*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
 
        :root {
            --navy: #273c66;
            --green: #0eb582;
            --green-dark: #0a9068;
            --navy-light: #3a5490;
            --text-body: #2e3d5c;
            --text-muted: #5a6a8a;
        }
 
        .bg-image {
            /* background-color: #eef8f4; */
            background: url('https://iprindiaonline.org/assets/img/ipr-3.webp')!important;
            background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
            background-size: cover !important;
            background-position: center !important;
        }

        .form-wrap {
            background: none!important;
        }
        /* ── PAGE TITLE ── */
        .page-title-wrap {
            text-align: center;
            padding: 48px 20px 36px;
        }
        .page-title-wrap h1 {
            font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
            font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 3.5vw, 2.15rem);
            font-weight: 900;
            color: var(--navy);
            line-height: 1.25;
        }
 
        /* ── LAYOUT ── */
        .form-wrap {
            max-width: 1180px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 0 20px 64px;
        }
        .main-row {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            gap: 36px;
            align-items: start;
        }
        .col-content {
            flex: 1 1 54%;
            min-width: 280px;
        }
        .col-form {
            flex: 1 1 36%;
            min-width: 280px;
            position: sticky;
            top: 20px;
        }
 
        /* ── CONTENT PANEL ── */
        .content-panel {
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.75);
            backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
            border-radius: 16px;
            padding: 36px 36px 28px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(39,60,102,0.08);
            box-shadow: 0 4px 28px rgba(39,60,102,0.07);
        }
 
        .content-panel h3 {
            font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
            font-size: 1.18rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--navy);
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            margin-top: 26px;
            padding-bottom: 8px;
            border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(14,181,130,0.28);
        }
        .content-panel h3:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
 
        .content-panel p {
            font-size: 14.5px;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            line-height: 1.78;
            margin-bottom: 4px;
        }
 
        .content-panel h4 {
            font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
            font-size: .97rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--navy);
            margin-top: 20px;
            margin-bottom: 6px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 9px;
        }
        .content-panel h5 {
            font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
            font-size: .95rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--navy);
            margin-top: 20px;
            margin-bottom: 6px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 9px;
        }
        .content-panel h4::before {
            content: '';
            display: inline-block;
            width: 8px;
            height: 8px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: var(--green);
            flex-shrink: 0;
        }
 
        .content-panel a {
            color: var(--green-dark);
            font-weight: 600;
            text-decoration: none;
            border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--green);
        }
        .content-panel a:hover { color: var(--green); }
 
        p.note {
            margin-top: 22px;
            background: rgba(14,181,130,0.09);
            border-left: 4px solid var(--green);
            border-radius: 0 10px 10px 0;
            padding: 12px 16px;
            font-size: 14px;
            color: var(--navy);
            line-height: 1.65;
        }
        p.note a {
            color: var(--green-dark);
            font-weight: 600;
            text-decoration: none;
            border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--green);
        }
 
        /* ── FORM — original structure, polished styles ── */
        #main-form .card {
            background: #fff;
            border-radius: 10px;
            box-shadow: 0 6px 32px rgba(39,60,102,0.14);
            border: 1px solid rgba(39,60,102,0.07);
            overflow: hidden;
        }
        #main-form .card-header {
            background: var(--green);
            padding: 18px 24px;
        }
        #main-form .card-header h2 {
            color: #fff;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
            margin: 0;
        }
        #main-form .card-body {
            padding: 20px 24px 10px;
        }
        .form-square .form-group {
            margin-bottom: 14px;
        }
        .form-square label {
            font-size: 11.5px;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: .55px;
            color: var(--navy);
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 5px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }
        .text-danger { color: #e05252; }
        .form-square .form-control {
            width: 100%;
            border: 1.5px solid #dde4f0;
            border-radius: 7px;
            padding: 9px 12px;
            font-size: 14px;
            font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
            color: var(--text-body);
            background: #f8faff;
            outline: none;
            appearance: none;
            -webkit-appearance: none;
            transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s;
        }
        .form-square .form-control:focus {
            border-color: var(--green);
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(14,181,130,0.13);
            background: #fff;
        }
        select.form-control {
            background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='11' height='7' viewBox='0 0 11 7'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l4.5 4.5L10 1' stroke='%23273c66' stroke-width='1.6' fill='none' stroke-linecap='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-position: right 12px center;
            padding-right: 32px;
            cursor: pointer;
        }
        .form-help {
            font-size: 11px;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            margin: 0 0 4px;
            font-weight: 400;
            letter-spacing: 0;
        }
        .txt.clearfix img {
            border-radius: 6px;
            border: 1.5px solid #dde4f0;
            margin-bottom: 6px;
            height: 36px;
            display: block;
        }
        .mt-1 { margin-top: 6px; }
        .mt-4 { margin-top: 1.4rem; }
        .mb-4 { margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
        .d-flex { display: flex; }
        .align-items-center { align-items: center; }
 
        #main-form input[type="submit"].btn-green {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 13px;
            background: var(--green) !important;
            color: #fff !important;
            border: none;
            border-radius: 8px;
            font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
            font-size: 15px;
            font-weight: 600;
            cursor: pointer;
            box-shadow: 0 5px 20px rgba(14,181,130,0.32);
            transition: transform .15s, box-shadow .15s;
            letter-spacing: .2px;
        }
        #main-form input[type="submit"].btn-green:hover {
            transform: translateY(-2px);
            box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(14,181,130,0.42);
        }
        .box {
            background: #fff;
            padding: 25px;
            border-radius: 10px;
            border-left: 5px solid #0eb582;
            box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
        }
        .box ul {
            list-style: none;
            padding-left: 0;
        }
        .box li {
            margin-bottom: 12px;
            color: #555;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }
        .box b {
            color: #0eb582;
        }
 
        /* ── RESPONSIVE ── */
        @media (max-width: 780px) {
            .main-row { flex-direction: column; gap: 24px; }
            .col-form { width: 100%; position: static; order: -1; }
            .content-panel { padding: 24px 18px; }
            .page-title-wrap { padding: 30px 16px 20px; }
            .form-wrap { padding: 0 14px 48px; }
        }