.candidatezone-hero {
  background: url("../images/candidatezone/candidate_hero.webp") no-repeat center center;
  background-size: cover;
  min-height: 580px;
  position: relative;
  padding: 80px 0;
}

.candidatezone-hero .container-fluid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.fade-text {   
    transition: opacity 0.8s ease-in-out;
    opacity: 0;
  }

.candidatezone-glass-strip {
  width: 100%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.50);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  min-height: 300px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  padding: 40px 7%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
}


.candidatezone-hero-text {
  max-width: 40%;
}

.candidatezone-hero-text h2 {
 font-size: 36px;
 font-style: italic;
 text-align: left;
}




.candidatezone-form {
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: solid 2px #cbe3fc;
  background-color: #f1fcff;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  max-width: 480px;
  width: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  right: 7%;
}

.candidatezone-form .form-control {
    color: #838383 !important;
    border-radius: 5px;
    border: solid 1px #cbe3fc;
}
.candidatezone-form input, .candidatezone-form select {
  
    color: #838383;
    border-radius: 5px;
    border: solid 1px #cbe3fc;
}
.form-control:focus,
.form-select:focus {
  outline: none !important;       
  box-shadow: none !important;    
  border-color: #cbe3fc; 
}
.candidatezone-submit {
  background-color: #1c3f77;
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 500;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 10px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  max-width: 264px;

}

.candidatezone-submit:hover {
  background-color: #1c3f77;
  color: #fff;
}

.eligibility_section h5{
  font-family: "Merriweather";
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: bold; 
  line-height: 1.55; 
  text-align: center;
  color: #124074;
}

.eligibility_section .card{
    border-radius: 50px;
    border: solid 2px #cbe3fc;
    background-color: #fff;
    min-height: 500px;  
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.eligibility_section .card .m-auto{
    margin: 0px 0px 16px 0px !important;
}

.eligibility_section .card .font_18 {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: normal;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: #434444;
    font-family: "Lato", sans-serif;
    text-align: -webkit-center;
    padding: 0px 16px;
    min-height: 170px;
}

.step-circle {
  position: relative;
  border: 4px solid;
  border-radius: 50%;
  width: 180px;
  height: 180px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  background: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin: 0 auto;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
}

.step-circle:hover {
  transform: translateY(-8px);
}

.step-content {
  padding: 20px 15px 10px;
  flex-grow: 1;
}
.step-content h5{
font-family: "Merriweather";
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: bold;  
  line-height: 1.55;  
  color: #124074 !important;

}
.step-content p{

  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;  
  line-height: 1.55; 
  text-align: center;
  color: #434444;
}
.step-footer {
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: 6px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .step-circle::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    right: -75px;
    width: 75px;
    height: 3px;
    background: currentColor;
  }

  .step-circle::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    right: -75px;
    border: solid transparent;
    border-width: 6px;
    border-left-color: currentColor;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }

  .step-circle:last-child::after,
  .step-circle:last-child::before {
    display: none;
  }
}


.step-shadow {
  width: 120px;
  height: 12px;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  border-radius: 50%;
  margin: 12px auto 0;
  filter: blur(3px);
}


.step-1 { border-color: #8fdc59; color: #8fdc59; }
.step-1 .step-footer { background: #8fdc59; }

.step-2 { border-color: #28a796; color: #28a796; }
.step-2 .step-footer { background: #28a796; }

.step-3 { border-color: #0e4854; color: #0e4854; }
.step-3 .step-footer { background: #0e4854; }

.step-4 { border-color: #f15b4c; color: #f15b4c; }
.step-4 .step-footer { background: #f15b4c; }

.step-5 { border-color: #f2c100; color: #f2c100; }
.step-5 .step-footer { background: #f2c100; }

.arrow_1 {
    position: absolute;
    top: 66%;
    right: -12px;
    width: 75px;
    height: 8px;
    background: #8fdc59;
    z-index: 99999;
    border-bottom: 4px solid #fff;
    border-radius: 20px 0px;
}
.arrow_1::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        right: -8px;
        border: solid transparent;
        border-width: 6px;
        border-left-color: #8fdc59;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
    }

.arrow_2 {
    position: absolute;
    top: 66%;
    right: -12px;
    width: 75px;
    height: 8px;
    background: #25b386;
    z-index: 99999;
    border-bottom: 4px solid #fff;
    border-radius: 20px 0px;
}
.arrow_2::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        right: -8px;
        border: solid transparent;
        border-width: 6px;
        border-left-color: #25b386;
        transform: translateY(-50%);      
    }    

.arrow_3 {
    position: absolute;
    top: 66%;
    right: -12px;
    width: 75px;
    height: 8px;
    background: #1f5d5e;
    z-index: 99999;
    border-bottom: 4px solid #fff;
    border-radius: 20px 0px;
}
.arrow_3::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        right: -8px;
        border: solid transparent;
        border-width: 6px;
        border-left-color: #1f5d5e;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
    } 
    
