:root{
    --saffron:#FF6B00;
    --saffron-light:#FF8C3A;
    --green:#1A8A3A;
    --green-light:#22A84A;
    --navy:#0D2045;
    --navy-mid:#1A3260;
    --gold:#F5C518;
    --white:#FFFFFF;
    --off-white:#F8F6F2;
    --gray-100:#F0EDE8;
    --gray-200:#DDD8D0;
    --gray-500:#8A8078;
    --gray-700:#4A4540;
    --text:#1C1A18;
    --shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(13,32,69,.10);
    --shadow-lg:0 8px 32px rgba(13,32,69,.14);
    --radius:8px;
    --radius-lg:14px;
    --font-head:'Baloo Bhai 2',cursive;
    --font-body:'Hind',sans-serif;
  }
  *,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth;font-size:16px}
  body{font-family:var(--font-body);color:var(--text);background:var(--off-white);line-height:1.7}
  img{max-width:100%;display:block}
  a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
  ul{list-style:none}

  /* ── UTILITY ── */
  .container{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 16px}
  .badge{display:inline-block;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:20px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em}
  .badge-new{background:var(--saffron);color:#fff}
  .badge-hot{background:#c0392b;color:#fff}
  .badge-result{background:var(--green);color:#fff}
  .btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;padding:10px 20px;border-radius:var(--radius);font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:700;font-size:.95rem;cursor:pointer;border:2px solid transparent;transition:all .2s}
  .btn-primary{background:var(--saffron);color:#fff;border-color:var(--saffron)}
  .btn-primary:hover{background:var(--saffron-light);border-color:var(--saffron-light)}
  .btn-outline{background:transparent;color:var(--white);border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}
  .btn-outline:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.15)}
  .btn-green{background:var(--green);color:#fff;border-color:var(--green)}
  .btn-green:hover{background:var(--green-light)}
  .section-title{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--navy);position:relative;padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:22px}
  .section-title::after{content:'';position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;width:48px;height:4px;background:var(--saffron);border-radius:2px}
  .section-title span{color:var(--saffron)}
  .section{padding:44px 0}
  .section-alt{background:var(--gray-100)}

  /* ── TOPBAR ── */
  .topbar{background:var(--navy);color:rgba(255,255,255,.8);font-size:.8rem;padding:6px 0}
  .topbar .container{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .topbar-marquee{overflow:hidden;flex:1;min-width:0}
  .topbar-marquee span{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;animation:marquee 30s linear infinite}
  @keyframes marquee{0%{transform:translateX(100%)}100%{transform:translateX(-100%)}}
  .topbar-links{display:flex;gap:14px;white-space:nowrap}
  .topbar-links a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);font-size:.78rem}
  .topbar-links a:hover{color:var(--gold)}

  /* ── HEADER ── */
  .header{background:var(--white);box-shadow:var(--shadow);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:1000}
  .header-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:10px 0;gap:16px}
  .logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;text-decoration:none}
  .logo-icon{width:44px;height:44px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--saffron),#FF8C00);border-radius:10px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:800;color:#fff;font-size:1.1rem;flex-shrink:0}
  .logo-text{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--navy);line-height:1.1}
  .logo-text small{display:block;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--saffron);letter-spacing:.03em}
  .hamburger{display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;cursor:pointer;padding:6px;background:none;border:none}
  .hamburger span{display:block;width:24px;height:2px;background:var(--navy);border-radius:2px;transition:.3s}

  /* ── NAV ── */
  nav{display:flex;align-items:center}
  .nav-list{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:2px}
  .nav-item{position:relative}
  .nav-link{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:4px;padding:10px 12px;font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:600;font-size:.88rem;color:var(--navy-mid);border-radius:6px;white-space:nowrap;transition:all .2s}
  .nav-link:hover,.nav-item:hover>.nav-link{color:var(--saffron);background:rgba(255,107,0,.07)}
  .nav-link svg{width:12px;height:12px;transition:transform .2s}
  .nav-item:hover>.nav-link svg{transform:rotate(180deg)}

  /* ── MEGA MENU ── */
  .mega-menu{position:absolute;top:calc(100% + 6px);left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);background:var(--white);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);box-shadow:var(--shadow-lg);padding:20px;min-width:620px;display:none;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px;border-top:3px solid var(--saffron)}
  .mega-menu.wide{min-width:760px;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
  .nav-item:hover .mega-menu{display:grid}
  .mega-col h4{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:.82rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--saffron);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;margin-bottom:8px;padding-bottom:6px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gray-200)}
  .mega-col a{display:block;font-size:.83rem;color:var(--gray-700);padding:3px 0;transition:color .15s}
  .mega-col a:hover{color:var(--saffron);padding-left:4px}
  .simple-dropdown{position:absolute;top:calc(100% + 6px);left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);background:var(--white);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow-lg);padding:10px;min-width:200px;display:none;border-top:3px solid var(--saffron)}
  .nav-item:hover .simple-dropdown{display:block}
  .simple-dropdown a{display:block;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--gray-700);padding:6px 12px;border-radius:4px;transition:all .15s}
  .simple-dropdown a:hover{background:var(--gray-100);color:var(--saffron)}

