This article covers the organization of independent educational activities of students using the JIRA system. The concept of independent educational activity based on a literature analysis of this issue is formulated. The methodological potential of the JIRA platform is considered as an example of the practical tasks of conducting a project and organizing the interaction of participants by analyzing the functions of the program and correlating them with the tasks. The obtained data indicate the feasibility of using the JIRA project and task management system as a means of implementing independent research activities at the research level when organizing a group project. The content of the research level of the system for improving independent educational activities with the consideration of preparatory measures and the first form of the practical application of mastered and updated, which is a «group project», is disclosed. The psycholinguistic content of independent educational activities of students at the level of higher education is analyzed. The results of a methodical analysis of the JIRA project and task management system are presented, which allows you to coordinate the interaction of users, students, with the project manager, teacher. Our variant of preparing students for group implementation of a specialized linguistic independent educational activity is proposed.