---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract Hybrid fiber reinforced concrete has shown high performance in both fresh and hardened state. A composite can be termed as hybrid, if two or more types of fibers are rationally combined in a common mix to produce a composite that gives benefits from each of the individual’s fibers and exhibits a synergetic response. Combination of basalt fiber and polyolefin fiber together in a concrete shows very good results. This paper focuses on the experimental investigation carried out on hybrid fiber reinforced concrete (combination of basalt fiber and polyolefin fiber) with different volume fraction of concrete. Addition of basalt fiber generally contributed towards the mechanical properties, namely compressive strength, flexural strength, split tensile strength whereas, polyolefin fibers resulted in controlling the propagation of cracks and effectively improved in flexural toughness. Basalt fiber reinforced concrete (BFRC) with 12 mm length fibers are comparable to steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC). Fiber length, fiber dosage and concrete strength are the major factors that depends polyolefin fiber reinforced concrete (PFRC). Studies are done on hybrid fiber reinforced concrete short columns axially loaded in compression to failure. A total of 10 columns specimens comprising of two normal RCC columns, four fiber reinforced short columns, and four hybrid fiber reinforced short columns were tested. Result shows that M30 design mix concrete amalgamated with 0.75% basalt fiber and 0.25% polyolefin fiber is a good hybrid fiber reinforced concrete (HFRC). Hybrid fiber reinforced concrete not only increases the strength but also have influences on the crack patterns of columns. Results show that a combination of Basalt and polyolefin fibers can be efficiently used to optimize the behavior of concrete in fresh and hardened state.