.submission-guidelines
{
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 200px;
    margin: 20px 0;
    padding: 15px;

}
.submission-guidelines h2
{
    color: #333;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.submission-section {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 60px 20px;
}

.container {
  display: flex;
  max-width: 1200px;
  gap: 60px;
}

.books-column {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: center;
}
.book-shelf img {
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.book-shelf img:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
}

.content-column {
  flex: 1.5;
}

.content-column h2 {
  font-size: 28px;
  color: #172443;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.content-column h2 span {
  color: #cb982b;
}

.step {

  border-bottom: 2px dotted #ddd;
  padding: 25px 0;
}

.step h3 {
  font-size: 20px;
  color: #172443;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.step h3 span {
    font-size: 24px;
    border-bottom: 4px solid #cb982b;
  color: #cb982b;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-right: 10px;
}

.step p {
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #444;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .container {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    /* text-align: center; */
  }
  .books-column {
    flex-direction: row;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .book-shelf {
    gap: 20px;
  }
}
/* Wrapper for your intro heading */
.intro-text {
  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
  font-size: 38px;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: #172443;
  text-align: left;
  margin-left: 22pc;

  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: -2pc;
}

/* Heading itself uses same style — no need to repeat everything */
.intro-text h2 {
  font: inherit;
  color: inherit;
  text-align: inherit;
  margin: 0;
}

/* Highlighted span in orange */
.intro-text h2 span {
    font-style: oblique;
  color: #cb982b;
}

/* Optional: responsive adjustment for smaller screens */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .intro-text {
    margin-left: 5pc;
    font-size: 24px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .intro-text {
    margin-left: 0;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 22px;
  }
}

.form-container-section{
  margin: 0px 0px 15pc 0px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
        padding: 60px 20px 100px;
    /* background: linear-gradient(90deg, #172443, #cb982b8c); */
    background-color: #121f3e;

}

.form-container {
    padding: 30px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    width: 900px;
}

.form-container h1 {
    font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
    font-style: oblique;
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    color: #b08435;
}

.orange {
    color: #fff;
    border-bottom: 3px solid #b08435;
}

form {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 15px;
}



input, select, textarea, .button12 {
    padding: 10px;
    font-size: 14px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    border-radius: 4px;
    width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    background: #fff;
}


textarea {
    /* grid-column: span 2; ✅ make textareas full width */
    resize: vertical;
}

.button12 {
        background-color: #cb982b   ;
    color: white;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 20px;
    width: 10%;
    font-weight: bold;
    position: absolute;
   margin: 17pc 0px 0px 22pc;
    transition: background 0.3s;
}

.button12:hover {
    background-color: #b08435;
}

.captcha {
    grid-column: span 2;
}

label {
    font-size: 14px;
    grid-column: span 2;
}


/* ------------------------------
   BASE STYLES
   (Desktop-first default styles go here)
------------------------------ */


/* ------------------------------
   📱 300px – 480px
   Extra Small Devices (mobile phones)
------------------------------ */
@media (min-width: 300px) and (max-width: 480px) {
  .intro-text {
    margin-left: 0;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .container {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    gap: 25px;
  }

  .book-shelf img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
  }

  form {
           display: flex;
        /* grid-template-columns: 1fr; */
        flex-direction: column;
  }

  .form-container {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 20px;
  }

  .button12 {
    width: 80%;
    position: relative;
    margin: 20px auto 0;
  }

  h1 {
    font-size: 22px;
  }
}


/* ------------------------------
   📲 481px – 768px
   Small Devices (large phones & portrait tablets)
------------------------------ */
@media (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 768px) {
  .intro-text {
    font-size: 26px;
    margin-left: 0;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .container {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 40px;
  }

  .books-column {
    flex-direction: row;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .book-shelf img {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 200px;
  }

  form {
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  }

  .form-container {
    width: 95%;
  }

  .button12 {
   width: 30%;
        margin: 20pc 0px 0px 13pc;
  }
}


/* ------------------------------
   💻 769px – 1024px
   Medium Devices (landscape tablets & small laptops)
------------------------------ */
@media (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1024px) {
  .intro-text {
    font-size: 28px;
    margin-left: 4pc;
  }

  .container {
            flex-direction: row;
        text-align: left;
        gap: 50px;
  }

  .books-column {
    flex-direction: row;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .form-container {
    width: 90%;
  }

  .button12 {
         width: 30%;
        margin: 20pc 0px 0px 20pc;
  }
}


/* ------------------------------
   🖥️ 1025px – 1440px
   Large Devices (standard desktops)
------------------------------ */
@media (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1440px) {
  .intro-text {
    margin-left: 12pc;
    font-size: 32px;
  }

  .container {
    max-width: 1100px;
    gap: 40px;
  }

  .form-container {
    width: 80%;
  }

  form {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  }

  .button12 {
 width: 30%;
        margin: 20pc 0px 0px 20pc;
  }
}