.academics-root {
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 20px auto;
  padding: 0 20px;
  font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
  color: #333;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 15px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}

.academics-main {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 24px;
}

.academics-sidemenu {
  flex: 0 0 250px;
  background: #f5f1ff;
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 24px 20px;
}

.sidemenu-title {
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  color: #772caf;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
}
.sidemenu-title span {
  color: #b77eee;
}

.sidemenu-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}
.sidemenu-list li {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #4a3a8c;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}
.sidemenu-list li i {
  color: #a681f5;
  margin-right: 10px;
}

/* Promo image styling */
.academics-promo {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  border-radius: 15px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 40px rgba(79,30,128,0.14);
}
.academics-promo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 15px;
}

/* Accordion Styles */

.academics-accordion {
  margin-top: 42px;
  max-width: 720px;
  background: transparent;
  border-radius: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 35px rgba(121,81,255,0.15);
  overflow: visible;
}

.accordion-btn {
  width: 100%;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 18px 28px;
  background: #fff;
  color: #6227a9;
  font-weight: 700;
  border: none;
  outline: none;
  text-align: left;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  border-radius: 17px 17px 0 0;
  user-select: none;
  box-shadow: 0 3px 16px rgba(169,119,255,0.15);
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.accordion-btn:not(:last-child) {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #f0e6ff;
}

.accordion-btn.active,
.accordion-btn.subactive {
  background: #ede5ff;
  color: #350f7d;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(121,81,255,0.24);
}

.accordion-panel {
  background: #faf8ff;
  border-radius: 0 0 17px 17px;
  max-height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  opacity: 0;
  transition:
    max-height 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1),
    opacity 0.3s ease;
  padding: 0 28px;
}

.accordion-panel.show {
  opacity: 1;
  max-height: 1200px; /* sufficiently large to show all content */
  padding: 20px 28px 24px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 7px 20px #b9a7f532;
  will-change: max-height, opacity;
}

/* Feature list inside accordion */
.ac-feature-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin-top: 0;
  color: #6a529d;
}
.ac-feature-list li {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}
.ac-feature-list li i {
  color: #a683f3;
  margin-right: 10px;
}

/* Responsive adjustments */

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .academics-main {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .academics-sidemenu,
  .academics-promo {
    flex: 1 1 100%;
  }
  .academics-sidemenu {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }
  .academics-accordion {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}