This paper gives multiswitching synchronisation scheme for a class of fractional-order chaotic systems by combining active and adaptive control theories. Adaptive controllers have been designed by using different laws of switching and fractional-order Lyapunov stability theory. We have also constructed a new fractional-order Duffing system. The fractional-order Duffing system and fractional-order Rabinovich–Fabrikant system have been taken as the drive system and the response system respectively. Applications have been demonstrated. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulations are also given to verify the robustness of the proposed controllers.