Abstract: This study presents a new robust structure for a Model Reference Adaptive Control (MRAC) using a hybrid approach to control the speed of an Induction Motor (IM). The main concept of the proposed philosophy is to ensure automatic change of the controller by means of logic-based switching so that they correspond to the current plant environment and provide an appropriate control action to improve the overall control system performance. This structure simplifies the design and implementation of the adaptive controller requiring less effort to synthesis than a standard MRAC system. The importance of the hybrid controller is demonstrated through computer simulation and by intensive experimental results. It is shown that the presented Hybrid Mode Reference Adaptive Control (HMRAC) for IM drive has fast tracking capability, less steady state error and is robust to load disturbance.