  /* ── HERO ── */
  .hero{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy) 0%,var(--navy-mid) 50%,#0F3060 100%);color:#fff;padding:52px 0 44px;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
  .hero::before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background-image:radial-gradient(circle at 20% 50%,rgba(255,107,0,.12) 0%,transparent 50%),radial-gradient(circle at 80% 20%,rgba(26,138,58,.10) 0%,transparent 40%);pointer-events:none}
  .hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 340px;gap:36px;align-items:center}
  .hero h1{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:2.5rem;font-weight:800;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:16px}
  .hero h1 span{color:var(--gold)}
  .hero-lead{font-size:1.02rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.88);margin-bottom:24px;max-width:580px}
  .hero-actions{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:28px}
  .hero-stats{display:flex;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .stat-pill{background:rgba(255,255,255,.10);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);border-radius:40px;padding:8px 18px;text-align:center}
  .stat-pill strong{display:block;font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--gold)}
  .stat-pill span{font-size:.75rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.72)}
  .hero-card{background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);padding:20px;backdrop-filter:blur(6px)}
  .hero-card h3{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:1rem;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:12px;font-weight:700}
  .hero-card-list a{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);font-size:.83rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.85);transition:color .2s}
  .hero-card-list a:last-child{border-bottom:none}
  .hero-card-list a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
  .hero-card-list a::before{content:'›';color:var(--saffron);font-weight:800;font-size:1rem}

  /* ── TICKER ── */
  .ticker{background:var(--saffron);padding:10px 0}
  .ticker-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
  .ticker-label{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:700;font-size:.78rem;padding:4px 12px;border-radius:4px;white-space:nowrap;letter-spacing:.04em}
  .ticker-track{overflow:hidden;flex:1}
  .ticker-track span{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;animation:marquee 35s linear infinite;font-size:.85rem;color:#fff;font-weight:600}
  .ticker-track span a{color:#fff;margin:0 20px}
  .ticker-track span a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

  /* ── LATEST UPDATES ── */
  .updates-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px}
  .job-card{background:var(--white);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);box-shadow:var(--shadow);overflow:hidden;transition:transform .2s,box-shadow .2s;border:1px solid var(--gray-200)}
  .job-card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:var(--shadow-lg)}
  .job-card-head{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy),var(--navy-mid));padding:14px 16px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start}
  .job-card-head h3{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:.95rem;font-weight:700;color:#fff;line-height:1.3}
  .job-card-body{padding:14px 16px}
  .job-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-bottom:10px}
  .job-meta-item{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--gray-500);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:4px}
  .job-meta-item svg{width:13px;height:13px;color:var(--saffron)}
  .job-card-actions{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:10px 16px;border-top:1px solid var(--gray-100)}
  .job-card-actions a{font-size:.78rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--saffron);padding:4px 10px;border:1px solid var(--saffron);border-radius:4px;transition:all .15s}
  .job-card-actions a:hover{background:var(--saffron);color:#fff}
  .job-card-actions a.result-link{color:var(--green);border-color:var(--green)}
  .job-card-actions a.result-link:hover{background:var(--green);color:#fff}

  /* ── CLUSTER SECTION ── */
  .cluster-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:16px}
  .cluster-card{background:var(--white);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:18px 20px;border-left:4px solid var(--saffron);transition:box-shadow .2s}
  .cluster-card:hover{box-shadow:var(--shadow-lg)}
  .cluster-card h3{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:.95rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:6px}
  .cluster-card p{font-size:.83rem;color:var(--gray-700);margin-bottom:10px;line-height:1.6}
  .cluster-card .tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px}
  .tag{font-size:.72rem;background:var(--gray-100);color:var(--navy-mid);padding:3px 9px;border-radius:20px;font-weight:500}
  .cluster-card a.more-link{display:inline-block;margin-top:10px;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--saffron)}
  .cluster-card a.more-link:hover{text-decoration:underline}

  /* ── DEPT SECTIONS ── */
  .dept-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:14px}
  .dept-card{background:var(--white);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:16px;text-align:center;transition:all .2s;border:2px solid transparent}
  .dept-card:hover{border-color:var(--saffron);transform:translateY(-2px)}
  .dept-icon{width:52px;height:52px;margin:0 auto 10px;border-radius:12px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:1.5rem}
  .dept-card h3{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:.9rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:4px}
  .dept-card p{font-size:.75rem;color:var(--gray-500)}
  .dept-card a{display:block;margin-top:10px;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--saffron)}

  /* ── TWO-COL LAYOUT ── */
  .two-col{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 320px;gap:28px}
  .sidebar-widget{background:var(--white);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:18px;margin-bottom:20px}
  .sidebar-widget h3{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:1rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:14px;padding-bottom:8px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--saffron)}
  .sidebar-list a{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:6px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gray-100);font-size:.83rem;color:var(--gray-700);transition:color .15s}
  .sidebar-list a:last-child{border-bottom:none}
  .sidebar-list a:hover{color:var(--saffron)}
  .sidebar-list a::before{content:'▸';color:var(--saffron);font-size:.7rem;flex-shrink:0}

