-content h3{
    color: #FFF;
    font-size: 35px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.latest-content p {
    color: #FFF;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.5em;
}
.latest-content a {
    color: #FFF;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.latest-content-right {
    position: relative;
    background-color: #F5F5F5;
    border-top-left-radius: 24px;
    border-top-right-radius: 24px;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 24px;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 24px;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.latest-content-right img {
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover; /* Ensures the image covers the full height without distortion */
}
.latest-content-right-text h3 {
    color: #000;
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.latest-content-right-text p {
    color: #000;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.5em;
}
.latest-content-right-text a {
    color: #000;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
}


.footer {
    background-color: #01539C;
}
.footer-icon-list-items {
    list-style-type: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    margin-top: 50px;
}
.footer-icon-list-item {
    padding-bottom: 5px;
}
.footer-icon-list-item a {
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 26px;
    text-decoration: none;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.footer-list-icon {
    fill: #fff;
    transition: fill 0.3s;
    margin-right: 10px;
}
.footer-list-icon svg{
    height: 14px;
}
.footer-list-text {
    color: #fff;
    transition: color 0.3s;
    align-self: center;
    padding-inline-start: 5px;
}
.footer-links{
    color: #FFFFFF;
    font-family: "Roboto", Sans-serif;
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 18px;
}
.footer-links-items {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    margin-top: 50px;
    list-style-type: none;
}
.footer-links-item {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.footer-links-item a{
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    padding: 0px;
    color: #fff;
    line-height: 1;
    text-decoration: none;
    align-items: center;
}
.footer-form-text {
    text-align: center;
    color: #F5F5F5;
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
}
.footer-email-input {
    direction: ltr;
    border: 0px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 12px;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin: 0;

}
.footer-form-submit {
    right: 0px;
    top: -7px;
    position: absolute;
    display: inline-block;
    background: #02539C;
    border: 0px;
    padding: 6px 32px;
    margin-right: 10px;
    color: #FFF;
    font-family: Montserrat;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.footer-social-icons {
    display: inline-grid;
    grid-auto-flow: column;
    gap: 10px; /* Space between the icons */
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}
.footer-social-icons a {
    border-radius: 50px;

    background-color: #fff;
}
.footer-social-icons a svg {
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    padding: 6px;
}
.e-fab-facebook {
    fill: #3B5998;
}
.e-fab-youtube {
    fill: #CD201F;
}
.e-fab-instagram {
    fill: #262626;
}
.e-fab-linkedin {
    fill: #0077B5;
}
.e-fab-twitter {
    fill: #1DA1F2;
}