.arrow_4 {
    position: absolute;
    top: 66%;
    right: -12px;
    width: 75px;
    height: 8px;
    background: #ff5a41;
    z-index: 99999;
    border-bottom: 4px solid #fff;
    border-radius: 20px 0px;
}
.arrow_4::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        right: -8px;
        border: solid transparent;
        border-width: 6px;
        border-left-color: #ff5a41;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
    }    

.why-choose-us{
    background-color: #fff;
}
.feature-box {  
  padding: 15px 37px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}
.feature-icon {
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  object-fit: contain;
}
.comparison-section td img{
   width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  object-fit: contain; 
  margin-right: 8px;
}
@media (max-width: 576px) {
  .feature-icon {
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
  }
}
.comparison-section table tbody tr td:first-child {
  font-family: "Merriweather"; 
}
    .bg-light-green { background-color: #e9ffd3; }
    .bg-light-teal { background-color: #b9ffe9; }
    .bg-light-blue { background-color: #aed6ff; }
    .bg-light-gray { background-color: #efefef; }
.feature-box p{
    font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: normal;  
  line-height: 1.55;
 font-family: "Merriweather";
  text-align: center;
  color: #124074;
}


.comparison-table th {
    background-color: #a5a2a2;
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-align: left;
    border: 0;
    padding: 21px 24px;
    font-family: "Merriweather";
    font-size: 22px;
}

.comparison-table td {
    background-color:#e9e9e9;
    vertical-align: middle;
    text-align: left;
    font-size: 18px;
    padding: 21px 24px;
    border: 0px;
    color: #434444;
}

.comparison-table td i {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: bold;
}

.comparison-table tbody tr {
    border-width: 16px 0px;
    border-color: #f6f6f6;
}
.text_green{
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: normal;  
  line-height: 1.55;  
  text-align: justify;
  color: #009045 !important;

}

.cta-section {
  height: 350px;
  background:url('../images/candidatezone/candidate_bg_cnt.webp');
  min-height: 300px;
  position: relative;
  width:100%;
}

  .cnd_font_22{
  font-family: "Merriweather";
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: bold;
  line-height: 1.55;
  text-align: center;
  color: #fff;
  }
  .bnt_cdt1,.bnt_cdt2,.bnt_cdt1:hover,.bnt_cdt2:hover{
  min-width: 264px;
  height: 58px;
  flex-grow: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 16px 16px;
  border-radius: 15px;
  background-color: #124074;
  color: #fff;
  }
  .bnt_cdt2{
     background-color: #fff !important;
     color: #124074 !important;
  }

  #faqAccordion .accordion-button:focus {
    box-shadow: none !important;
    outline: none !important;
}
.faq-category {
        background: #e6f0ff;
        border: 1px solid #bcd8ff;
        font-weight: bold;
        color: #003366;
        box-shadow: none !important;
    }

 
    .faq-question {
        background: #fff;
    }

    .faq-question p {
        margin: 0;
    }

    .faq-question .fw-bold {
        color: #1c3f77;
        font-size: 15px;
    }

    .faq-question .text-muted {
        font-size: 14px;
        line-height: 1.5;
    }

 
    .accordion-button:focus {
        box-shadow: none !important;
        outline: none !important;
    }


    .accordion-button::after {
        background-size: 1rem;
    }   
button.accordion-button.collapsed.faq-question {
   padding: 21px 24px;
    border: 0px !important;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: #124074;
  
}
.accordion-body{
font-size: 18px;
color: #434444 !important;
}
.accordion-button:not(.collapsed){
    background-color: #fff !important;    
}
.accordion-button.faq-category{
background-color: #cbe3fc !important;
}
.accordion-button::after {
    content: "";
    transform: rotate(0deg);
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 2px solid #434444;
    border-radius: 50%;
    padding: 2px;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: bolder;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  

  .candidatezone-hero{
    padding: 24px 0px;
  }
  .candidatezone-glass-strip{
    width: 100%;
    padding: 16px;
  }
  .candidatezone-hero-text{
    max-width: 100% !important;
  }
  .arrow_1,.arrow_2,.arrow_3,.arrow_4{
    display: none;
  }
  section h2{
    font-size: 20px;
  }
  .comparison-table td{
    padding: 8px 22px;   
    min-width: 170px;
  }
  .candidatezone-hero-text h2{
    font-size: 24px;
  }
  .eligibility_section .card{
    min-height: 410px;
  }
  .eligibility_section .card .font_18{
    
    text-align: center;
    padding: 0px 24px;
    min-height: 120px;

  }
  .feature-box{
    padding: 15px;
  }
  .candidatezone-form{
    position: relative;
    padding: 16px;
    right: 0px;
  }
}