  /* ── DISTRICT SECTION ── */
  .district-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:12px}
  .district-card{background:var(--white);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:14px 12px;text-align:center;transition:all .2s;text-decoration:none;display:block}
  .district-card:hover{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;transform:translateY(-2px)}
  .district-card h3{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:.9rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);transition:color .2s}
  .district-card:hover h3{color:#fff}
  .district-card p{font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gray-500);margin-top:3px;transition:color .2s}
  .district-card:hover p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.75)}

  /* ── INFO SECTION ── */
  .info-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}
  .info-card{background:var(--white);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:20px}
  .info-card h3{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:1rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:8px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}
  .info-card h3 .icon{font-size:1.2rem}
  .info-card p{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--gray-700);line-height:1.7}
  .info-card ul{margin-top:8px;padding-left:0}
  .info-card ul li{font-size:.83rem;color:var(--gray-700);padding:3px 0;padding-left:14px;position:relative}
  .info-card ul li::before{content:'✓';position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--green);font-weight:700;font-size:.8rem}

  /* ── FAQ ── */
  .faq-list{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto}
  .faq-item{background:var(--white);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow);margin-bottom:12px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--gray-200)}
  .faq-question{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:16px 20px;cursor:pointer;font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:700;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--navy);transition:background .2s}
  .faq-question:hover{background:var(--gray-100)}
  .faq-question .faq-icon{color:var(--saffron);font-size:1.2rem;flex-shrink:0;transition:transform .3s}
  .faq-answer{display:none;padding:0 20px 16px;font-size:.88rem;color:var(--gray-700);line-height:1.7}
  .faq-item.open .faq-answer{display:block}
  .faq-item.open .faq-icon{transform:rotate(45deg)}

  /* ── ADMIT CARD / RESULT TABLE ── */
  .result-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:.84rem}
  .result-table th{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:10px 14px;text-align:left;font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700}
  .result-table td{padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gray-200);color:var(--gray-700)}
  .result-table tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none}
  .result-table tr:hover td{background:var(--gray-100)}
  .result-table .status-active{color:var(--green);font-weight:700}
  .result-table .status-upcoming{color:var(--saffron);font-weight:700}
  .result-table a{color:var(--saffron);font-weight:600}
  .result-table a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

  /* ── FOOTER ── */
  .footer{background:var(--navy);color:rgba(255,255,255,.8);padding:50px 0 0}
  .footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:28px;padding-bottom:36px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1)}
  .footer-col h4{font-family:var(--font-head);font-size:1rem;font-weight:800;color:#fff;margin-bottom:14px;padding-bottom:8px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--saffron);display:inline-block}
  .footer-col p{font-size:.83rem;line-height:1.7;color:rgba(255,255,255,.7);margin-bottom:12px}
  .footer-col ul li{margin-bottom:6px}
  .footer-col ul li a{font-size:.83rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.7);transition:color .2s;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px}
  .footer-col ul li a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
  .footer-col ul li a::before{content:'›';color:var(--saffron);font-weight:800}
  .footer-bottom{padding:16px 0;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;font-size:.8rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.55)}
  .footer-bottom a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.65)}
  .footer-bottom a:hover{color:var(--gold)}

  /* ── BREADCRUMB ── */
  .breadcrumb{background:var(--gray-100);padding:10px 0;font-size:.82rem;color:var(--gray-500)}
  .breadcrumb ol{display:flex;gap:6px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .breadcrumb li{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px}
  .breadcrumb li:not(:last-child)::after{content:'/';color:var(--gray-200)}
  .breadcrumb a{color:var(--saffron)}
  .breadcrumb a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

  /* ── RESPONSIVE ── */
  @media(max-width:1024px){
    .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .hero-card{display:none}
    .updates-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
    .dept-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
    .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr}
    .district-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
    .two-col{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .info-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  }
  @media(max-width:768px){
    nav{display:none;position:fixed;top:64px;left:0;right:0;background:var(--white);padding:16px;box-shadow:var(--shadow-lg);z-index:999;max-height:80vh;overflow-y:auto}
    nav.open{display:block}
    .nav-list{flex-direction:column;gap:0;align-items:stretch}
    .nav-link{padding:11px 12px;font-size:.95rem;justify-content:space-between}
    .mega-menu,.simple-dropdown{position:static;transform:none;box-shadow:none;border:none;border-top:none;background:var(--gray-100);padding:8px 12px;border-radius:0;display:none;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
    .nav-item.open .mega-menu,.nav-item.open .simple-dropdown{display:grid}
    .hamburger{display:flex}
    .hero h1{font-size:1.75rem}
    .updates-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .cluster-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .dept-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
    .district-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
    .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .info-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .footer-bottom{flex-direction:column;text-align:center}
  }
  @media(max-width:480px){
    .hero-actions{flex-direction:column}
    .hero-stats{gap:10px}
    .dept-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  }